Thank you for your interest in working at Adolescent Consultation Services. The following positions are available:
- Mental Health Clinician, Juvenile Court Clinic, Full-Time
- Mental Health Clinician, Part-Time
- Mental Health Clinician and Group Facilitator for Teens and Parents, Full-Time
If you are interested in a position at ACS, please apply on Indeed.
Full-Time Mental Health Clinician, Juvenile Court Clinic
Job Type: Full-Time
Location: Lowell, MA
Salary: $75,000-$85,000
Adolescent Consultation Services (ACS), a nonprofit mental health agency serving the Middlesex County Juvenile Courts of Massachusetts, is seeking experienced applicants for a full-time (40 hours/week) mental health clinician position. ACS provides evaluation, consultation, and treatment services to the Juvenile Courts in Cambridge, Framingham, Lowell, and Waltham. This position is based at our Lowell site with the possibility of infrequent coverage at our other sites.
About Us:
At ACS, our mission is to support and empower children and families who are court-involved or at risk for court involvement by providing the mental health assessment and intervention services they need to help them envision and work toward a better future. The children and families we serve are diverse in race, ability, economic status, neurodivergence, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, immigration status, and religion. ACS is committed to continuing to build a team that reflects the diversity of the population we serve and to cultivating and maintaining a culture of inclusion and connectedness. In recruiting for our team, we enthusiastically welcome and value the unique contributions, perspectives, and lived experience that you can bring to our work and our workplace.
Why consider a career at ACS?
The ACS countywide team is an interdisciplinary group of dedicated clinicians committed to serving youth and families involved in, or at risk of involvement in, the juvenile justice system. ACS is a mission driven organization, offering a unique opportunity to make a meaningful difference during a pivotal time in a young person’s life, helping to strengthen families, build resilience, and positively influence long-term outcomes.
ACS fosters a collaborative and inclusive workplace culture that values teamwork, professional growth, and employee well-being. ACS is committed to supporting a healthy work-life balance and implementing practices that promote clinician wellness and prevent burnout.
Dually funded by a state contract and privately raised revenue, all ACS services are provided at no cost to clients or third-party insurers, minimizing administrative responsibilities and allowing clinicians to focus their time and expertise on delivering high-quality, evidence-based care to youth and families.
Essential Functions:
- Conduct comprehensive diagnostic evaluations of youth who are before the Juvenile Court on a variety of matters: child requiring assistance applications, delinquency cases, care and protection matters, and emergency mental health and substance use evaluations.
- Communicate with juvenile court personnel, attorneys, schools, community providers, the district attorney’s office, the Department of Children and Families, and other stakeholders, to gather pertinent information and to provide consultation and coordination of care.
- Complete comprehensive written reports to be submitted to the court on behalf of the child and family.
- Provide oral testimony to the court regarding the findings of certain evaluations.
- Assist families with referrals to behavioral health providers and/or other services as needed.
- Additional duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- A Master’s degree in social work, counseling, or similar field, from an accredited graduate school program.
- Independent licensure to provide mental health services in Massachusetts. (LICSW, LMHC)
- Excellent writing skills and experience writing thorough diagnostic evaluations.
- At least two years of experience working with at-risk youth and families.
- Strong diagnostic skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bilingual candidates, especially English/Spanish and English/Portuguese.
- An interest in forensic psychology and prior forensic experience.
- Knowledge of services available for children and families.
- Strong preference will be given to candidates who are presently enrolled in the statewide CJCC I certification program, or are already a CJCC I certified juvenile court clinicians.
Salary and Benefits:
- Starting salary range $75,000 – $85,000 annually. (Compensation is based on education, related work experience, licensure status, and other qualifications.)
- Periodic staff-wide bonuses based on agency revenue.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance (available upon start date).
- Generous paid sick, personal, holiday, birthday, and vacation time.
- Schedule flexibility and opportunities to work from home.
- 403(b) plan with agency contribution and matching.
- Work related travel reimbursement.
- CEU reimbursement
If you are interested in this position at ACS, please apply on Indeed.
Mental Health Clinician, Part-Time
Job Type: Part-Time, 24 hours/week
Location: Lowell, MA
Salary: $45,000-$50,000
Adolescent Consultation Services (ACS), a nonprofit mental health agency serving the Middlesex County Juvenile Courts of Massachusetts, is seeking experienced applicants for a part-time (24 hours/week) mental health clinician position. ACS provides evaluation, consultation, and treatment services to the Juvenile Courts in Cambridge, Framingham, Lowell, and Waltham. This position focuses on the treatment services and is based in Lowell with the possibility of occasional coverage at our other site.
About Us:
At ACS, our mission is to support and empower children and families who are court-involved or at risk for court involvement by providing the mental health assessment and intervention services they need to help them envision and work toward a better future. The children and families we serve are diverse in race, ability, economic status, neurodivergence, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, immigration status, and religion. ACS is committed to continuing to build a team that reflects the diversity of the population we serve and to cultivating and maintaining a culture of inclusion and connectedness. In recruiting for our team, we enthusiastically welcome and value the unique contributions, perspectives, and lived experience that you can bring to our work and our workplace.
Why consider a career at ACS?
The ACS countywide team is an interdisciplinary group of dedicated clinicians committed to serving youth and families involved in, or at risk of involvement in, the juvenile justice system. ACS is a mission driven organization, offering a unique opportunity to make a meaningful difference during a pivotal time in a young person’s life, helping to strengthen families, build resilience, and positively influence long-term outcomes.
ACS fosters a collaborative and inclusive workplace culture that values teamwork, professional growth, and employee well-being. ACS is committed to supporting a healthy work-life balance and implementing practices that promote clinician wellness and prevent burnout.
Dually funded by a state contract and privately raised revenue, all ACS services are provided at no cost to clients or third-party insurers, minimizing administrative responsibilities and allowing clinicians to focus their time and expertise on delivering high-quality, evidence-based care to youth and families.
Essential Functions:
- Conduct intake screenings and assessments for court-involved and at-risk youth referred by schools, courts, or the District Attorney’s office within Middlesex County.
- Provide individual and family therapy, both in person and/or via telehealth.
- Facilitate psychoeducational groups, both in person and/or via telehealth, as needed.
- Communicate with juvenile court staff, attorneys, schools, the District Attorney’s office, the Department of Children and Families, and other stakeholders, to provide consultation and coordination of care.
- Assist families with referrals to behavioral health providers and/or other therapeutic and community services, as needed.
- Maintain clinical documentation, including, but not limited to, assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, case management notes, and memorandums to the juvenile court.
- Supervise student trainees, as needed.
- Additional duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in counseling, psychology, social work, or related field.
- Independent licensure to provide mental health services in Massachusetts (LICSW or LMHC).
- A minimum of five years of experience working in the field of mental health.
- Essential knowledge and experience include a background in child development, strong diagnostic skills, knowledge of services available for children and families, and experience working with at-risk youth and families.
- Knowledge of treatment modalities appropriate for children, adolescents, and families.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bilingual candidates, especially English/Spanish and English/Portuguese.
- An interest in forensic psychology and prior forensic experience.
- Knowledge of services available for children and families.
Salary and Benefits:
- Starting salary range $45,000 – $50,000 annually (Compensation is based on education, related work experience, licensure status, and other qualifications).
- Periodic staff-wide bonuses based on agency revenue.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance, available upon hire.
- Generous paid sick, personal, holiday, birthday, and vacation time.
- Schedule flexibility and opportunities to work from home.
- 403(b) plan with agency contribution and matching.
- Professional development and CEU reimbursement.
If you are interested in this position at ACS, please apply on Indeed.
Mental Health Clinician and Group Facilitator for Teens and Parents, Full-Time
Job Type: Full-Time, 40 hours/week
Location: Cambridge, MA
Salary: $75,000-$85,000
Adolescent Consultation Services (ACS), a nonprofit mental health agency serving the Middlesex County Juvenile Courts of Massachusetts, is seeking experienced applicants for a full-time (40 hours/week) mental health clinician position. ACS provides evaluation, consultation, and treatment services to the Juvenile Courts in Cambridge, Framingham, Lowell, and Waltham. This position focuses on the treatment services and is based in Cambridge.
About Us:
At ACS, our mission is to support and empower children and families who are court-involved or at risk for court involvement by providing the mental health assessment and intervention services they need to help them envision and work toward a better future. The children and families we serve are diverse in race, ability, economic status, neurodivergence, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, immigration status, and religion. ACS is committed to continuing to build a team that reflects the diversity of the population we serve and to cultivating and maintaining a culture of inclusion and connectedness. In recruiting for our team, we enthusiastically welcome and value the unique contributions, perspectives, and lived experience that you can bring to our work and our workplace.
Why consider a career at ACS?
The ACS countywide team is an interdisciplinary group of dedicated clinicians committed to serving youth and families involved in, or at risk of involvement in, the juvenile justice system. ACS is a mission driven organization, offering a unique opportunity to make a meaningful difference during a pivotal time in a young person’s life, helping to strengthen families, build resilience, and positively influence long-term outcomes.
ACS fosters a collaborative and inclusive workplace culture that values teamwork, professional growth, and employee well-being. ACS is committed to supporting a healthy work-life balance and implementing practices that promote clinician wellness and prevent burnout.
Dually funded by a state contract and privately raised revenue, all ACS services are provided at no cost to clients or third-party insurers, minimizing administrative responsibilities and allowing clinicians to focus their time and expertise on delivering high-quality, evidence-based care to youth and families.
Position Overview
This exciting new position has been created to help broaden the impact of our countywide services. Based in Cambridge, the ideal candidate will be an experienced clinician who is passionate about and skilled in providing individual and group mental health treatment to adolescents. This individual will also have experience and interest in facilitating psychoeducational groups for parents and caregivers of adolescents, as they will be instrumental in helping ACS launch its first psychoeducational Parent/Caregiver group.
Essential Functions:
- Provide evidence-based individual and group counseling to court-involved and at-risk youth and their families.
- Facilitate psychoeducational groups for adolescents, demonstrating strong group leadership and clinical management skills.
- In collaboration with ACS leadership, develop, adapt, and implement a structured caregiver group curriculum addressing child and adolescent development, the underlying causes of challenging behaviors, identifying and responding to safety concerns, and practical, evidence-informed strategies for supporting adolescents.
- Conduct clinical intakes, treatment planning, and ongoing progress monitoring.
- Deliver services both in-person and via telehealth platforms.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary professionals, including court personnel, schools, and community providers.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and clinically sound documentation in accordance with agency standards and data platforms.
- Participate in supervision, consultation, and team-based care planning.
Required Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or related mental health field.
- Independent licensure to provide mental health services in Massachusetts (LICSW or LMHC).
- Extensive experience facilitating clinical group counseling, particularly with adolescents and parents/caregivers.
- Experience working with court-involved, high-risk, or system-involved youth and families.
- Strong clinicial judgment, engagement skills, and ability to manage xomplex group dynamics.
- Comfort providing services both in-person and via telehealth platforms.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience developing psychoeducational or therapeutic curriculum for caregiver groups.
- Trauma-informed, systems-based, and strengths-focused clinical orientation.
- Strong collaboration skills within multidisciplinary teams.
- Bilingual proficiency in English/Spanish, English/Portuguese.
- Ability to engage diverse populations with cultural humility and responsiveness.
Salary and Benefits:
- Starting salary range $75,000 – $85,000 annually (Compensation is based on education, related work experience, licensure status, and other qualifications).
- Periodic staff-wide bonuses based on agency revenue.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance, available upon hire.
- Generous paid sick, personal, holiday, birthday, and vacation time.
- Schedule flexibility and opportunities to work from home.
- 403(b) plan with agency contribution and matching.
- Professional development and CEU reimbursement.
If you are interested in this position at ACS, please apply on Indeed.
