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Milton Hershey School (MHS) is a tuition free home and private school for over 2,000 Pre-K through 12th grade students. Founded in 1909 by Milton and Catherine Hershey, the lives of more than 11,000 students have been positively transformed through MHSs high-quality career-focused education, nurturing home life, and extensive extra-curricular opportunities.

MHS is seeking a Psychology Resident for the 2024-2025 school year. The Psychology Resident position is a one-year, non-renewable, full-time position designed to provide direct therapeutic services for adolescent students, to complete assessments for students who present with complex psychological profiles and to provide didactic training for the pre-doctoral psychology interns. The Psychology Resident has responsibility for decision making regarding students mental health treatment. This includes assessment of suicide risk and/or homicide risk, recommendation to hospitalize a student, and the provision of leadership for the delivery of psychological care. This includes the delivery of effective individual and group clinical services, consultation, crisis intervention, psychological assessment, and staff training.

A Psychology Resident has completed doctoral training and a pre-doctoral internship but requires supervision until licensure exams are passed (this position receives individual supervision for services provided). The Psychology Resident also provides mentorship for the pre-doctoral psychology interns and participates in the Internship Training Committee activities. Further, this position participates in the on-call rotation, which provides emergency psychological services to students on a 24-hr, 7-day-a-week basis year-round. As the psychological climate of the school programs evolves, incumbent provides proactive recommendations and activities to provide for ethical and appropriate psychological treatment to enhance the students learning, emotional well-being, and Home Life performance.

Work schedule: This is an on-site role, Monday through Friday from 8:00 am 4:30 pm. In addition to competitive salaries, full-time employees are eligible for an excellent benefits package, including paid time off, medical, and dental insurance, and financial benefits. Salary: $62,657.00 to $83,647.00, pay is determined based on experience.

Completion of a Doctoral Degree in counseling, clinical, or school psychology from an APA-approved program.
Completion of a pre-doctoral psychology internship.
PA School Psychology certification is a plus.
Prior experience providing mental health and/or school psychology services to children and adolescents.
Knowledge of and experience with psychotherapy, psychological/diagnostic assessment, and professional ethics.
Knowledge of and experience with clinical procedures, treatment plan management, and crisis intervention.
Knowledge of and experience working with students from families of low income and a diverse student population.
Must have completed all graduate program requirements prior to the position start date to be eligible.
Provide three letters of reference, preferably at the time of application.
Must demonstrate a high degree of integrity, as all MHS Staff are role models for MHS Students.

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