Licensed Psychologist, Juvenile Court Clinic- 15 Hours, Day Shift

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Licensed Psychologist - Juvenile Court Clinic

Community Healthlink (CHL), Worcester, MA
Part-Time | 15 hours/week | Non-Benefited

Hiring Range: $46.00 - $48.00

Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations

Community Healthlink (CHL) is seeking a Licensed Psychologist to join our Juvenile Court Clinic team. This is a meaningful opportunity to provide culturally responsive clinical and forensic services to children, adolescents, and families involved with the Massachusetts Juvenile Court system.

Position Overview

The Licensed Psychologist will conduct court-ordered clinical and forensic evaluations, provide consultation to court and community stakeholders, and deliver timely mental health assessments for court-referred youth. Training in Juvenile Court Clinic protocols and forensic evaluations is provided.

Major Responsibilities

• Provide culturally competent clinical and forensic services to children, adolescents, and families involved with the Massachusetts Juvenile Court.
• Complete court-ordered written evaluation reports (training is provided) for cases involving
  • Juvenile delinquency
  • Child Requiring Assistance (CRA)
  • Parental fitness and capacity in child abuse and neglect (Care & Protection)
  • Competency to stand trial
  • Criminal responsibility
  • Involuntary civil commitment for mental health and substance use
  • May conduct additional evaluations, including violence risk, fire-setting, and sexual behavior risk-needs assessments.
    
• Provide same-day emergency mental health evaluations for court-referred youth.
• Offer consultation to families, probation officers, judges, attorneys, treatment providers, schools, physicians, DCF, and other stakeholders.

Position Qualifications

Required Education, License & Certification

• Doctorate in Psychology or Counseling Psychology.
• Licensed Psychologist in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Willingness to pursue and obtain Certified Juvenile Court Clinician (CJCC) I & II training in accordance with statewide Juvenile Court Clinic Protocol.
• Successful completion of a CORI background check.

Required Experience & Skills

• Clinical experience with children, adolescents, and families.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain collaborative working relationships with colleagues, supervisors, and external professionals.
• Proficiency in psychological testing and assessment for forensic and clinical evaluations.
• Strong skills in producing clear, thorough, and timely documentation consistent with forensic standards and agency policies.
• Clinical and forensic skills aligned with CJCC training program standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience conducting culturally competent written forensic and mental health evaluations with children, adolescents, and families.
• Proficiency in consultation related to court disposition, service planning, and case management.
• Interest and ability, with experience, to mentor CJCC Candidates as a CJCC I & II Mentor.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Work is considered sedentary.
• Position is based indoors in a standard office environment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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