Adolescent Suicide & Self-Harm Specialist

24-MAG
New York, NY
Job Description
Role Overview

We are seeking experienced child and adolescent mental-health professionals to contribute to an advanced AI training and clinical evaluation project. The role requires substantial direct clinical experience with adolescents, strong professional judgement, and the ability to communicate nuanced safety decisions clearly to non-specialist audiences.

What You Will Do

Review adolescent case materials, develop structured risk formulations, differentiate between self-harm, suicidal ideation, intent, and acute risk, and provide clear clinical guidance grounded in established assessment frameworks and evidence-based practice.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Ideal candidates will have 3–5+ years of post-qualification experience involving direct adolescent clinical work focused on suicide or self-harm risk, specialist background in child or adolescent psychiatry, psychology, or a closely related clinical discipline, and strong familiarity with evidence-based safety-planning approaches.

Requirements

  • 3–5+ years of post-qualification experience involving direct adolescent clinical work focused on suicide or self-harm risk
  • Specialist background in child or adolescent psychiatry, psychology, or a closely related clinical discipline
  • Active clinical licence or professional registration in good standing
  • Recent experience with an active adolescent caseload within approximately the past two years
  • Advanced proficiency with suicide and self-harm risk-assessment frameworks such as the C-SSRS
  • Strong familiarity with evidence-based safety-planning approaches
  • Experience distinguishing ideation, intent, self-harm behaviour, and varying levels of acute risk
  • Familiarity with evidence-based adolescent interventions such as DBT-A, CBT, or trauma-informed approaches is highly valued
  • Crisis, inpatient, or other high-acuity clinical experience is advantageous
  • Contributions to suicidology research, clinical guidance, or related professional work are beneficial
  • Exceptional written English and ability to communicate nuanced clinical reasoning clearly

Benefits

  • Hourly compensation: $45–$95/hour
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