School Based Mental Health Therapist- Full time - Smithville Schools

Job Description

Job Description

SUMMARY: Provide school-based or mental health counseling services and linkage to community services to students and families based on referrals from contract schools.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: It is the responsibility of each employee to be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ and to adhere to the Standard of Moral Conduct and Statement of Faith. Further, each employee is responsible for dealing with others with a Christ-like attitude while helping them experience their worth in Christ, and for demonstrating behaviors reflecting CCHO's core values of Relentless Commitment, Selflessness, and Kindness.

Other essential functions include the following:

• Verify TANF eligibility for students referred to the program.
• Complete mental health assessments, providing accurate mental health diagnosis of assigned clients.
• Complete treatment plans (ISPs) in collaboration with client, formulating goals, objectives and interventions relevant to client's diagnosis; and reviewing, at least quarterly, on-going medical necessity of those goals (and/or diagnoses) in conjunction with client's progress in treatment.
• Provide timely and well-written documentation on all clients to assist therapist in developing the minimum of mental health assessments, ISPs, discharge summaries, progress notes and recommendations when necessary. Progress notes conducted in collaboration with the client and/or family member, as possible should be submitted no less than weekly for billing purposes.
• Provide individual and/or family mental health counseling and appropriate and effective evidence-based therapeutic interventions according to client's treatment plan.
• Provide supportive outreach to parents of students referred to the program; this may occur in the form of phone calls or home visits.
• Link students and families with additional services as needed.
• Assist families to prepare students to have structured activities planned and organized for them to engage in during the summer months; this will include linking students with summer school, summer camps, sports activities, arts camps, summer jobs, etc and securing funding through various sources to assist students in attending these activities.
• Coordinate and/or facilitate wrap-around meetings and family team meetings with school personnel
• Maintain consistent contact with community team; which could include juvenile court, children's services, family first council, schools and other applicable social service agencies.
• Participate in Quality Improvement activities, including, but not limited to, peer review and case record reviews.
• Discharge clients according to progress, completing necessary paperwork and making appropriate referrals for after care.
• Attend community and agency meetings as needed, including, but not limited to staff meetings, clinical and/or small group supervision as required to increase & maintain competencies in mental health field.
• Engage in on-going training and maintenance of licensure and/or mental health credentials.
• Engage in supervision to evaluate counseling techniques and interventions.
• Submit accurate timekeeping records by payroll deadlines.
• Attend wrap-around meetings and family team meetings, facilitating as needed.
• Maintain consistent contact, as applicable, with community team; which could include juvenile court, children's services, family first council, schools and other applicable social service agencies.
• Complete progress reports to referral sources as requested or appropriate.
• Complete pre and post outcomes assessments for each client being served in the program.
• Assist the Regional Director in completing end of year reporting requirements for the grant. Ensure personal productivity and expectations standards are met through collaboration with program director.

Other duties may be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None.

QUALIFICATIONS: 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 functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's or Master's level social worker (BSW, LSW), or Master's level counselor (LPC, LPCC), with independent licensure preferred. Master's level education strongly preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

COMPUTER SKILLS: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of and utilize MS Office package (MS Word, MS Excel, Outlook).

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES: Ability to use a 10 key calculator, smartphone, fax machine, copier, printer.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk; sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This position is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all of the following: background checks (fingerprints required), drug test, reference checks, Department of Justice National sex offender search, Ohio (and other states of residence) Alleged Perpetrator Search, as well as other checks as required by our licensing agency.

Candidates for most jobs must be 21 or older to apply. References, background checks, and drug screenings will be completed on all potential candidates. Direct care positions will require a pre-employment physical, as required by our licensing agency. Must be able to commute reliably for all on-site positions. Some roles require a valid Ohio driver's license and an insurable driving record. EOE.