Licensed School-Based Mental Health Clinician (Float Clinician)

Effective School Solutions • Piscataway, NJ

29d

About The Position

Are you passionate about changing the lives of students and looking for a role that offers clinical growth, flexibility, and meaningful impact within a school-based schedule? About the role: Effective School Solutions (ESS) is currently seeking a Float Clinician to join our team. ESS is one of the country’s leading providers of school-based mental health services for K-12 students. Serving over 2,000 students across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and the West Coast regions, our company was founded based on the concept of offering the types of higher acuity clinical care that students would normally receive in a private practice or private school setting within the public-school building. As a Float Clinician at ESS , you are a vital force in keeping high-quality clinical services consistent for students, families, and schools. This full-time role is ideal for clinicians who value variety, flexibility, and hands-on learning. Float Clinicians step in to support programs when a primary clinician is absent—whether that means covering multiple schools in a single week or providing longer-term support at one school—ensuring continuity of care where it matters most. This role offers the opportunity to work across elementary, middle, and high school settings , delivering individual, group, and family therapy while gaining broad clinical experience. Float Clinicians are assigned a home school near their home address on days they are not needed for coverage and travel to surrounding districts within approximately one hour of their home , providing support where needed while maintaining a reasonable and predictable geographic range. Mileage reimbursement is provided for round trips over 40 miles . Float Clinicians receive the same full-time benefits as all ESS clinical staff , including supervision toward clinical licensure hours, extensive training, and ongoing support from a highly seasoned and professional management team. This position includes comprehensive onboarding to ensure strong familiarity with ESS’s clinical model and organizational protocols.

Requirements

• Must be willing to travel between numerous districts in their assigned area (no more than 1 school per day).
• Must have 2+ years of experience treating children and/or adolescents with significant behavioral and emotional challenges.
• Must hold a clinical license in social work, counseling, or marriage and family therapy (LSW/LCSW, LAC/LPC, LAMFT/LMFT) in the state in which this position is being offered.
• Must hold, or have applied for, the NJ School Social Work Certification (only required for social workers).
• Effective problem solving and communication skills.
• Experience working with students and families, plus community health and social service agencies.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office and comfortable using a computer.
• Must be able to complete thorough clinical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Delivers clinical interventions consistent with needs of the student and family, in a safe and ethical manner that promote and sustain academic and mental health stability.
• Demonstrates competency in: Group Therapy, Individual Counseling, and Family Counseling.
• Provides family programming with monthly evening Parent Support groups, as needed.
• Understands continuum of mental health services, referring students and family to an appropriate level of care in coordination with their supervisor (such as: substance abuse services and/or IOP/PHP/In-Patient)
• Optimizes the collaboration and coordination of the interdisciplinary team to enhance the environment of student care.
• Demonstrates a commitment to developing strong working relationships with school administration, district leadership, teachers, and paraprofessionals.
• Submits Clinical Documentation in a timely manner, aligned with the electronic medical record.
• Participates in all team meetings including but not limited to: Administrative School Meetings, ESS Town Hall meetings, ESS Supervision Meetings and Treatment Team meetings.
• Maintains current professional license and adheres to ethical standards in accordance with governing board.
• Consistently attends work on scheduled day and time, in professional attire and with a professional demeanor.
• Participates in learning opportunities provided by ESS, such as Supervision Groups, and treatment planning, that will advance knowledge of clinical interventions and skills throughout the school year.

Benefits

• ESS provides staff with excellent career growth opportunities.
• ESS provides extensive time off tied to the school calendar, with limited summer hours.
• ESS prioritizes and gives value to a clinician’s work-life balance.
• ESS offers staff competitive compensation and benefits offerings.
• ESS values clinician voice and perspective and has multiple methods to give feedback and input on company decisions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed