School Year 26/27 BRYT Program Clinician

Lynn Public Schools • Lynn, MA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The BRYT Program Clinician is responsible for developing and continuously improving a high-functioning program that provides clinical and academic supports to students returning to or transitioning into school after experiencing significant mental health challenges that have resulted in extended absences. This role works collaboratively with school leaders and external support organizations to ensure successful transitions for students, integrating clinical, care coordination, and academic support.

Lynn Public Schools is a diverse and dynamic educational landscape serving approximately 17,000 students across 29 school sites. The district is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that honors diversity and responds effectively to the social-emotional needs of every student and family. The district's vision is to fulfill the intellectual, physical, and social-emotional potential of all students, enabling them to thrive and impact the greater community.

Requirements

• Valid School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor license from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
• Master's degree in Social Work or Master's degree in related counseling field
• LICSW, LCSW or LMHC licensure
• Strong district lens regarding EL, curriculum, and equity
• Knowledge of current education legislation/regulations
• Ability to work effectively with teachers, support staff, and parents and advocate for children in order to effectively problem solve
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills and ability to work with all stakeholders
• Excellent case management skills
• Demonstrated skill and experience providing setting clinical goals and providing direct clinical supports to adolescents in the school setting, including collaborating with collateral/community-based mental health providers
• Demonstrated skill and experience working with parents/guardians from an assets/strengths-based perspective
• Demonstrated effectiveness with development and continuous improvement of student support programming within a school environment
• Demonstrated effectiveness providing functional supervision to other professionals

Nice To Haves

• Experience in an urban district/setting preferred
• Experience working with adolescents and families struggling with complex challenges, including mental health challenges, causing extended absences from school
• Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply

Responsibilities

• Works with the Principal, other school leaders, and external support organizations to develop and continuously improve a program dedicated to successful transition into Lynn Vocational Technical Institute for students who have experienced significant mental health challenges and have missed extensive amounts of school time.
• Develops and assures effective implementation of a comprehensive transition plan integrating clinical, care coordination, and academic supports for each student in the BRYT Program; is primarily responsible for implementation of the care coordination components of the overall plan.
• Organizes and facilitates meetings with staff of collateral support organizations prior to and during students’ participation in BRYT.
• Develops and implements the clinical, care coordination, and family engagement components of the overall case management plan for each student in BRYT.
• Provides 1:1 and/or small-group clinical intervention to BRYT students on a flexible, as-needed basis, employing clinical methods that are most appropriate for meeting the goals in each student’s case management plan.
• Pro-actively communicates with educator colleagues and school administrators regarding the progress and status of each student in BRYT, maintaining student confidentiality as appropriate.
• Engages in consistent two-way communication with the families of BRYT students to keep them apprised of student progress and gather feedback and information to support student learning and well-being, including making home visits to families where appropriate.
• Maintains a program environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students.
• Monitors progress of BRYT students who have transitioned out of the program.
• Serves as Principal’s designee in providing functional support/supervision to all staff members and volunteers assigned to BRYT.
• Assures that all required data is gathered and entered into data management systems according to program procedures.
• Participates in meetings with staff of collateral support organizations prior to and during students’ participation in BRYT.
• Assists the administration in implementing all policies and/or rules governing student life and conduct, and for the classroom develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, and maintains order in the classroom, including addressing inappropriate student behaviors as needed.
• Plans and supervises purposeful assignments for teacher aide(s) and or volunteer(s).
• Attends staff meetings and serves on staff and or school committees.
• Participates in staff development programs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive health and dental benefits (Harvard Pilgrim PPO/HMO, Altus Dental High/Low, and Vision Insurance)
• Life Insurance (voluntary)
• Flexible Spending Plan (FSA) (voluntary)
• Short Term Disability (voluntary)
• Long-Term Disability (voluntary)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level