School Clinician

Justice Resource Institute • Middleborough, MA

7d • $60,000 - $70,000

About The Position

Are you the School Clinician we have been looking for? In this position, you will be able to convey your passion for helping others with a dynamic team by bringing an energetic and positive approach while working with our students!

Anchor Academy is a therapeutic day school that specializes in trauma-informed services for students ages 10-22 with complex trauma histories, mental health issues, educational challenges, and/or behavioral difficulties. Anchor Academy offers students a supportive environment that addresses their education, clinical, pre-vocational, recreational and behavioral needs. Individual, group, nursing, and milieu counseling are provided.

Anchor Academy utilizes unique ARC (Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency) and BCC (Building Communities of Care) treatment frameworks that focus on building individual capacities for emotional regulation, personal strengths, and healthy relationships. Certified special education and/or content teachers provide students with a curriculum that is aligned with the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework.

Requirements

• Must be 21 years of age.
• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy or related field is required.
• Clinical licensure (LCSW, LMHC, LICSW, LMFT) or able to sit for clinical licensure required.
• Must have two years of relevant experience with adolescents.
• Must have the ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of clinical theory and practice.
• Maintains valid driver’s license as transporting students is required.
• At JRI, you will learn to provide physical interventions and verbal de-escalations to provide the safest therapeutic atmosphere for our students!
• Background and driving record checks will be performed

Responsibilities

• YOU will be responsible for the clinical care of youth while in our program, as well as coordination and support related to clinical care and needs outside of each site.
• YOU will work collaboratively with school employees to provide therapeutic special education services to students in a private day school.
• YOU will plan and implement individual and group sessions.
• YOU will support students as they develop and practice stress management and regulation skills.
• YOU will design, develop and implement clinical treatment plans.
• YOU will develop and implement IEP social, emotional and behavioral goals for students and participate in IEP meetings.
• YOU will provide crisis intervention when needed to students.
• YOU will provide case management/communication for students assigned to caseload; vocational/life skill planning.
• YOU will participate in data collection and analysis.
• YOU will model trauma informed care through the ARC and BCC treatment philosophies throughout the school.

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
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees