Child Clinician (License Preferred) - Newport

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• $99k Per Year Child Clinician (License Preferred)
• Newport West Central Behavioral Health

Occupation:

Clinical Nurse Specialists

Location:

Newport, NH

• 03773 Positions available: 1 Job #: 688303685

Source:

West Central Behavioral Health

Posted:

04/02/2026

Web Site:

www.wcbh.org

Job Type:

Full Time (30 Hours or More) Job Requirements and Properties Work Onsite Full Time Education Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy or equivalent clinical discipline required

• Eligibility for licensure (LCMHC, LICSW, LMFT) by the State of New Hampshire preferred Schedule Full Time Job Description .
• Unlicensed Clinician starting salary: $68,556.80
• Licensed Clinician starting salary: $73,377.

20 West Central Behavioral Health is seeking a Full-Time Child & Adolescent Mental Health Counselor / Therapist to provide outpatient therapy services at our Newport, NH location. This position is primarily office-based, with the opportunity to provide school-based mental health counseling within local schools. As a Child Therapist, you will deliver comprehensive outpatient mental health services to children, adolescents, and families. Services include assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and evidence-based therapeutic intervention. Counseling may be provided in-person and via telehealth, offering flexibility within a structured and supportive clinical team environment. This role is ideal for clinicians seeking meaningful work in community mental health, access to supervision for licensure, and the opportunity to collaborate closely with schools and community partners.

Basic Responsibilities:

• Provide brief psychotherapy to children and/or families, including intake and evaluation, collaboration and mobilization of community resources, and provision of individual and group therapy sessions.
• Assist clients to gain insight, define goals, and plan action to achieve effective personal, social, educational, and vocational development and adjustment.
• Manage case referrals and assignments, coordinating client care needs with other team members to ensure effective and optimal care.
• Follow through with parents, teachers, referring physicians or agencies as needed in a timely way to ensure optimal client care coordination.
• Provide school-based counseling services when assigned.

We provide training in evidenced-based practices, include MATCH, as well as supervision for licensure. Additional Information Help for Additional Information.

Education:

• Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy or equivalent clinical discipline required
• Eligibility for licensure (LCMHC, LICSW, LMFT) by the State of New Hampshire preferred

Experience:

• Some experience working with this population strongly preferred
• Experience providing school-based mental health services preferred

Required Skills:

• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Must be flexible and demonstrate the ability to work with minimal supervision
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Excellent computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Ability to learn necessary computer and technical skills essential to the position and Agency needs
• Ability to relate to staff, clients and community around a mental health system
• Maintain skill competencies in customer service, quality improvement, compliance and safety.

Preferred Skills:

• Knowledge of and experience with an electronic medical record system
• Prior experience in a community mental health environment

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to access all Agency sites

Other:

• Ability to obtain and maintain Agency and/or State of New Hampshire required background check(s)
• Understanding of the importance of confidentiality and the ability to maintain that confidence