Clinician

About KidsPeace

For more than 140 years, KidsPeace has been dedicated to providing hope, healing, and opportunity. As a private charitable organization, we offer a full continuum of behavioral and mental health services — including psychiatric hospital care, residential treatment programs, accredited education, and foster care services. Our culture is built on compassion, creativity, collaboration, and a deep commitment to improving lives.

About the Role

At KidsPeace, the Clinician role is primarily responsible for oversight and coordination of clinical services offered to assigned clients, including the provision of individual, group, and family therapy within our residential environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical services and individual, group, and family therapy using appropriate approaches, techniques, and interventions within assigned caseload.
• Participate in treatment planning, discharge, and aftercare planning.
• Maintain regular communication with internal and external customers and provide psychoeducation as necessary.
• Co-manage the therapeutic environment by working with treatment team members to ensure coordinated treatment and care of clients; recommend program and treatment strategies and consult on client issues.
• Assist in the performance and/or observation of restraints as necessary when ordered by a licensed professional using the current approved KidsPeace restraint methodology on youth who may weigh in excess of 250 pounds and who are physically threatening or otherwise presenting a threat to themselves or others.
• Maintain awareness of the KidsPeace continuum of services and actively promote the internal transfer and referral of children and families whenever clinically indicated by attending bi-annual training on the continuum and communicating with associates between levels of care.
• Actively seek opportunities to share information about the continuum with consumers as evidenced by written documentation in the client record.
• Perform all program or state-specific job duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or related field required.
• License eligible required.

Benefits

• $5,000 Sign-On Bonus
• Competitive Compensation – $53,000 to $67,000 annually
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Forgiveness Programs
• Weekly supervision for LCSW / LPC licensure
• Comprehensive Benefits – Medical, dental, vision, and pet insurance
• Professional Growth Opportunities – Ongoing training, development programs, and clear pathways for career advancement
• Supportive Culture – A team environment built on collaboration, respect, and compassion

Why Join KidsPeace?

KidsPeace is dedicated solely to healing and addressing the unique mental and behavioral health care needs of children and young adults experiencing severe crises. Serving children, adolescents, and young adults, KidsPeace provides unique programs tailored to stabilize and assess treatment needs.