We have an opening for a Clinician to provide comprehensive behavioral health services to school aged children within their natural school environment across Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk (RCS) Central School District. If your passion is supporting students’ emotional, behavioral and social development, this is an excellent opportunity to advance your clinical experience. And if you are working towards or maintaining your licensure, we offer clinical supervision and free training through our SATRI program for CEU credits. 
 
As a School Based Clinician, you would work independently but still have the support and guidance of our clinical team working with you as needed, while being able to travel between offices for a change of scenery. Four days a week this position serves middle and high school aged students, and one day a week you work at the elementary level with children in need of mental health support. Mileage reimbursement is offered for travel. 
 

As a Clinician, you will work collaboratively with the school districts and as part of an interdisciplinary team with identified students providing clinical counseling to the youth and their family in an outpatient mental health clinic within the school building, licensed by the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH). You will report to the Director of the Behavioral Health Center and you will work onsite. 
 
There is also a $2,500 Retention bonus for limited permit or $7500 retention bonus for licensed candidates 

Responsibilities: 

• Work collaboratively with the school district to identify and treat a caseload of students with mental health needs, providing a comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and individual and family therapy services to those assigned to caseload. 

• Create initial treatment plans, subsequent treatment plan reviews, progress notes for each scheduled appointment, and other documentation and assessments as indicated. 

• Collaborate with the associated clinic prescriber, other medical and mental health providers, school staff and any other community supports for client care. 

• Attend school-based Behavioral Health Center staff meeting once a month. 

• Attend and participate in supervision; weekly, bi-weekly or monthly based on licensure level or individual needs. 

• Provide referrals and linkages to community supports, resources and services. 
   

Requirements and Education: 

• Master's degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counselor. 

• Experience in human services, case management, line staff at a residential program, or any other related direct care within human services, both pre and post Master’s degree, will be considered. 

• License and/or Limited Permit eligible, have a limited permit in discipline or Fully Licensed (LMHC/LCSW/LCSW-R), preferred. 

• Good standing with the NYS Office of the Professions. 

• NYS Drivers License in good standing 
   

Benefits 

• Health care package: medical, dental, and vision  

• Tuition reimbursement  

• Mileage reimbursement is offered for travel 

• Paid time off  

• Holiday Pay  

• 401 (K) plan  

• Life Insurance   

• Loan repayment assistance  

• Free training/CEU opportunities