Therapeutic Clinician

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Starting Date: Aug 31, 2026

Therapeutic Clinician
West Springfield Public Schools

Job Responsibilities:

• Work under the direction of the Executive Director of Special Services in collaboration with Special Education Supervisors and the Social Emotional Learning Coordinator.
• Provide integrated individual, group, and crisis counseling services to students.
• Develop and implement function-based behavior support plans and student safety plans.
• Facilitate fidelity and outcome data collection for student social emotional and behavioral interventions.
• Provide consultation to staff, including coaching and modeling evidence-based behavior support and de-escalation strategies.
• Facilitate crisis assessments, including crisis intervention and coordination to community services.
• Support the Social Emotional Behavior Specialist in facilitation of weekly team meetings with SEBS staff to address individual student needs and systems-levels prevention and intervention services within the SEBS programs.
• Collaborate with the Social Emotional Behavior Specialist in refining systems and structures of the SEBS programs.
• Participate in IEP team meetings and support the Educational Team Leaders in creation of IEP components related to social emotional and behavioral needs in accordance with district requirements and IDEA.
• Collaborate with school, community, and home teams to generalize therapeutic supports across settings, including case management for the assigned caseload.
• Create and provide professional development to district staff regarding trauma-informed educational practices, crisis intervention, behavioral supports, and school-based mental health services.
• Participate in and maintain QBS Safety Care certification.
• Perform other duties consistent with the scope of the position.

Skills:

• Experience working with children who exhibit significant social, emotional, and behavioral challenges.
• Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary best practices in trauma-informed case conceptualization.
• Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary best practices for implementation of evidence-based clinical mental health and behavioral services, such as social skills instruction, cognitive behavioral interventions, and solution-focused counseling.
• Understanding of trauma-informed educational practices.
• Familiarity with best-practices for de-escalation in a school setting.
• Focused on solution creation through data-based decision making.
• Ability to implement practices in general and special education settings.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working in a public school setting is preferred.

Independent

Contract:

Full time, 7 hours per day, 184 work days per year
Salary commensurate with experience, $80,000 - $95,000.
Reports to the Executive Director of Special Services

Position Type: Full-time

Job Categories:

Special Education >
Behavior Specialist / EBD

West Springfield Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis.of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, veteran’sstatus, sexual orientation, genetic information, neurodiversity, gender identity or expression,marital status, or any other class protected by state, federal, or local laws. Equal Opportunity applies to all areas of employment including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer,termination, layoff, compensation, benefits and all other conditions and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

• Qualifications:
  
  - Advanced graduate degree, such as a Master’s Degree, Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS), Educational Specialist (Ed.S.), Doctorate (PhD., Ed.D., Psy.D), or equivalent.
  - Degree and practice specialization in clinical social work or psychology is preferred.
  - Licensed or license-eligible for independent clinical mental…