Early Childhood Outpatient Clinician

Job Description

About us: The Village was one of the first agencies in the country to provide homes for neglected children. Today, we continue to achieve our mission to build a community of strong, healthy families who protect and nurture children by providing a full range of behavioral health, early childhood and youth development, substance use treatment and support services for children, adults and families in the Greater Hartford, Connecticut region.

Named a Connecticut Top Workplace for five consecutive years with national distinction for workplace culture and diversity, equity and inclusion practices, you can be sure youre joining an organization thats just as committed to your success as we are to those we serve.

Visit our career site: https://thevillage.org/careers/

We also welcome recent and May 2025 graduates!

Starting annual salary $54,000

$5000 Sign on Bonus!

• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Clinical Supervision toward Licensure
  
  

Come join our newly formed Early Childhood Behavioral Health Unit where we intervene early to support and nurture families! This is an exciting opportunity which offers competitive pay, sign on bonus, high quality supervision hours towards licensure and extensive training/consultation in a therapy model designed to work with young children and their families

Early Childhood Outpatient Clinician

The Early Childhood Outpatient Clinician provides clinic-based therapy to children and their families presenting with a broad range of clinical diagnoses and needs. Most of the caseload will be comprised of families with young children. The Clinician will be integrated within an Early Childhood Behavioral Health multidisciplinary team where they will receive specialized training to work with very young children and families.

About The Village: The Village was one of the first agencies in the country to provide homes for neglected children. Today, we continue to achieve our mission to build a community of strong, healthy families who protect and nurture children by providing a full range of behavioral health, early childhood and youth development, substance use treatment and support services for children, adults and families in the Greater Hartford, Connecticut region.

Named a Connecticut Top Workplace for four consecutive years with national distinction for workplace culture and diversity, equity and inclusion practices, you can be sure youre joining an organization thats just as committed to your success as we are to those we serve.

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Required Experience

EDUCATION

• MSW or equivalent required with a minimum of 3 years post graduate clinical experience preferred.
• Clinical degree in social work, psychology, or other licensed-eligible counseling degree
• LMSW or equivalent required and licensed eligible
  
  

Experience

• Must be able to function independently and be able to seek guidance when necessary.
• Strong diagnostic, assessment and treatment skills for individual, family, and group therapy
• Extensive experience working with culturally diverse urban populations, a wide age range, and a variety of clinical presentations; Cultural competency to serve a diverse population.
• Knowledge of behavioral health, child welfare systems, and community resources
• Ability to author professional/clinical reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization.
• Knowledge of and ability to use Microsoft Office Suite and web browsers effectively.
• Knowledge of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV)
• Good knowledge of a variety of therapeutic interventions and models emphasizing empirically validated interventions
• Skill to maintain a professional, confidential work environment.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks at one time in an efficient manner.
• Ability to relate to children and families in a positive manner.
• Ability to establish and maintain appropriate boundaries with children and families.
• Good organizational and communication skills
• Bilingual/bicultural skills preferred.
  
  

Keyword: Clinician, Social Work, Non-Profit, Human Services, Mental Health, Outpatient, Early Childhood