Child and Adolescent Clinician

Child and Adolescent Clinician

Do you thrive on collaborative trauma-informed approaches to providing clinical support to children and adolescents? Are you seeking a role where you can support survivors of domestic violence?

Transition House is hiring a Child and Adolescent Clinician. They have retained River walker Talent for this search.

Location: Cambridge, MA (Central Square) - On-site position

Reports To: Clinical Director

Job Type: Full-time, 35 hours/week (35-hour work week with 1 hour unpaid lunch)

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 11am-7pm or 12pm-8pm; on-site role with some flexibility of hours and one day WFH; no weekends.

Transition House’s mission is to end domestic violence and create communities where survivors can live in safety and thrive. Transition House has been providing holistic and innovative support since 1976.

Our greatest asset is our employees, encompassing a variety of origins, concepts, viewpoints, and life journeys. We've established a diverse and inclusive atmosphere filled with individuals who share a common purpose. Our leadership is characterized by openness, approachability, genuineness, and a commitment to nurturing our staff.

Transition House values diverse life experience and is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Bilingual/bicultural applicants, survivors of domestic violence, persons of color, people with disabilities and GLBTQI people are strongly encouraged to apply. Find out more about us (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..org

As a Child and Adolescent Clinician, you will be an expert on children as primary survivors of domestic violence, providing specialized trauma-focused therapeutic counseling using different modalities such as play and talk therapy, as well as parent support grounded in deep knowledge of attachment theory, child development, and trauma.

• Play a pivotal role in illuminating the unique needs of child domestic violence survivors and directly supporting their healing & recovery
• Skillfully support healthy attachment and communication within families, responding flexibly to shifting client needs and presentations
• Work collaboratively with direct service staff across Emergency Shelter, Long-Term Housing, and Community Support programs
• Provide counseling in formal and informal settings—office spaces, home visits, community locations, and shelter environments
• Navigate between shared office space at the main admin building, a specially designed play therapy area, and therapeutic space in the emergency shelter
• Receive weekly clinical supervision to process challenges and insights, plus regular programmatic supervision for team collaboration

• Individual play therapy and talk therapy sessions with children and adolescents
• Co-facilitating parenting groups for survivors
• Collaborative intakes and case planning with shelter and housing staff
• Supporting families at IEP meetings or DCF appointments
• Providing consultation to staff on trauma-informed responses
• Planning and participating in family events (movie nights, seasonal outings, celebrations)
• Clinical documentation and care coordination

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of children or adolescents.
• Provide long term and brief counseling to children & teens in accordance with trauma informed best practice for domestic violence.
• Develop and deliver differentiated models of counseling for child survivors, including longer term models and brief post-incident crisis oriented models; liaise or bridge with collateral providers when appropriate.
• Provide parenting support and consultation to parents, guardians, grounded in deep knowledge of development, trauma, the rich emotional life of children, family and community dynamics, and the intersection of all of these areas.
• Collaboratively conduct intakes with direct service staff to evaluate child and family needs and goals; develop service plans, coordinate trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate support services.
• Provide or coordinate children specific workshops or groups.
• Work closely with Program Directors to ensure trauma informed spaces…