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About the Role
The Guidance Center of Westchester (TGCW) is seeking a Clinical Team Leader to provide clinical leadership, supervision, and direct care within its school-based mental health programs. This role involves supporting a team of behavioral health professionals, partnering with school personnel, families, and community providers to remove barriers to care, and helping young people succeed. The position combines direct clinical work with supervision, leadership, program development, and quality improvement.
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical leadership and consultation to a multidisciplinary school-based behavioral health team.
- Conduct comprehensive diagnostic assessments and develop individualized, trauma-informed treatment plans.
- Provide individual, family, and group therapy to children and adolescents in school-based and outpatient settings.
- Maintain a clinical caseload while balancing team leadership and supervision responsibilities.
- Provide clinical consultation and support for complex, high-risk, and crisis situations.
- Coordinate care with families, schools, medical providers, community agencies, and other treatment team members.
- Participate in psychiatric evaluation and treatment planning in collaboration with medical providers.
- Utilize in-person and telehealth services effectively to increase engagement and access to care.
- Maintain timely, accurate, and clinically appropriate documentation in electronic health records and reporting systems.
- Provide weekly clinical supervision to school-based clinicians.
- Develop and support clinicians through strengths-based supervision, consultation, coaching, and mentorship.
- Assist clinicians in strengthening assessment, treatment planning, documentation, crisis intervention, and clinical decision-making skills.
- Review clinical documentation to ensure quality care, regulatory compliance, and appropriate billing.
- Support staff in navigating complex clinical situations, mandated reporting, ethical issues, and professional boundaries.
- Participate in performance evaluations and ongoing professional development.
- Facilitate staff development and training, including the implementation of evidence-based and trauma-informed practices.
- Foster a team culture of collaboration, psychological safety, accountability, inclusion, and continuous learning.
- Oversee the day-to-day clinical operations of school-based service sites.
- Partner with school administrators, student support teams, teachers, families, and community providers to strengthen care coordination.
- Serve as a key liaison between TGCW and host schools, building relationships and identifying opportunities to expand behavioral health services.
- Participate in candidate interviews and contribute to hiring and team-building decisions.
- Monitor scheduling, supervision documentation, timesheets, and other operational processes.
- Conduct chart reviews and participate in internal and external audits.
- Represent The Guidance Center of Westchester at interagency and school-based meetings.
- Contribute to program evaluation, quality improvement, and the development of innovative school-based behavioral health services.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, or related behavioral health field.
- Current state licensure (e.g., LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, or equivalent) required.
- Minimum of 3–5 years of clinical experience providing mental health services to children, adolescents, and families.
- Prior experience working in school-based or community mental health settings preferred.
- Experience conducting psychosocial assessments, treatment planning, and individual/group/family therapy.
- Experience with crisis assessment, suicide risk assessment, and behavioral intervention.
- Supervisory or team leadership experience preferred.
- Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, educators, and external service providers.
- Experience implementing evidence-based practices and trauma-informed care approaches.
- Training in crisis prevention/intervention, restorative practices, or behavioral management preferred.
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation required for travel between school sites.
- Strong clinical judgment, assessment, and decision-making skills.
- Experience working with children, adolescents, and families.
- Demonstrated ability to provide effective clinical supervision and mentorship.
- Excellent leadership and team-building abilities.
- Strong crisis intervention, de-escalation, and risk-management skills.
- Ability to establish trusting relationships with students, families, school personnel, and community partners.
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Cultural humility and responsiveness to diverse identities, backgrounds, and experiences.
- Strong organizational, time-management, and documentation skills.
- Ability to balance clinical responsibilities with leadership and administrative priorities.
- Ability to work independently while functioning effectively as part of a collaborative team.
- Flexibility, creativity, and adaptability in a dynamic school environment.
- Knowledge of child and adolescent development and common behavioral health and substance use concerns.
- Commitment to trauma-informed, student-centered, strengths-based, and inclusive practice.
- Proficiency with electronic health records and required clinical/reporting systems.
- Commitment to ethical practice, professional growth, and lifelong learning.
Skills
- Clinical Leadership
- Clinical Supervision
- Direct Care
- Diagnostic Assessment
- Trauma-Informed Treatment Planning
- Individual Therapy
- Family Therapy
- Group Therapy
- Crisis Intervention
- Care Coordination
- Telehealth Services
- Electronic Health Records
- Mentorship
- Coaching
- Team Development
- Performance Evaluation
- Staff Training
- Evidence-Based Practices
- Program Oversight
- Interagency Collaboration
- Quality Improvement
- Interpersonal Skills
- Leadership Skills
- Team-Building
- De-escalation
- Risk Management
- Relationship Building
- Communication Skills
- Organizational Skills
- Time Management
- Documentation Skills
- Independent Work
- Collaborative Work
- Adaptability
- Child and Adolescent Development
- Behavioral Health Concerns
- Substance Use Concerns
- Ethical Practice
- Professional Growth
- Lifelong Learning
Location
- New Rochelle, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 3-5 years of clinical experience
- Supervisory or team leadership experience preferred
Education Level
- Master's degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, or related behavioral health field
Salary/Compensations
- $85,000
About the Company
- Access is a team that values connection, accountability, and real impact.
- At Access, our Culture Playbook is how we show up for each other and for the people we support.
- The Guidance Center of Westchester (TGCW) is dedicated to helping people live the healthiest and fullest lives possible.
Equal Opportunity
- An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and Veterans