The Arthur Project (TAP) is a youth mentoring organization that partners with middle schools to provide relationship-based, therapeutic mentoring that promotes healing, belonging, academic success, and long-term opportunity.
Our mentors are social work students who serve as trusted adults who help young people navigate challenges, build social capital, and strengthen connections to school, family, and community. TAP is committed to advancing equity through culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and prevention-focused practice.
Position Summary
The Senior Clinician provides clinical leadership for The Arthur Project's school-based mental health clinic at Bronx Debate Academy (MS 644). This position combines direct clinical practice, clinical supervision, partnership management, and program oversight to ensure high-quality mental health services for students and families.
The Senior Clinician serves as the lead clinical presence on-site, managing complex and emergent clinical situations, maintaining a direct service caseload, supervising social work interns, and strengthening partnerships with school and community stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
Clinical Leadership & Operational Oversight
- Lead the day-to-day operations of the school-based mental health clinic
- Manage emergent and crisis-related clinical situations and coordinate appropriate interventions.
- Ensure services are delivered in accordance with agency standards, ethical guidelines, and regulatory requirements.
- Support implementation of trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and evidence-based practices.
Direct Clinical Services
- Maintain a caseload of approximately 15 students and families.
- Provide individual, family, and group-based therapeutic services.
- Conduct assessments, treatment planning, progress monitoring, and clinical documentation.
- Collaborate with caregivers, school staff, and external providers to coordinate care and support student success.
Partnership Coordination
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with school leadership and staff.
- Coordinate partnerships with middle school stakeholders and community mental health resources.
- Represent The Arthur Project in school-based meetings and collaborative planning efforts.
- Facilitate communication between students, families, schools, and community partners.
Practicum Instruction & Clinical Supervision
- Serve as Practicum Instructor for 3–5 social work students.
- Provide weekly individual supervision to clinic interns and therapeutic mentoring interns.
- Support intern professional development through coaching, feedback, and evaluation.
- Ensure internship experiences align with agency expectations and educational requirements.
Qualifications
Required
- New York State LMSW
- SIFI (Seminar in Field Instruction) certification required
- Bilingual English/Spanish required
- Significant clinical experience working with children, adolescents, and families
- Experience providing individual, family, and group therapy
- Experience supervising social work students or early-career clinicians
- Strong crisis intervention, assessment, and care coordination skills
Preferred
- Experience working in school-based mental health settings
- Knowledge of NYC public school systems and community resources
- Experience supporting culturally diverse and historically underserved communities
- Familiarity with trauma-informed and healing-centered practices
What We Offer
- Competitive salary of $95,000
- Hybrid work environment
- Clinical leadership opportunity within an innovative school-based mental health program
- Supportive and mission-driven team culture
- Opportunity to mentor and develop future social workers
- Meaningful impact on the lives of middle school students and families
To Apply
Please submit:
The Arthur Project is an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourages applications from candidates who reflect the communities we serve. We are committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.
Pay: $95,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- clinical: 3 years (Required)
Language:
License/Certification:
- NYS License Master of Social Work (Required)
- Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI) certificate? (Preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bronx, NY 10452
