School Based Therapist/Counseler
Job Description
Come join a growing team providing school based mental health counseling support to children of all ages across the State of Maine. We offer 10-month positions to match the school year as well as 12-month positions with summer months spent serving children in our intensive outpatient program at Acadia Hospital and/or providing continual counseling services, via telehealth, to your school-based clients through our outpatient clinic. With varying opportunities for all master's level clinician licensure levels (LCPC-C, LCPC, LMSW-CC, LCSW) as well as remote and onsite positions available- come join our team!
Nobleboro & Veazie Schools - virtual, part time
Mt. View Schools – on site, full time
Bethel- virtual, part time 24 hours/week
MDI – on site, full time
Bucksport - on site, full time
The school-based Psychiatric Clinician I is a conditionally licensed (LMSW-CC, LCPC-C) or fully licensed (LCSW, LCPC) therapist who provides behavioral health treatment, education, planning and consultation within schools and school systems. Relying on evidence-based practices, they provide a range of services from psychosocial evaluations, individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, IEP support and family therapy when indicated. They are a consultant and resource for the school system and help guide program development, decision-making, and implementing plans designed to support and improve the mental wellbeing of the students.
Working Conditions
Northern Light Acadia Hospital is a broad behavioral health delivery system centrally managed from its location in Bangor, Maine. Acadia Hospital is a leader in providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services, tele-psychiatry, consultations to regional emergency departments, school-based and employer-based services, and integration into primary and specialty care practices. Northern Light Acadia Hospital offers innovative programming in the form of eating disorder services and a geriatric mood and memory clinic, which is involved in multiple clinical trials for promising Alzheimer's medications. The hospital is also the parent organization of Northern Light Acadia Healthcare which provides a substance use disorder treatment program, case management, and other outpatient mental health services serving patients from all corners of Maine. Acadia Hospital embraces service excellence and high quality care as evidenced by its commitment to achieve Center of Excellence status in the delivery of behavioral health services.
Northern Light Acadia Hospital is a member of Northern Light Health, an integrated statewide health delivery system that is raising the bar with no-nonsense solutions that are leading the way to a healthier future for our state. Northern Light Health offers a broad range of providers and services, including ten hospitals, primary care and specialty physician practices, long-term care, home health and hospice agencies, and emergency ground and air transport.
Bangor, Maine is a vibrant small city with easy access to Maine's spectacular coast, mountains, and lakes. Schools rank among New England's best with the flagship campus of the University of Maine located in the neighboring town of Orono. Bangor serves as the regional hub for medicine, the arts, and commerce. Bangor International Airport offers direct and one-stop service to many major destinations.
Nobleboro & Veazie Schools - virtual, part time
Mt. View Schools – on site, full time
Bethel- virtual, part time 24 hours/week
MDI – on site, full time
Bucksport - on site, full time
The school-based Psychiatric Clinician I is a conditionally licensed (LMSW-CC, LCPC-C) or fully licensed (LCSW, LCPC) therapist who provides behavioral health treatment, education, planning and consultation within schools and school systems. Relying on evidence-based practices, they provide a range of services from psychosocial evaluations, individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, IEP support and family therapy when indicated. They are a consultant and resource for the school system and help guide program development, decision-making, and implementing plans designed to support and improve the mental wellbeing of the students.
Working Conditions
- Lifting, moving and loading less than 20 pounds.
- Lifting, moving and loading 20 to 30 pounds.
- Alternate shift schedules (day, evening, nights, weekends).
- Prolonged periods of standing.
- Prolonged periods of walking.
Northern Light Acadia Hospital is a broad behavioral health delivery system centrally managed from its location in Bangor, Maine. Acadia Hospital is a leader in providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services, tele-psychiatry, consultations to regional emergency departments, school-based and employer-based services, and integration into primary and specialty care practices. Northern Light Acadia Hospital offers innovative programming in the form of eating disorder services and a geriatric mood and memory clinic, which is involved in multiple clinical trials for promising Alzheimer's medications. The hospital is also the parent organization of Northern Light Acadia Healthcare which provides a substance use disorder treatment program, case management, and other outpatient mental health services serving patients from all corners of Maine. Acadia Hospital embraces service excellence and high quality care as evidenced by its commitment to achieve Center of Excellence status in the delivery of behavioral health services.
Northern Light Acadia Hospital is a member of Northern Light Health, an integrated statewide health delivery system that is raising the bar with no-nonsense solutions that are leading the way to a healthier future for our state. Northern Light Health offers a broad range of providers and services, including ten hospitals, primary care and specialty physician practices, long-term care, home health and hospice agencies, and emergency ground and air transport.
Bangor, Maine is a vibrant small city with easy access to Maine's spectacular coast, mountains, and lakes. Schools rank among New England's best with the flagship campus of the University of Maine located in the neighboring town of Orono. Bangor serves as the regional hub for medicine, the arts, and commerce. Bangor International Airport offers direct and one-stop service to many major destinations.
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