Social Worker​/Mental Health Clinician - SBHC

Overview

Family Centers Inc., School Based Health Centers (SBHC) Program is looking for a licensed mental health practitioner (LPC, LMFT or LCSW) to staff a school-based outpatient clinic in lower Fairfield County, CT. This is a 10-month position based on the approved public-school calendar. SBHC mental health clinicians provide health education (large and small group instruction), individual, family, and group counseling to students in a middle and high school and work as part of an interdisciplinary health care team with a nurse practitioner and health educator.

• Provide health education (large and small group instruction).
• Offer individual, family, and group counseling to students in middle and high schools.
• Collaborate as part of an interdisciplinary health care team with a nurse practitioner and health educator.

Qualified candidates will have completed a master’s or post-master’s degree from an accredited counseling program (LPC, MFT or MSW) and ideally have experience in the field and possess a current active license to practice as a masters level clinician in the State of Connecticut. Bilingual/bi-cultural candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Family Centers is a private, nonprofit organization offering health, education and human service programs to children, adults and families in Fairfield County. Our team includes 300 professionals and over 500 trained volunteers who collaborate to provide our communities with a wide range of responsive and innovative services. Through our comprehensive network of services, more than 23,000 people receive care, encouragement and resources.

Salary commensurate with experience. A suite of benefits including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, pre-tax spending accounts, disability, life, and AD&D insurance. Additional benefits include an employee assistance plan, pet insurance, critical illness, tuition reimbursement, and retirement savings. The employer is consistently rated as one of the Top Workplaces in Western Connecticut by Hearst Connecticut Media and holds a 4-star rating by Charity Navigator (10 times).

For fully licensed staff in the FCHC and SBHC program:
Eligibility for the NHSC Loan Repayment Program (LRP), offering up to $50,000 of student loans repaid in exchange for providing health care in underserved areas.

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Family Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers a competitive salary, training, and generous benefits package.