Full-time Mental Health Clinician - beginning August 2025
The Lab School of Washington
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Details
Posted: 26-Jan-25
Location: Washington, D.C.
Type: Full Time
Salary: $65,000-$95,000
Categories:
School Counseling
Salary Details:
based on experience and credentials
Required Education:
Masters
Full-Time Mental Health Clinician - The Reservoir Group at The Lab School of Washington - beginning August 2025
The Reservoir Group is seeking a 12-month, full-time, DC-licensed therapist (LPC, LCSW, LICSW, or Psychologist) who is eager to join our team and support students at The Lab School and in the surrounding community. Start date August 18, 2025
Job responsibilities include:
Providing individual (and potentially group) evidence-based psychotherapy/counseling for approximately 25 school-aged clients, during the school day and after school
Consulting and collaborating with teachers, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and other mental health providers
Position is full-time in-person. Preferred hours are 10 AM to 6 PM, 5 days per week
Professional development opportunities are available.
Ideal candidates:
DC Licensed mental health professional (license-eligible will be considered)
2+ years of experience providing therapy or counseling to children and adolescents, ideally those with learning differences
Experience in schools, and/or with children with learning differences, preferred
Experience with IEP documentation and SPED regulations, preferred
Strong skill and interest in supporting students from a perspective of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Excellent collaborative work skills
proficiency with Google Suite and IEP systems a plus
The Psychology and Wellness Department of the Reservoir Group consists of psychologists, social workers and counselors who provide clinical services to Lab School students, as well as children, adolescents and adults from the community. The Lab School of Washington is an independent, progressive, arts-based school that serves students in grades 1 through 12 with diagnosed language-based learning differences on two campuses in Northwest Washington, DC.
Salary Range: $65,000-$95,000. Salary is based on experience and credentials.
The Lab School of Washington is an inclusive and welcoming school that celebrates diversity, including race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, as well as any other status protected by applicable law. We welcome candidates representing the diversity of today’s global world.
For over 50 years, The Lab School of Washington has been providing an exceptional, college-preparatory academic experience for students (grades 1-12) with language-based learning differences.
The Lab School of Washington is an innovative learning community fostering scholarship and creativity in students with different learning styles. In an environment of inquiry and hands-on exploration, Lab School students learn to advocate for themselves as they become engaged and compassionate members of a global society. The goals of the institution are to:
...provide a rigorous, best in class, college-preparatory education;
...prepare students for a lifetime of learning;
...provide intensive remediation and teach useful learning strategies;
...use visual and performing arts to facilitate the education process;
...bring multi-sensory and experiential learning methods into the classroom;
support and educate parents;
...pioneer research and design new methodologies to remain on the cutting edge of the field;
...incorporate the latest technology into all Lab School programs;
...provide a challenging yet collaborative environment for staff and invest in professional developme...nt;
...disseminate the results of our programs to public and private schools that serve students who learn in both traditional and non-traditional ways.