School-Based Clinician

Overview

Salary $60,000-$70,000

$3,000 Sign-On Bonus

(applicable to external candidates only)

Family Continuity is seeking a School-Based Behavioral Health Clinician for outpatient counseling, physically located within a school base, and can include elementary, secondary, or alternative schools.

Outpatient counseling (which may include mental health and/or substance use) within a school setting working within the current structure of the school environment, including collateral work with school staff and personnel.

Family Continuity is rapidly expanding its energetic workforce to lead fast paced, innovative clinical programming in our six different sites throughout Northeast, Southeast and Central Massachusetts. Our mission for over 35 years is to inspire individuals and families to achieve overall wellness through counseling, support, education, and making connections to the community.

Minimum Education Required

Master's Degree

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments, group counseling, psycho-education, individual counseling, treatment planning, and aftercare planning
• Coordinate treatment and care with other providers as appropriate.
• Work as liaison between assigned FC program, state agencies, funding sources, and community referral sources.
• Conduct educational trainings as needed.
• Utilize treatment modalities that are consistent with program goals and that best fit with clients’ age and treatment needs, including play/expressive therapy, group therapy, and family therapy.
• Perform telehealth and mobile counseling
• Participate in continuing education activities and in-service training programs to remain knowledgeable in area(s) of expertise and to meet credentialing and privileging requirements

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or similar degree
• Must be independently licensed with an LICSW, LCSW, LMHC, or LMFT
• Current driver's license, proper auto insurance coverage, reliable transportation, and ability to travel within the community
• Access to personal cell phone
• Ability to work a flexible Monday-Friday daytime/afternoon schedule
• Spanish / Portuguese speaking, preferred

Diversity is about different opinions, divergent ideas, and deviations into how we overcome our challenges and really address the needs of our community. We actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds including women, communities of color, the LGBTQ community, and people with disabilities. Family Continuity considers lived experience (personal or familial) with the mental health system a valuable asset.