Clinical Leader

Justice Resource Institute • Norton, MA

52d • $50,000 - $75,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Total Achievement Program (TAP) is a therapeutic after-school and summer program
for youth ages 6 to 12 years old, located in Norton, MA.

In this position of Clinical Leader, you will be able to convey your passion for
helping others by working with our youth, focusing on group therapy in a
trauma-informed, therapeutic setting. You will have the opportunity to work
alongside a small team to provide care to no more than 12 clients at a time, as
well as provide clinical support to your peers. TAP staff work closely with the
youths’ families, schools, and community agency providers to support each
client’s success as part of a comprehensive treatment team.

Requirements

• Candidates must have a Clinical Independent License (LICSW, LMHC).
• Candidates must have a minimum of a Master’s Degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or related field from an accredited college or university.
• Candidates must be knowledgeable in growth and development; able to obtain and interpret information in terms of the needs of emotionally disturbed, mentally ill youth and their families; and understand of the range of interventions and treatments required by this population.
• Candidates must be available to work afternoons into evening (latest 6pm) which provides flexibility in the mornings and weekends for you!
• This is not a remote position, staff are on site daily at our afterschool program, home program in Norton.
• Maintains a valid driver’s license, as transporting youth is required.
• At JRI, you will learn to provide physical interventions and verbal de-escalations to provide the safest therapeutic atmosphere for our youth.
• Background and driving record checks will be performed.

Nice To Haves

• Candidates who have experience working with latency age children or experience in behavior modification are preferred.

Responsibilities

• YOU will be responsible for the clinical care of youth while in our afterschool program, as well as coordination and support related to clinical care and needs outside of each site.
• YOU will provide clinical support to your peers from our other TAP programs through monthly group supervision, documentation approvals, and case consultations.
• YOU will provide supervision to clinical interns as needed.
• YOU will support youth in developing the social and adaptive skills they need to be their best selves within the structure of our program, their home, and communities by utilizing your clinical skills and knowledge to explore creative methods to support the unique needs of each child served.
• YOU will model and lead our staff in providing evidence-based clinical practice.
• YOU will use creative and fun modalities to meet the individual needs of our youth.
• YOU will help design weekly curriculum for our group therapy sessions.

Benefits

• We offer a $2,000 bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language fluently, other than English, and will use it to serve our clients!
• Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work such as LMHC, LCSW, LICSW, RN and more!
• Access to our excellent Blue Cross medical and Delta Dental benefits.
• Retirement benefits including 401K matched up to $800 a year and pension after 5 years of employment.
• Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to almost $4000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities!
• Wellness benefits including access to employee engagement groups, self-care resources, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Generous paid time off up to 19 days for full time employees in your first year and much more!

What This Job Offers

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