PRIMARY FUNCTION:
- Under general supervision, facilitates, participates in, and provides input for system wide, school based, and departmental program planning, evaluation, and development of policies.
- All program planning and evaluation activities are done in accordance with state and federal laws, regulations and school board policies.
- Will operate as an advocate with all community populations utilizing skills that respect issues of cultural and ethnic diversity and equity for every student and family.
- Also, will provide specialized consultative services to school staff, community agencies and other professionals.
- Will develop and maintain a intern program to maximize mental health services in the district.
- Services are designed to assist families, students, and educational professionals in providing quality interventions, which allow students to reach their highest educational, developmental and social potential.
ORGANIZTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:
Reports to designated administrator.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Conducts assessment of student needs.
- Facilitate group counseling.
- Provide social skills, anger management, and impulse control training.
- Substance abuse prevention and awareness.
- Participate in the evaluation of special education placements and in the development of behavioral modification plans.
- Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA), and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP).
- Provide short/long-term case management services to individual students.
- Referrals to community agencies.
- Promote parental involvement in the schools/school conferences and parental responsibility for regular school attandance.
- Serve on the school Crisis Team to promote and maintain a safe, caring, and drug free school and learning environment/child abuse prevention/appropriate discipline.
- Participate in referrals and case management of students/families involved in the court system.
- Serve on community interagency teams and other task force teams relevant to School Mental Health Services (Pupil Services, Counseling Collaborative and the School Resource Team).
- Expand and exchange knowledge through consultation with coordinators, specialists, psychologists, counselors, and other colleagues.
- Supervise up to 2 Mental Health interns.
- Work with Colleges to maintain the number of interns if any on staff.
- Maintain accurate and appropriate case records and documentation (log) and a statistical, demographic breakdown of current caseload.
- Understand and practice in accordance with federal, state, and local laws, statutes, and/or guidelines.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Marriage Family Therapist (MFT) or Social Worker (ACSW/LCSW)
- Minimum of a masters degree School based mental health experience required
- Ability and experience supervising graduate school interns desired
- Experience with students K-12th grade preferred
- We strongly encourage PPSC holders to apply
Salary Range:
1 205 day workyear