LMHC - The Pines

Shrub Oak International School•Lake Mohegan, NY

13d•$76,000 - $104,000•Onsite

About The Position

Shrub Oak International School (SOIS) is a therapeutic day and residential school for autistic children, adolescents, and young adults with complex co-occurring conditions. Located in northern Westchester County, Shrub Oak offers unparalleled educational opportunities for autistic students in a family-centric, supportive environment. We offer a variety of programs to meet the needs of students across the spectrum, and our curriculum is based on the most advanced and successful evidence-based clinical and academic approaches in ASD education. As a school, SOIS maintains a smoke-free environment to ensure the health and safety of our students, employees, and community. We are a residential school located on a scenic 127-acre campus which includes multiple buildings and a working farm for student programming. The work environment will include both indoor and outdoor spaces. SOIS is a community of dedicated professionals that work together to find meaning with and for our students. We strive to make every day memorable in positive ways, and to manage students’ difficulties as a team. We are accountable, timely, and show up whenever needed to support our students and each other. We are guided day-to-day by our four core principles: We Care, We are Innovative, We are Collaborative, We are Resourceful. Clinical Services at Shrub Oak International School operates within a fully integrated interdisciplinary model of care. While each clinician practices within the scope of their professional discipline, all clinical team members share responsibility for assessment, treatment planning, staff consultation, family partnership, crisis response, and quality improvement. We value collaboration, mutual respect, share clinical decision-making, and reflective practice, recognizing that meaningful student outcomes are achieved through the integration of diverse professional perspectives. Team members are expected to contribute their discipline-specific expertise while remaining open to learning from colleagues, sharing responsibility for student outcomes, and engaging in ongoing reflective practice.

Requirements

Master's degree in counseling, Social Work, Creative Arts Therapy, Psychology, or other closely related behavioral health fields required.
Current New York State licensure in good standing as an LMHC, LCSW, LMSW, LCAT, or another approved clinical license required.
Minimum of three years of clinical experience providing assessment and psychotherapy services required.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including clinical documentation and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
Ability to manage challenging behaviors and respond effectively during crisis situations.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.
Ability to get TCIS trained and complete/maintain all required training.
Must be able to ambulate around the campus, including hills, stairs, grass, and gravel.
Must be able to react and move quickly during student crisis, both for the safety of the student and for the staff.
Must be able to run across the campus and throughout the school to catch/monitor an eloping student, and/or to remove yourself from an unsafe situation.
Must be able to pass TCIS (Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training for Schools).
Must be able to bend, stretch, sit, stand, crouch or kneel for sustained periods of time if implementing a hold.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with autistic individuals or individuals with developmental disabilities is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial, behavioral, and social-emotional assessments.
Develop, implement, and monitor individualized treatment goals, including ITEPs, FBAs, and BIPs as appropriate.
Provide individual, group, and family therapy using evidence-informed, trauma-informed interventions.
Collect and analyze clinical and behavioral data to guide treatment decisions and measure progress.
Provide clinical consultation across classroom, residential, and community settings.
Respond to behavioral and psychiatric crises and participate in TCIS interventions.
Maintain timely, accurate clinical documentation in accordance with organizational, regulatory, and accreditation standards.
Serve as an active member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.
Collaborate with education, residential, psychiatry, nursing, mental health, behavior analysis, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech-language pathology, and families to coordinate care.
Participate in admissions, treatment planning, quarterly reviews, transition planning, and discharge planning.
Promote consistency of therapeutic and behavioral support across settings.
Provide family therapy, caregiver support, and parent coaching.
Maintain regular communication with families to support collaboration, progress updates, visitation planning, and continuity of care.
Provide coaching, consultation, and modeling to education and residential staff.
Support implementation of behavior plans through staff training, observation, and ongoing consultation.
Recommend environmental and programmatic modifications to support student success.
Develop proactive crisis prevention strategies and contribute to Individual Crisis Management Plans (ICMPs) and Recovery Zone planning.
Provide clinical consultation during behavioral crises and participate in post-crisis reviews.
Support safe, least restrictive interventions consistent with organizational policies and best practices.
Participate in reflective supervision, quality improvement initiatives, chart audits, and departmental meetings.
Provide supervision to interns or trainees as appropriate.
Maintain licensure, certifications, professional competencies, and required training.
Uphold ethical, relationship-centered practice, confidentiality, mandated reporting requirements, and organizational policies.
Promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous learning.