Clinician – Long Term Foster Care

Few clinical roles build the expertise this one does. Working with unaccompanied children in long-term foster care, you'll develop trauma-informed assessment, federal-standard clinical practice, and crisis skills that almost no other setting can teach — and you'll do it with supervision that actually shows up.

As an LTFC Clinician at Children's Community Programs of Connecticut (CCP), every case sharpens a skill set that travels with you for the rest of your career.

Why You'll Love Working Here

CCP is where early- and mid-career clinicians become the practitioners other agencies want to hire:

• Supervision that shows up. You report to a Lead Clinician invested in your growth — and if you're license-eligible, in your path to full licensure (LCSW, LPC, or LMFT).
• Lunch & Learn sessions with internal and external experts, plus advanced training and leadership-development opportunities.
• A focused caseload (capped at 12 per ORR standards) that lets you go deep enough to actually master the work, not just survive it.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, quarterly wellness experiences, and Summer Fridays.

What You'll Do

• Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial, trauma, risk, and mental health assessments, and complete intake evaluations for the children on your caseload.
• Develop individualized treatment plans and clinical goals for each child.
• Provide individual, family, and group counseling, delivering trauma-informed care to children who may have experienced migration trauma, abuse, neglect, trafficking, or family separation.
• Conduct crisis intervention, suicide risk assessments, and safety planning when needed.
• Screen for and document human-trafficking concerns, critical incidents, and safety issues.
• Support family reunification, sponsor release planning, and transition planning for youth aging out of care.
• Conduct regular home visits and provide ongoing support to foster families to keep placements stable, facilitating communication between the child, foster family, and biological family when appropriate.
• Coordinate mental health services with schools, medical providers, attorneys, and community agencies, and participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and case reviews.
• Transport minors as needed for appointments and out-of-state reunification.
• Maintain treatment plans, progress notes, and all records to ORR and agency timelines, ensuring compliance with ORR policies and state licensing requirements.
• Provide emergency on-call back-up support for the on-call case managers as needed.

What You'll Bring To The Table

Required:

• Master of Social Work (MSW) or a master's degree in psychology, sociology, or other relevant behavioral science in which clinical experience is a program requirement
• Licensed or license-eligible to provide clinical services in Connecticut (e.g., LCSW, LPC, LMFT)
• At least 2 years of postgraduate direct service to a child or adolescent population
• Bilingual Spanish/English
• Cultural humility and sensitivity in working with diverse communities

Preferred:

• Previous experience providing services to immigrant populations, particularly unaccompanied minors or minor refugees

Compensation: $70,000 – $78,795 annually

Children's Community Programs is a nonprofit organization and does not offer visa sponsorship or relocation assistance. Candidates relocating independently are welcome to apply. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Bilingual Spanish/English