Mental Health Clinician​/LICSW

Mental Health Clinician/LICSW

Cardinal Cushing Centers - Hanover, Massachusetts

Job : 5884293

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Aug 13, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Position Type: Full-time

Job Categories: Student Services >
Social Worker

• Support the social-emotional and mental health needs of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities across school and residential settings.
• Provides individual counseling services to students on a referral basis, according to need and appropriateness
• Provides group counseling services to students on a referral basis. This may be based upon appropriate residential living units or classroom units
• Meets with families or parents/guardians of students in treatment on an ongoing or intermittent basis as appropriate and necessary. May provide consultation to families of students.
• Provides evaluations of students referred for counseling, risk assessments, and safety plans as needed
• Assists in developing behavior support plans for students receiving clinical services
• Assists in the development and implementation of health and wellness curriculum, staff training initiatives, and other programmatic needs as assigned
• Provides consultation to and collaborates with instructional and residential staff
• Attends appropriate team and student meetings as assigned (e.g., IEPs, Progress Review, Case Consultation, and weekly department meeting)
• Liaise with consulting psychiatric nurse practitioner related to student medication management
• Provides documentation and reports related to student needs, progress, and goals as appropriate
• Maintains some scheduling flexibility to include variable evening/weekend hours
• Participates in an on-call rotation to provide consultative support during residential hours
• Supports students in the moment during periods of dysregulation as needed
• Intervenes physically in behaviorally aggressive situations using Safety Care techniques
• Upholds the mission and corporate values of St. Coletta and Cardinal Cushing Schools of Massachusetts
• Regular attendance and promptly reporting to work at the beginning of the scheduled shift are essential functions of this position
• Assists families with guardianship process and completion of clinical team report
• Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned

• A minimum of two years' direct service experience in a clinical setting
  Formal Education
  Master's degree in a clinical discipline, (social work, psychology, counseling) with supervised field experience; appropriate clinical license preferred
  Will consider candidates with LCSW or LICSW
  A valid driver's license
• At least 2 year(s) of relevant experience preferred.
• Master degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

• Gina Rosas
• 405 Washington Street
• Hanover, Massachusetts 02339
• Phone:
• Email: grosas