Old Colony Y. Urgently seeks to hire a Clinical Transition Team (CTT) Clinician who will reports to Community Clinical Coordinator.

The CTT Clinician’s role is to provide clinical interventions and support to youth and families as youth transition from residential placement to the community. The Clinician’s role is a time-limited clinical intervention intended to bridge the youth’s transition to the community following a residential stay. CTT clinicians work in conjunction with the residential treatment team to support this transition and are available to youth and families to effectuate successful clinical supports throughout this transition when community-based services are inaccessible. The overarching goal of CTT is to either terminate when short-term treatment goals have been met or when the youth/family has successfully transitioned to a sustainable clinical resource in the community. Youth in the community may be considered for referral to CTT if they need immediate clinical support and are having difficulty connecting with a community provider.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides clinical interventions and support to youth and families through transition to and stabilization in the community ensuring eventual hand-off to community-based clinical supports or completion of short-term treatment goals.

• Begins working with youth and families during residential placement (Treatment or Revocation) as part of the transition (around the 90-day mark prior to release) to the community to ensure continuity of treatment and support.

• Works with the Parent Partner to lead or assist in the facilitation of family groups such as Parent Café, DYS commitment informational parent groups, Parent Time, Parenting Journey, and family support groups.

• Begins to engage both youth and family while youth is in the 90-60-30-day transition phase working alongside the residential treatment team and under the direction of the Community Clinical Coordinator.

• Provides primary clinical intervention and support for identified youth once youth has transitioned to community placement for a time limited intervention and works with the full Clinical Transition Team to connect youth and family to appropriate community services

• Provides individual and family therapy (utilizing theoretical model/treatment modalities approved by DYS) to identified cases with a focus on risks/needs identified through DYS assessment and administration of the YLS/CMI. Ensures continuity of care as youth transition from residential placement.

• Completes JJEMS data entry as required and participates in bi-weekly CTT review meetings

Qualifications Required:

• Master’s Degree required

• LICSW, LMHC or LMFT or LCSW, LMFT-eligible or LMHC-eligible required

• Two years clinical experience in the Juvenile Justice, Child Welfare, Behavioral Health or demonstrably related field(s)

• Microsoft Office skills

• Must be able to travel

• Must have a valid driver’s license

• Must have access to a personal vehicle

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work setting:

• In-person

Ability to Relocate:

• New Bedford, MA: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person