School Based Mental Health Counselor Share:

Responsibilities

Essential Duties

1. Provides a range of intensive support using a targeted tiered system for crisis management, individual and/or family ounseling, skills group, and universal school support.

2. Provides individual skills focusing on mental health and mood regulation strategies.

3. Completes required client-related paperwork, including federal and state-mandated forms, mental health documentation (medical necessity for insurance, diagnostic summary, treatment plan, session notes, and program reports.

4. Conducts training and builds school and community support for delivery of effective school-based mental health services to students and their families through Culturally Responsive Trauma-Informed Care.

  Job Duties

- Enhances school climate and broadly promotes behavioral health, wellness, and school success for students, families and staff by conducting on-going needs assessments, building relationships and systematically seeking to reduce stigma.

- Conducts assessments, creates and follows treatment plans, collaborates with school staff, caregivers, and other involved providers.

- Adheres to professional standards for record keeping and documentation for timely payment from insurance companies.

- Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with youth and families of color.

- Delivers a range of health promoting and preventive interventions, including those focusing on resilience, wellness and effective coping skills.

- Delivers, evaluates and continuously improves interventions through the use of standardized measures and outcomes.

- Conducts training and builds school and community support for delivery of effective school based mental health services to students and their families.

- Assists in the coordination and facilitation of group services and provides weekly individual services for adolescents.

- Maintains accurate and confidential records and adheres to high ethical and professional standards.

- Meets periodically with other staff to obtain feedback necessary for case management and treatment planning.

- Maintains punctual, regular and predictable attendance.

- Works collaboratively in a team environment with a spirit of cooperation.

- Respectfully takes direction from manager.

- Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Qualifications

Ability to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health of employee or others. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties

Experience/Education Requirements:
Master-s degree from a four-year college or university in social work, psychology, or mental health counseling or a closely related mental health field (QMHP) with a minimum of three years- related experience with adolescents and families. Experience working with communities of color, in particular African-American and Latino youth and their families. Experience with crisis intervention, community networking, and resource development.

Certificates, Licenses and/or Registrations

 Valid and insurable driver license

POIC + RAHS is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

--To be considered for this opportunity, please submit a Resume and a Personal Statement that includes: a) why you are interested in working for POIC + RAHS, b) how your skills and experience relate to this position, and c) what you can contribute to our organization and the youth we serve. Please send your Personal Statement and Resume to jobs@portlandoic.org with the job title in the subject line.