Clinical Director; LICSW

Overview

The Baker Center for Children and Families is a Harvard Medical School Affiliate and nationally recognized nonprofit in children’s behavioral health and special education. The organization partners with Manville School to deliver clinical and educational services for students in kindergarten through tenth grade and seeks a Clinical Director (LICSW).

Location:

Boston, MA (on-site). Salary range: $115,000 - $145,000 depending on qualifications.

The Clinical Director leads strategy and operations of Manville School’s clinical programming, builds relationships, and directs multidisciplinary teams. This role supports the use of evidence-based clinical practices in a school-based setting. Responsibilities include hiring, training, and supervising clinical staff and ensuring quality, compliant service delivery.

The Baker Center and its Manville Programs provide comprehensive clinical, behavioral, and educational services. Manville School serves students with complex social-emotional, behavioral, and learning needs, and operates with a commitment to equity, inclusion, and belonging. The organization emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and impact at scale across four areas:
Direct Services, Research, Policy & Practice, and Workforce Development. For more information, visit bakercenter.org.

• Serve as a member of the Manville School senior leadership team and help develop long- and short-term goals for school and clinical programs; establish metrics and oversee outcomes measurement for clinical programming.
• Supervise the Testing Coordinator to ensure accurate, efficient assessments in line with protocols.
• Oversee administrative and clinical duties of clinical staff and supervise graduate students in mental health counseling, social work, and psychology programs; support development and implementation of structured treatment plans and intervention approaches.
• Ensure clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment utilize evidence-based approaches; provide case management, and individual and/or family therapy as needed.
• Make decisions regarding filing 51A reports in child abuse and neglect situations according to regulatory guidelines.
• Oversee school wide social-emotional learning curriculum implementation and alignment with PBIS.
• Design and conduct group and dyad treatments for students with specific emotional and behavioral needs.
• Act as administrative supervisor to the psychopharmacologist and collaborate on admissions and discharge from Psychiatry Service; conduct crisis screening during the school day.
• Assist in developing and maintaining training policies, including for an APA-accredited predoctoral psychology internship program; participate in in-service trainings.
• Chair quarterly and as-needed multidisciplinary team meetings involving teachers, specialists, and milieu staff.

• Education:
  
  Doctorate in Psychology with current Massachusetts Psychologist Licensure in good standing (preferred) or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience:
  
  At least 5 years of administrative experience supervising clinicians in a therapeutic school-based program, with expertise in trauma-informed care, crisis management, risk assessment, and clinical evaluation; experience in supervising doctoral students is valued.
• Training:
  Verbal de-escalation, behavior support strategies, and knowledge of evidence-based practices; ability to adapt EBPs for students with complex presentations and high acuity.
• Skills:
  
  Positive leadership, ability to motivate and supervise, crisis intervention, and creative problem solving.

• Medical (BCBS), dental, and vision coverage.
• 50% discount on monthly MBTA passes.
• Retirement plan with immediate enrollment; 4% employer contribution and up to 4% match after two years.
• Opportunities to contribute to organization-wide initiatives and committees; supportive, mission-driven culture.

• Doctorate in Psychology: $125,000 – $145,000
• Licenced Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW): $115,000 – $145,000

Please direct serious inquiries to Kaitlyn Petrino, Talent Acquisition Specialist - Human Resources, at . For more information about The Baker Center and its programs, visit bakercenter.org. A full list of benefits is available /benefits. Diversity and multilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law.