Student Wellness Clinician – Licensed Clinical Provider

Proviso Township High Schools; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Proviso Township High Schools seeks a full-time Student Wellness Clinician to provide licensed clinical services and support for high school students. This role focuses on therapeutic services, including crisis intervention, clinical assessments, and wellness education.

The ideal candidate will hold a master's degree and relevant licensure, with experience in adolescent mental health. The position requires collaboration with school teams and community providers, ensuring a comprehensive approach to student wellness.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in social work, counseling, or related field.
• Current clinical or professional license, or eligibility for licensure.
• Experience providing direct mental health services to adolescents.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual, group, and family‑based therapeutic support.
• Conduct clinical screenings and psychosocial assessments.
• Support students experiencing anxiety, depression, or trauma.

Skills

Collaboration

Crisis intervention

Clinical assessment

Culturally responsive practice

Trauma-informed care

Education

Master’s degree in social work or related field

Current clinical or professional license

Job description

Position Summary

The Proviso Township High Schools District 209 seeks a full‑time Student Wellness Clinician – Licensed Clinical Provider to offer therapeutic and behavioral health support to high school students. This role is distinct from a traditional School Social Worker or School Counselor, focusing on licensed clinical services such as assessment, intervention, crisis support, safety planning, family consultation, and collaboration with school teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual, group, and family‑based therapeutic support to high school students.
• Conduct clinical screenings, psychosocial assessments, risk assessments, and wellness evaluations.
• Develop and monitor individualized treatment plans.
• Support students experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, emotional dysregulation, school avoidance, family stress, peer conflict, substance‑use concerns, self‑harm risk, or suicidal ideation.
• Provide crisis assessment, safety planning, post‑crisis follow‑up, and re‑entry support after hospitalization or extended absence.
• Collaborate with administrators, counselors, social workers, psychologists, nurses, teachers, families, and community providers.
• Consult with school teams while maintaining appropriate confidentiality and clinical boundaries.
• Coordinate referrals to outside mental health providers, hospitals, crisis teams, substance‑use services, or higher levels of care when needed.
• Document clinical work in a timely and confidential manner per district procedures, professional ethics, and applicable laws.
• Support wellness education, prevention efforts, and student support initiatives as appropriate.
• Practice within the ethical and legal scope of the professional license.

Qualifications / Requirements

Required:

• Master’s degree or higher in social work, counseling, clinical mental health counseling, marriage and family therapy, psychology, or a related field.
• Current clinical or professional license, or eligibility for licensure, in Illinois (e.g., LCSW, LCPC, LPC, LMHC, LMFT).
• Experience providing direct mental health, counseling, therapy, or behavioral health services to adolescents.
• Training or experience in clinical assessment, crisis intervention, suicide risk assessment, safety planning, treatment planning, and documentation.
• Knowledge of adolescent development, trauma‑informed care, mandated reporting, confidentiality, family systems, and culturally responsive practice.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with students, families, school staff, administrators, and community partners.
• Successful completion of all district‑required background checks and employment requirements.

Preferred:

• Independent clinical licensure.
• Three or more years of experience providing clinical services to adolescents.
• Experience in a high school, school‑based health center, community mental health agency, hospital‑based adolescent program, youth‑serving nonprofit, or other adolescent clinical setting.
• Training in evidence‑informed approaches such as CBT, DBT skills, trauma‑focused interventions, motivational interviewing, solution‑focused therapy, grief support, or family engagement.
• Experience with suicide risk assessment, crisis response, safety planning, and re‑entry support.
• Familiarity with FERPA, HIPAA where applicable, Section 504, special education processes, and school‑based confidentiality considerations.
• Bilingual or multilingual ability, depending on district needs.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Build trusting, developmentally appropriate relationships with high school students.
• Provide clinical services in a school setting while maintaining appropriate boundaries.
• Respond calmly and effectively to student crises.
• Communicate clearly with students, families, school staff, and outside providers.
• Balance direct service, documentation, consultation, crisis response, and care coordination.
• Use inclusive, affirming, trauma‑informed, and culturally responsive practices.
• Maintain confidentiality, professional ethics, and sound clinical judgment.

Role Clarification

This position is not a traditional School Social Worker or School Counselor role. The primary responsibility is to provide licensed clinical wellness and behavioral health services to students, with no direct duties in academic advising, schedule changes, college and career counseling, attendance enforcement, discipline, special education compliance, or general student supervision, unless directly connected to clinical intervention, student safety, or wellness support.

Evaluation

Performance will be evaluated in accordance with the Proviso Township High Schools District 209 Board’s policy on personnel evaluation.

Additional Information

This job description provides guidelines for accomplishing the essential responsibilities of the position. The individual in this role may perform additional duties as assigned, and it complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Equal Employment Opportunity

Proviso Township High Schools District 209 does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, parental status, military service, or other protected categories as set forth in Board Policy 5:10.

Posting

Postings current as of 5/18/2026 12:35:05 PM CST.