What are the responsibilities and job description for the Full-Time or Part-Time Psychologist, Juvenile Court Clinic position at Adolescent Consultation Services?
About Us:
Adolescent Consultation Services (ACS), a nonprofit mental health agency serving the Middlesex County Juvenile Courts of Massachusetts, is seeking diverse qualified applicants for a full-time or part-time psychologist position. ACS provides evaluation, consultation, and treatment services to the Juvenile Courts in Cambridge, Framingham, Lowell, and Waltham. This position is based at our Cambridge site with the possibility of occasional coverage at our other sites.
At ACS, our mission is to support and empower youth and their families by providing mental health prevention and intervention services to help them envision and work toward a better future. The children and families we serve are diverse in race, ability, economic status, neurodivergence, gender identity, sexual orientation, immigration status, and religion. ACS is committed to continuing to build a team that reflects the diversity of the population we serve and to cultivating and maintaining a culture of inclusion and connectedness. In recruiting for our team, we enthusiastically welcome and value the unique contributions, perspectives, and lived experience that you can bring to our work and our workplace.
Essential Functions:
- Conduct comprehensive diagnostic evaluations of youth who are before the juvenile court on a variety of matters: child requiring assistance applications, delinquency cases, care and protection matters, competency to stand trial and criminal responsibility cases, and emergency mental health and substance use evaluations.
- Communicate with juvenile court personnel, attorneys, schools, community providers, the district attorney’s office, the Department of Children and Families, and other stakeholders, to gather pertinent information and to provide consultation and coordination of care.
- Complete thorough written reports to be submitted to the court on behalf of the child and family.
- Provide oral testimony to the court regarding the findings of certain evaluations.
- Assist families with referrals to behavioral health providers and/or other services as needed.
- Additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- A doctoral degree in psychology from an APA-accredited graduate school program.
- Independently licensed or license-eligible to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Excellent writing skills and experience writing thorough diagnostic evaluations.
- At least two years of experience working with at-risk youth and families.
- Strong diagnostic skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bilingual candidates, especially English/Spanish and English/Portuguese.
- An interest in forensic psychology and prior forensic experience.
- Knowledge of services available for children and families.
- Strong preference will be given to candidates who are presently enrolled in the statewide CJCC I and II certification program, or are already CJCC I and II certified juvenile court clinicians.
Salary and Benefits:
- Full-time starting salary range $90,000 - $100,000 annually.
- (Compensation is based on education, related work experience, licensure status, and other qualifications).
- Periodic staff-wide bonuses based on agency revenue.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance (available upon starting).
- Generous paid sick, personal, holiday, birthday, and vacation time.
- Flexible schedule and opportunities to work from home.
- 403(b) plan with agency contribution
- Work related travel reimbursement
- CEU reimbursement
Job Type: Part-time or full-time
Pay: $90,000-$100,000 per year
COVID-19 considerations:
Court personnel are required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $90,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year
Expected hours: 20 – 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Choose your own hours
- Monday to Friday
Education:
- Doctorate (Required)
License/Certification:
- Licensed Psychologist Credentials (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $90,000 - $100,000