Clinician - Extended Day Treatment

The Village for Families and Children

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Job Location: Manchester, CT
Job Level: Entry Level (less than 2 years)
Level of

Education:

Masters Degree
Job Type: Full-Time/Regular
Years of

Experience:

Any
Starting Date: ASAP
Salary: 60,000
Work Hours: Full time 40 hours

Clinician – Extended Day Treatment

Full-Time | Hartford, Manchester & Middletown, CT
Starting Salary: $60,000 + $5,000 Sign-On Bonus
Now accepting December 2025 MSW graduates

For more than 200 years,
The Village has been a leader in supporting children and families across Greater Hartford. As one of the first agencies in the nation to provide homes for neglected children, we’ve grown into a comprehensive provider of behavioral health, early childhood and youth development, and substance use treatment services. Our mission is simple and powerful:
to build a community of strong, healthy families who protect and nurture children.

We’re proud to be recognized as a Connecticut Top Workplace for six consecutive years
, with national distinction for our culture and our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. When you join The Village, you join a team that invests in your growth as deeply as we invest in the well-being of the communities we serve.

Explore more at thevillage.org/careers

• $5,000 sign-on bonus
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan repayment program
• Clinical supervision toward licensure
• A workplace that values creativity, collaboration and whole-person care
• A mission-driven culture where your work truly matters

EDT is a therapeutically intensive, group-based program designed to help children ages 5–14 build the social, emotional and coping skills they need to thrive at home, in school and in their communities. Over a 6-month period, children participate in daily peer groups, develop conflict resolution skills, and learn to express their feelings in healthy, productive ways. Families are deeply engaged throughout treatment, with support to strengthen school and community connections.

Services may include group, individual and family therapy, case management and medication management.

Are you energized by working with children and families? Do you love integrating expressive arts—movement, drama, music, visual arts—into therapeutic practice
? This role offers the chance to bring your creativity and clinical expertise into a dynamic, supportive milieu setting.

We’re seeking a Floating Clinician to provide group therapy across our Hartford, Manchester and Middletown EDT sites. You’ll collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to help children build resilience, strengthen emotional regulation and experience success in their daily lives.

• Conduct intakes, assessments and diagnostic evaluations

• Provide individual, family and group therapy using expressive arts modalities

• Support children in crisis and develop safety plans as needed

• Lead group-based interventions that promote emotional expression, social skills and coping strategies

• Coordinate care with schools, DCF, medical providers and community partners

• Develop discharge plans that support long-term success

• Complete documentation in alignment with licensing, accreditation and Medicaid standards

• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and treatment planning

• Use data to inform clinical decision-making

• Ensure adherence to program and agency policies

• Offer guidance to program staff as needed

• Participate in agency committees, initiatives and community partnerships

• Engage in supervision and training to strengthen skills in evidence-based practices

• Represent The Village in community settings to support visibility and collaboration

• Clinical degree in social work, psychology or another licensed-eligible counseling field

• Strong diagnostic and therapeutic skills across individual, family and group modalities

• Experience working with culturally diverse urban populations

• Knowledge of mental health and child welfare systems

• Ability to work independently while…