Clinical Coordinator

RFK Community Alliance•Springfield, MA

1d•$72,230 - $79,110•Onsite

About The Position

RFK Community Alliance has an exciting opportunity for a full-time School-Based Clinical Coordinator to join our RFK Academy team in Springfield. We seek a dynamic clinician to provide school-based counseling to individual students and groups, perform assessments and case management duties, consult and collaborate with school staff and caregivers, and deliver interventions to address lagging skills. You are a licensed school-based clinician who is creative and energetic. You are ready to provide trauma-responsive therapeutic support in the school environment and for children and young adults to overcome lagging skills to become connected, capable, and healthy. Our School-Based Clinical Coordinator develops student goals for social emotional, behavioral, and self-regulation skills, and collaboratively evaluates and articulates progress with the team.

Requirements

Licensure (LICSW, LMHC, LCSW, School Counselor, or School Adjustment Counselor)

Nice To Haves

Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience in an educational, residential or milieu setting
Demonstrated track record of contributing clinical thinking in service of a team's understanding of and collaboration in supporting students to build social-emotional and self-regulation skills.

Responsibilities

Serve as a member of the Leadership Team along with the Program Director and Education Coordinator.
Provide school-based therapy to individual students and groups to assigned caseload.
Fulfill an active leadership role in the development and management of the program including program safety and structure, behavior support, crisis management, communication, and caregiver involvement.
Provide professional learning to program and/or agency staff as needed/requested.
Maintain/create clinical reports, case notes, psychosocial summaries, assessment results, data, and other records consistent with RFKCA and DESE policies.
Write and present IEP current performance data, goals, and progress at IEP Team meetings.
Demonstrate knowledge and implementation of various behavior support strategies and systems.
Be available for crisis management and intervention throughout the school day and in all areas of the program.
Coordinate and document resolution of critical incidents, involving other staff team members where appropriate.
Participate in/contribute to daily staff debrief and planning sessions.
Participate in psychiatric consultations and med. reviews as scheduled with students on caseload.
Coordinate and lead intakes with prospective students.
Maintain and document weekly phone contact with caregivers around each student’s presentation and progress.
Lead staff to apply knowledge and proactive thinking to all aspects of behavior support and student learning.
Supervise clinical interns when needed.