Adoption Family Clinician

Lund•South Burlington, VT

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Adoption Department at Lund seeks an Adoption Clinician who is a compassionate and experienced therapist with a heart for children and families navigating the path of adoption and healing from trauma. This role provides intensive trauma-informed, family-focused therapy to 8-10 youth and their families each year. Services may take place in homes, virtually, or in-office, depending on the needs of the family and location across the different counties assigned. The Clinician completes thorough assessments of family strengths, challenges, and histories to help build trust and understanding and develop individualized treatment plans with clear goals and objectives to support long-term stability and healing. As a key member of each youth’s care team, this role collaborates closely with Wendy’s Wonderful Kids® Recruiters and other service providers—especially those delivering post-permanency support—to ensure a coordinated, wraparound approach. They serve as an advocate for youth and caregivers, helping them navigate systems and access the resources they need to thrive. Diligent documentation of all services—including progress notes and treatment updates—is essential to ensure compliance with Medicaid, insurance, and agency standards.

Requirements

Masters in psychology, social work or counseling required.
Ability to maintain a valid VT Driver’s License and access to reliable transportation.
Successful completion of a background check and driving check is a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

Licensure or ability to be licensed preferred.
3 years of professional experience in trauma-informed and adopt-related work or an equivalent combination of transferrable professional and lived experience.

Responsibilities

Provide intensive trauma-informed, family-focused therapy to 8-10 youth and their families each year.
Complete thorough assessments of family strengths, challenges, and histories.
Develop individualized treatment plans with clear goals and objectives.
Collaborate with Wendy’s Wonderful Kids® Recruiters and other service providers.
Serve as an advocate for youth and caregivers, helping them navigate systems and access resources.
Complete diligent documentation of all services, including progress notes and treatment updates.