Milton Hershey School (MHS) is one of the world’s best private schools, where students from disadvantaged backgrounds are provided with both a home and a school where they can thrive. Thanks to the generosity of Milton and Catherine Hershey, MHS is fully endowed with the resources to ensure every student has opportunities and resources to succeed. The school has prepared almost 12,000 graduates and is expanding to serve more students.
MHS is seeking a Psychology Resident for the 2025-2026 school year. The Psychology Resident position is a one-year, non-renewable, full-time position designed to provide direct therapeutic services for children & adolescents, to complete assessments for students who present with complex psychological profiles and to co-lead group supervision 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. Furthermore, 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 student’s learning, emotional well-being, and Home Life performance.
Work schedule: This is an on-site, on-year 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: $64,537.00 - $86,157.00, pay is determined based on experience.
Qualifications:
- 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 school psychological 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.