Psychology and Wellness Employment
Interested in joining our Psychology and Wellness Team?
Please submit a completed Lab School employment application as well as a cover letter, resume, and redacted evaluative report and clinical notes to Mary Jo Coiro, Ph.D., ABPP, Director of Reservoir Psychology through the applicant submission form below.
The Reservoir Group at The Lab School of Washington is an inclusive and welcoming practice that celebrates diversity, including race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other status protected by applicable law. We welcome candidates representing the diversity of today’s global world.
Last updated: December 2024
Mental Health Clinician
The Reservoir Group is seeking a part-time, DC-licensed therapist (LPC, LCSW, LICSW, or Psychologist) who is eager to join our team and support students at The Lab School and in the surrounding community. Start date January 6, 2025.
Job responsibilities include:
Providing individual (and potentially group) evidence-based psychotherapy for school-aged clients for 2-3 days a week (5 clients per day), during the school day and after school
Consulting and collaborating with teachers, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and other mental health providers
Preferred hours are 10 AM to 6 PM, 2-3 days per week.
Professional development opportunities are available.
Ideal candidates:
DC Licensed mental health professional (license-eligible will be considered)
2+ years of experience providing therapy or counseling to children and adolescents, ideally those with learning differences
Experience in schools, and/or with children with learning differences, preferred
Experience with IEP documentation and SPED regulations, preferred
Strong skill and interest in supporting students from a perspective of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Excellent collaborative work skills
proficiency with Google Suite and IEP systems a plus
The Psychology and Wellness Department of the Reservoir Group consists of psychologists, social workers and counselors who provide clinical services to Lab School students, as well as children, adolescents and adults from the community. The Lab School of Washington is an independent, progressive, arts-based school that serves students in grades 1 through 12 with diagnosed language-based learning differences on two campuses in Northwest Washington, DC.
Salary Range: $40,000-$50,000
The Lab School of Washington is an inclusive and welcoming school that celebrates diversity, including race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, as well as any other status protected by applicable law. We welcome candidates representing the diversity of today’s global world.
Submit cover letter, resume, and employment application to The Reservoir Group at this web address.
Externship for Doctoral students in Psychology (PhD or Psy)
The Lab School of Washington (LSW) is an independent school for students grades 1 through 12 with language-based learning differences (e.g., dyslexia, dysgraphia) and ADHD. LSW is an interdisciplinary environment consisting of educators, psychologists, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, social workers and artists. The Psychology and Wellness Department consists of three licensed psychologists, four social workers, and one licensed professional counselor who provide services to LSW students as well as children, adolescents and young adults from the community.
Externs will:
provide individual and/or group therapy to up to 5 LSW students, typically addressing anxiety, peer difficulties, and/or emotion regulation.
participate in one psychoeducational battery per month, with increasing autonomy in test administration and scoring, interpretation and report writing.
have the opportunity to conduct classroom observations and parent intakes, and to participate in IEP team meetings and didactic seminars.
Weekly individual (and potentially group) supervision will be provided by a licensed psychologist on site. This unpaid externship requires two days (16 hours) per week, roughly Sept. through early June.
The Lab School of Washington is an independent, progressive, arts-based school that serves students in grades 1 through 12 with diagnosed language-based learning differences on two campuses in Northwest Washington, DC. The Lab School of Washington is an inclusive and welcoming school that celebrates diversity, including race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, as well as any other status protected by applicable law. We welcome candidates representing the diversity of today’s global world.
To apply: Please send the following materials to Dr. Mary Jo Coiro (maryjo.coiro@Labschool.org) by February 1:
Cover letter;
Curriculum vitae;
A graduate transcript (unofficial acceptable)
Two recommendation letters from clinical supervisors
Director of Reservoir Psychology, Mary Jo Coiro, Ph.D., ABPP
Director of Reservoir Wellness, Natosha Speight, Ph.D, LICSW