Lead Social Work/Psychology Clinician

• Case consultation
• Fidelity monitoring
• New staff onboarding
• Support with IEP goal implementation in the classrooms/therapy sessions
• Teach/Coach/Supervise clinical staff (Psychologists/Social Workers)

• Master's Degree or Doctoral Degree in: School Psychology or Clinical Psychology
• Appropriate state certification and/or licensure.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience working with young children with disabilities
• Minimum 2 years of experience supervising staff.
• Must be physically able to handle all aspects of the supervision of the day-to-day activities of preschoolers which may include, but not limited to, running, bending, and lifting up to 25

• Experience supervising clinical staff
• Training or certification in behavioral frameworks such as The Pyramid Model
• Certified Safety Care Trainer (preferred)
• Strong Leadership and team-building skills
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care and early childhood mental health practices
• Experience working in multidisciplinary preschool special education settings
• Commitment to Positive Behavioral Supports and strengths-based practices
• Professional integrity and ethical clinical practice

• Provide supervision, mentoring, and coaching to clinical staff.
• Support onboarding and ongoing professional development of social work and psychology personnel
• Provide coaching, and resources related to social-emotional learning and behavior support
• Work collaboratively with educational leadership, teachers, related service professionals and families
• Serve as a member of the multidisciplinary team
• Analyze service delivery effectiveness through data
• Make sound clinical and administrative decisions
• Conduct Staff performance evaluations
• Provide professional development
• Promote shared responsibility for student social-emotional development
• Provide leadership in selecting and implementing behavioral strategies and interventions
• Build staff capacity to support student social and emotional development
• Support department leadership in maintaining quality and service integrity
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
• Training and support to ensure accurate documentation and appropriate service delivery
• Contribute to ongoing program improvement and quality assurance efforts
• Interpret assessment data and assist in the development of treatment recommendations
• Conduct social-emotional and behavioral assessments.
• Participate in crisis prevention, intervention, and de-escalation planning.
• Attend team and departmental meetings
• Partner with parents and caregivers to promote consistency between home and school behavioral supports
• Provide parent training, coaching, and resources related to social-emotional learning and behavior support
• Other duties and functions as determined by Leadership Administration

Schedule:  Monday-Friday, 7:45 am - 3:15 pm.

Apply online at www.acld.org or text us for more information at  516-853-0156

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Requisition #5301