Child Mental Health Counselor – Child Partial Hospitalization Program

Child Mental Health Counselor in Holyoke, MA | Baystate Health Careers

Department: Child Partial Hospital Program

Location: Holyoke, Massachusetts

Job Type: Full-Time

Shift: Days

Make an Impact with Baystate Health

Baystate Health is seeking an Child Mental Health Counselor to join our Child Partial Hospitalization Program, in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Our Child Partial Hospitalization Program provides compassionate, intensive crisis intervention and stabilization for children and adolescents ages 8–18 experiencing emotional, behavioral, or psychiatric needs.

As a Child Mental Health Counselor, you will play an important role in creating a safe, supportive, and therapeutic environment where children and adolescents can develop the skills they need to improve their emotional well-being, strengthen relationships, and increase daily functioning. The program provides an alternative to inpatient hospitalization or serves as a transition from inpatient care to a less intensive level of outpatient care. Through therapeutic engagement, group activities, behavioral support, and developmentally appropriate interventions, you will help patients work toward their individualized treatment goals while maintaining important family and community connections.

The Child Mental Health Counselor Will:

• Actively participate in the multidisciplinary treatment team, collaborating with team members to evaluate patients, plan therapeutic interventions, and develop individualized treatment goals.
• Attend weekly treatment team meetings, review patient admission and progress notes, and provide observations and updates regarding patients' mental status, behaviors, and progress toward treatment goals.
• Support the implementation of treatment plans and follow through with multidisciplinary team recommendations and decisions.
• Demonstrate effective use of behavioral management principles, Trauma-Informed Care, and Collaborative Problem Solving techniques when working with children and adolescents.
• Maintain a safe and therapeutic environment by recognizing potential safety concerns, identifying environmental hazards, and following established safety procedures.
• Complete daily sharps checks upon patient arrival and as indicated by the treatment team.

• Establish supportive relationships with patients by providing compassionate, respectful, and developmentally appropriate counseling and therapeutic engagement.
• Facilitate and lead therapeutic groups and unit activities based on patient needs, treatment goals, developmental stages, and appropriate developmental theories and concepts.
• Identify patient learning needs and provide appropriate education and therapeutic interventions in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.

Schedule Details

• Job Type: Full-Time
• Shift: Days
• Hours: 36-hours per week
• Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm
• Weekend Requirement: No weekends
• Other Scheduling Requirements: No holidays

Benefits That Support You

At Baystate Health, you get the best of both worlds: the resources, stability, and career opportunities of a large integrated healthcare system with the supportive culture of a community-focused organization.

Depending on eligibility, benefits may include:

• Competitive Pay & Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including local Health New England plans.
• Tuition & Training: Tuition assistance, CEUs, and professional development opportunities.
• Career Growth: Clinical advancement, leadership development, and internal career opportunities.
• Regional Opportunities: Career options across Baystate Health hospitals, practices, and services throughout western Massachusetts.
• Sign-On Bonuses: If applicable, Sign-On bonuses are paid to external hires only and are not applicable to internal or company transfers, unless otherwise specified. Former employees are eligible after one-year post-separation from Baystate Health
• Retirement: Retirement savings and employer match.
• Paid Time Off: Generous PTO for eligible employees.

About Baystate Health

Baystate Health is an integrated healthcare system serving patients and communities throughout western Massachusetts. Our network includes Baystate Medical Center, Baystate Children's Hospital, Baystate Noble Hospital, Baystate Franklin Medical Center, Baystate Wing Hospital, Baystate Mercy Hospital, Baystate Medical Practices, and Baystate Home Health & Hospice.

Whether you provide direct patient care, clinical services, or operational support, your work at Baystate Health helps improve the health of the communities we serve.

Required Skills  

Child Mental Health Counselor I

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 0-2 years of related experience

Child Mental Health Counselor II

• Master’s Degree
• 2 years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications & Skills

• Independently Licensed or License Eligible “Independent License Eligible” Clinician (as defined above) for: 1) LICSW (Lic. Independent Clin. Social Worker; MSWs must have current LCSW; 2) LMHC (Lic. Mental Health Counselor); or 3) LMFT (Lic. Marriage & Fam Therapist)
• CPR-BLS through the American Heart Association, required before start.

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Compensation

Note: The compensation range(s) in the table below represent the base salaries for all positions at a given grade across the health system. Typically, a new hire can expect a starting salary somewhere in the lower part of the range. Actual salaries may vary by position and will be determined based on the candidate's relevant experience. No employee will be paid below the minimum of the range. Pay ranges are listed as hourly for non-exempt employees and based on assumed full time commitment for exempt employees.

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