School Clinician (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, Psy.D, PhD) - Special Education

Hartford Hospital; Avon (CT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Hartford HealthCare—Institute of Living in Avon, CT—is seeking a School Clinician to provide therapeutic support within a school program, including individual and group counseling and crisis intervention. You will assess students, coordinate needed resources, and work with a care team to support academic and emotional well-being.

The role may involve collaboration with public schools to deliver IEP services, requiring a master’s degree in a relevant field and appropriate state credentials.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required in Social Work, Counseling, or related human service field.
• License/certification: LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or Psychologist.
• Current CT State Department of Education certification or eligible within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Assumes a caseload and provides therapeutic clinical support (individual and/or group counseling, crisis intervention) for students in a school program.
• Provides support to students' families by assessing needs, coordinating resources, and collaborating with health care team members.
• May collaborate with public school systems to deliver IEP services.

Skills

Bilingual Spanish/English

Empathy

Communication skills

Education

Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy or Related Human Service Field

Job description

Location Detail: 135 Darling Drive Avon (10519)

Work where every moment matters.
Every day, over 40,000 Hartford HealthCare employees come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.

The Institute of Living, one of the first mental health centers in the U.S., remains one of America’s leading not-for-profit centers for patient care, research and education in the fields of behavioral, psychiatric and addiction disorder. Through our dedicated, experienced and skilled clinicians, we provide patients and their families with the highest quality of personalized care. Programs are offered for children, adolescents and adults struggling with mental illness as well as offering services specializing in Anxiety, Eating Disorders, and Geriatric Services.

Job Summary

The School Clinician assumes a caseload and provides therapeutic clinical support (individual and/or group counseling, crisis intervention) for students enrolled in a school program. The School Clinician also provides support to the student’s family by providing assessment, coordinating required resources, and working with other health care team members. The School Clinician may also collaborate with public school system to deliver IEP (Individual Education Plan) services.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, or Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy or Related Human Service Field .
• Previous experience in a healthcare setting.
• LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or Psychologist.
• Current Certification as CT State Department of Education (school psychologist, school social worker, school counselor or equivalent certification) or eligible to meet this requirement within 6 months of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 years Clinical training or work in a therapeutic school environment.
• Valid Driver's License.
• Bilingual in Spanish/English

We take great care of careers.

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge - helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance.

Every moment matters. And this is your moment.