Mental Health Clinician/ LICSW **Sign on bonus eligible!

The Mental Health Clinician provides individual and/or group counseling services to students. Provides consultation to staff and families regarding student issues. Provides psycho social evaluations of student/families on referral basis.

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PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

· Support the social-emotional and mental health needs of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities across school and residential settings.

· Provides individual counseling services to students on a referral basis, according to need and appropriateness

· Provides group counseling services to students on a referral basis. This may be based upon appropriate residential living units or classroom units

· Meets with families or parents/guardians of students in treatment on an ongoing or intermittent basis as appropriate and necessary. May provide consultation to families of students.

· Provides evaluations of students referred for counseling, risk assessments, and safety plans as needed

· Assists in developing behavior support plans for students receiving clinical services

· Assists in the development and implementation of health and wellness curriculum, staff training initiatives, and other programmatic needs as assigned

· Provides consultation to and collaborates with instructional and residential staff

· Attends appropriate team and student meetings as assigned (e.g., IEPs, Progress Review, Case Consultation, and weekly department meeting)

· Liaise with consulting psychiatric nurse practitioner related to student medication management

· Provides documentation and reports related to student needs, progress, and goals as appropriate

· Maintains some scheduling flexibility to include variable evening/weekend hours

· Participates in an on-call rotation to provide consultative support during residential hours

· Supports students in the moment during periods of dysregulation as needed

· Intervenes physically in behaviorally aggressive situations using Safety Care techniques

· Upholds the mission and corporate values of St. Coletta and Cardinal Cushing Schools of Massachusetts

· Regular attendance and promptly reporting to work at the beginning of the scheduled shift are essential functions of this position

· Assists families with guardianship process and completion of clinical team report

· Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned

Requirements:

A minimum of two years’ direct service experience in a clinical setting

Formal Education

Master’s degree in a clinical discipline, (social work, psychology, counseling) with supervised field experience; appropriate clinical license required

Will consider candidates with a LCSW or LICSW

A valid driver’s license

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Salary : $70,000 - $80,000