Licensed School-Based Clinical Program Coordinator Middlesex County, NJ

Licensed School-Based Clinical Program Coordinator

Middlesex County, NJ

Are you passionate about changing the lives of students? Looking for a position with clinical growth opportunities and a school schedule?

Effective School Solutions (ESS) is currently seeking a Clinical Program Coordinator (Supervisor) to join our team. ESS is one of the country’s leading providers of school-based mental health services for K-12 students. Serving over 2,000 students across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and the West Coast regions, our company was founded based on the concept of offering the types of higher acuity clinical care that students would normally receive in a private practice or private school setting within the public‑school building.

We are looking for an experienced, mission‑aligned clinician to provide clinical services to a small group of students with significant behavioral and emotional needs. The selected candidate will also provide coaching, training, and education to the school community with the intention of creating a more trauma‑attuned community. All ESS clinicians work with a highly seasoned and professional clinical management team who provide clinical expertise and partnership.

This position will include extensive training to ensure that the chosen individual will have a strong knowledge of the organization’s protocols and model of services.

• Provides supervisory responsibilities of assigned clinician(s).
• Leads weekly consultation sessions focused on student goals and documentation compliance with assigned clinician(s).
• Delivers clinical interventions consistent with needs of the student and family, in a safe and ethical manner that promote and sustain academic and mental health stability.
• Demonstrates competency in:
  Group Therapy, Individual Counseling, and Family Counseling.
• Provides family programming with monthly evening Parent Support groups.
• Understands continuum of mental health services, referring students and family to an appropriate level of care in coordination with their supervisor (such as: substance abuse services and/or IOP/PHP/In-Patient).
• Optimizes the collaboration and coordination of the interdisciplinary team to enhance the environment of student care.
• Demonstrates a commitment to developing strong working relationships with school administration, district leadership, teachers, and paraprofessionals.

• Demonstrates a commitment to developing strong working relationships with school administration, district leadership, teachers, and paraprofessionals.
• Consults with school administrators, teachers, and staff (including clinicians) on mental health and trauma‑attuned modalities (TAM) in their school community.
• Provide coaching and training to school administrators, teachers, and staff on mental health issues, and protocols.
• Provide coaching and training on mental health issues to caregivers, guardians, and parents.
• Participates in and at times leads, team meetings including but not limited to:
  Administrative School Meetings, ESS Town Hall meetings, ESS Supervision Meetings, and Treatment Team meetings.

• Submits Clinical Documentation in a timely manner, aligned with the electronic medical record.
• Maintains current professional license and adheres to ethical standards in accordance with governing board.
• Consistently attends work on scheduled day and time, in professional attire and with a professional demeanor.
• Participates in learning opportunities provided by ESS, such as Supervision Groups, and treatment planning, that will advance knowledge of clinical interventions and skills throughout the school year.
• Collects the necessary data: grades, discipline, attendance, to ensure all metric goals are met.
• Participates in completing clinicians’ performance evaluations.
• Demonstrates the ability to develop action plans when data falls below ESS standards.
• Prepares relevant data in preparation for coordinator meetings.

• Must have 4+ years of experience treating children and/or adolescents with significant behavioral and emotional challenges.
• Must have 2+ years of experience supervising…