Since 1962, Franklin Pierce University has empowered thousands of undergraduate and graduate students to achieve academic excellence and lead meaningful, successful lives. Drawing from our strong foundation in liberal education, we offer majors and programs that develop essential, professional skills; promote close connections between students, faculty members, and staff; and position our students to realize their potential through highly personalized, financially accessible academic offerings.

Franklin Pierce encompasses a far-reaching geographic and virtual network educating a diverse population of residential undergraduates, online learners, and full-time graduate students through our main campus in Rindge, NH, and online and graduate centers in Manchester, and Lebanon, (NH) and Goodyear, AZ. We continue to explore new models and programs that build on our legacy of excellence and help students expand their knowledge, direct their passions, and graduate as qualified, engaged leaders.

At Franklin Pierce University, we believe in establishing a legacy through our unique ability to support and prepare students to thrive as leaders and engaged members of society. To do this, we know that is takes outstanding people from every background imaginable to support our mission.

On our residential Rindge campus, we are looking for a full-time Mental Health Counselor to join our Counseling and Outreach team where our counseling staff make a positive impact to our students every day.

This is an in-person position based in Rindge, NH.

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Director of Counseling and Joint Health Services and working closely with other student support services, you will be responsible for implementing student development programs that will help our students develop life skills that are necessary to function on campus. You will also provide your skills and guidance to developing a variety of outreach methods to our student body.

As part of the team, you will participate in an on-call rotation for student mental health emergencies. You will collaborate with faculty and staff over any student concerns to foster a supportive environment. You will also develop collaborative relationships with our community partners to create presentations and workshops for students.

Skills and Qualifications:

You will bring with you the following skills and qualifications that include:

• A Master’s degree in a counseling related field.
• Be licensed, or be able to be licensed, in the State of New Hampshire as a LCMHC or LSW.
• Have experience working with traditional college-aged students.
• Have exceptional listening skills, and be able to effectively communicate with our students and other constituents.
• Have experience working with a diverse population.
• Must have experience and understanding of programs as they relate to client information, notes and diagnostics.
• Proficiency in Microsoft products.
• Ability to lift various materials up to 25 pounds on an occasional basis.

Application Deadline:

Confidential screening of applications will continue until the position is filled.

As an Equal Opportunity employer, Franklin Pierce recognizes the impact of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, backgrounds and perspectives. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, pregnancy, age, disability gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or any other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at jobs@franklinpierce.edu or 603-899-4075. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.

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