Job Description
Job Title: Mental Health Clinician
Reports to: Director of Clinical Services
Type: Full-Time
Category: Mental Health
Job Summar
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Based at our Lowell office and nearby sites, you’ll provide trauma-informed individual and small-group counseling to young adults ages 17–25 from Lowell, Lawrence, and Haverhill, many of whom are navigating the effects of trauma, mental health challenges, or substance use. You'll support intake and screening, conduct assessments, provide crisis intervention, and facilitate external referrals as needed. You'll also collaborate with our Mental Health Team ‘behind the walls’, in correctional settings, to support young adults’ full reentry journey
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At UTEC, we don’t bill insurance, giving you the freedom to take a flexible, relationship-centered approach to care—meeting young people where they are and focusing on what each individual truly needs without the paperwork or limitations of traditional syste
ms.
You’ll work closely with a collaborative team of Transitional Coaches, Workforce Development staff, Reentry Programming specialists, and others to provide holistic, wraparound supp
ort.This is an ideal opportunity for a clinician who’s passionate about equity and second chances—and who values work-life balance. Enjoy a consistent Monday–Friday schedule (typically no nights/weekends, minimal home visits), along with robust support for licensure and professional developm
ent.
Reasons to Love this
- RoleDeep impact & mission-driven work: In this role, you’ll have the chance to build meaningful, long-term relationships with young adults and support them through some of the most pivotal moments in their lives. Your work will go far beyond clinical care—you’ll be part of a healing-centered environment that helps young people break cycles of incarceration, access opportunity, and build brighter fut
- ures.Work-life balance: You’ll be working a Monday-Friday schedule – a rare and welcomed structure in clinical roles that supports true work-life balance. Typical hours will be 9-5, but at minimal times may vary. You will also enjoy a full week off between the Christmas and New Year holidays, a minimum of three weeks vacation per year, and 3 pm early closure on Summer Fridays. After 3 years on staff, UTEC employees are also offered a paid three-week sabbatical with up to $1,500 in related expe
- nses.Office & Community Centers: You’re based at UTEC’s site locations, with minimal home visits. Some work will take place in correctional facilities, bringing clinical care to young adults at the start of their reentry jour
- neys.Career advancement: For those with a Master’s degree in social work or mental health counseling and pursuing licensure, we offer full supervision, exam support, professional development funding, and mentoring – a robust foundation for advancing into an experienced leader in the clinical f
- ield.Strong DEI culture: Work within an organization committed to anti-racist structures, honoring lived experience, and fostering growth through reflection and collabora
- tion.Compensation & Benefits: The Mental Health Clinician salary starts at $60,000 plus benefits for entry level candidates that are eligible for licensure. Compensation increases with relevant experience and licensure. UTEC offers a competitive benefits package that starts with 3 weeks of vacation plus a week off between the Christmas and New Year holidays, 12 holidays, 10 sick days, 2 personal days, and 3 bereavement days, as well as health, dental, and vision insurance starting day one. We also offer life insurance, first-time homeowners down payment assistance, cost-of-living increases, a paid sabbatical after three years, and a 401K retirement plan with up to $2,000 savings match. See more about our benefits
here.
Education and Expe
- rienceClinical Licensure or License-Eligible: Master’s degree in social work or mental health counseling; Holds, or is on track to receiving, valid license such as LMHC o
- r LCSWExperience with the population that UTEC serves: At least 3-5 years of working with young adults (17-25) strongly preferred; Experience with justice-involved youth pre
ferred
Background
on UTEC
UTEC is a youth development and social justice organization. The mission is to ignite and nurture the ambition of young adults to trade violence and poverty for social and economic success. We are dedicated to helping young people ages 18-25 in the communities of Lowell, Lawrence, and Haverhill Massachusetts overcome the very real challenges of interrupted education, gang involvement, and incarceration. We believe that: If young adults who are caught up in the school-to-prison pipeline are productively engaged in UTEC activities and supports for an extended period during the critical ages of 18-25, then by 25, they will have the skills and resilience they need to pursue their dreams and avoid further involvement in the criminal justice system. For more info, please visit www.utec
inc.org.
UTEC’s vision and pledge for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is to honor, value, support, and protect individuals' lived experiences and expertise regardless of their position or title in the organization. This is how we create a space of comfort, courage, and growth. See the full ple
dge here.
UTEC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, UTEC complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and
training.