Clinician - The Loft (School Based Youth Services)

Embrace our core values and contribute to an antiracist, culturally inclusive organization.

About the Role

• Cultural Proficiency: Champion racial equity by understanding the historical context of racism and the current reality of communities of color. Advocate for inclusion and support our goal of becoming an Antiracist Culturally Inclusive Organization.
• Racial Equity Advocate: Engage in dismantling institutional racism and partner with stakeholders to promote equity and justice.
• Racial Equity Mindset: Lead with awareness of biases and use a racial equity lens in all endeavors.
• Transformational Values: Contribute to positive, antiracist transformation in individuals and organizations, fostering a community of collaboration and shared purpose.
• Professionalism & Supervision: Be a proactive team member who respects diverse opinions and constructively engages in feedback. Attend supervision consistently, come prepared, and use feedback for personal growth and development.

Job Location: The Loft at Columbia High School in Maplewood, NJ

Responsibilities

• Provide culturally competent, trauma-informed therapeutic services to students and families.
• Offer crisis intervention and collaborate with school staff and other providers.
• Participate in community meetings, team meetings, and quality improvement committees.
• Manage counseling referrals, provide individual and evidence-based group therapy, and plan support groups and prevention programming.
• Utilize the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale for screening.
• Supervise after-school activities and support summer programs.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of services in electronic medical records.
• Demonstrate a team mentality by taking a multidisciplinary approach to providing quality services to adolescent students.

Qualifications

• Education: Master’s in Social Work, Professional Counseling, or equivalent field.
• Certification: LAC/LSW, LPC/LCSW, or state licensure specific to degree.
• Experience: Providing mental health services in diverse, urban settings. Preferred experience with adolescents in a high school environment.
• Physical Demands: Ability to perform tasks requiring frequent standing, bending, and lifting up to or in excess of 50 pounds.

Benefits

• Free clinical supervision for provisionally licensed clinicians.
• Medical, dental, and life insurance.
• Long-term disability and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance (employer-paid).
• Retirement plans with employer matching (3% max) — 403b with no waiting period.
• 12 paid holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days.
• Summer wellness Fridays.
• Professional development assistance, referral program, and internal/external trainings.
• Capella University partnership.

Pay

$52,000 - $58,000

Schedule

Full-time, generally 35 hours per week.