Trauma Sensitive Schools Clinician

Kansas City Public Schools


Trauma Sensitive Schools Clinician

Job Title Code: 1638


Salary Grade: SJ7 (Provisionally Licensed) starting at $52,000 or SJ8 (Fully Licensed) starting $58,750


Department: Department of Student Support and Intervention (DSS)/Mental Health Division


Reports To: Director of Mental Health / TSS Initiative


FLSA Status: Exempt

Position Summary:


The Trauma Sensitive Schools Clinician (TSSC) provides an advanced level of clinical knowledge and leadership to the multi-disciplinary student intervention services team. This role promotes the district-wide integration of Trauma-Sensitive Schools (TSS) by collaborating with intra-district teams, providing direct clinical support to students and families, and developing a network of community-based resources to promote student wellness and academic achievement.

What You'll Be Doing: (Responsibilities)

• Clinical Intervention & Support:

• Provide brief trauma-informed and solution-focused clinical interventions, crisis response support, conflict mediations, assessments, brokerage services, and other social-emotional support to students and families.
• Establish healthy partnerships with parent(s) that focus on increasing their understanding of their student's challenges, encouraging their constructive participation, and building their awareness of available resources. This may include home visits.
• Develop a network of trauma-informed student and family support services, including community non-profits, tutoring programs, recreational and cultural activities, WIC, Medicaid, housing assistance, emergency assistance, and other community or government-sponsored human services agencies.
• Coordinate school-community linkages to care for students and families based on appropriate assessments while prioritizing connections to trauma-informed partner agencies.

• School & District-Wide Leadership:

• Promote a positive school culture and improve student socio-emotional wellness and academic achievement by leading consultations with building leaders, teachers, classroom instructors, and other staff through in-services and other communications.
• Collaborate with intra-district offices and DSS Leadership to develop system-wide strategies for Trauma-Sensitive School implementations.
• Review and critique relevant district and office policy for its clinical compatibility and operational effectiveness, and draft recommended policy changes as appropriate.
• Secure funding for school-based programming and initiatives, including but not limited to grant writing.

• Data Management & Reporting:

• Analyze data reports generated weekly, monthly, and as needed by student data management systems to determine project status and areas of opportunity for improved communication/strategies, and treatment/intervention.
• Organize and maintain accurate, complete, and confidential case management records (paper and electronic), including student progress notes, contact logs, referrals, follow-up documents, reports, and assessments.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: No

To Be Successful at This Job, You'll Need To: (Qualifications)

• Education and/or Experience:

• Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, or a closely related field.
• Three (3) years of direct working experience with socio-economically challenged youth in a culturally and ethnically diverse urban setting.
• Three (3) years of experience with case management.
• Three (3) years of experience in individual and small group clinical intervention.
• Previous experience working with school systems and local, state, or federal agencies.
• Licensure:
• Missouri professional license as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) or as a Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor (PLPC).

• Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the theory and practice of mental health assessment and treatment.
• Knowledge and experience of providing trauma-sensitive service and an understanding of how trauma impacts students and other systems.
• Demonstrated experience preparing detailed written and oral reports, including the development and facilitation of training.
• Ability to perform basic statistical analysis and problem-solving.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work flexible hours.
• Ability to conduct assessments and write reports.
• Office skills, including typing (keyboarding) and computer skills with the ability to use Excel, Word, Access, MS Outlook, and other operating systems.
• Must have a current driver's license and eligibility for insurance through KCPS insurance provider.

In Order to #LevelUp in This Role, You'll Need: (Preferred Qualifications)

• Missouri professional license as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or a Licensed Professional Counselor.
• Bilingual written and verbal skills.

Physical Demands: This job requires that the employee be able to: sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, and reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, and lift objects of at least twenty-five pounds. Visual ability requires mono and color vision, close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Terms of Employment: Length of work year: 12 months, 7.5 hours per day/ 5 days per week; 260 workdays.

Benefits: Health and Dental Insurance are provided. KCPS Defined Benefit Pension plan - mandatory 9% contribution is required from employees and matched by KCPS; Voluntary retirement savings plans are also available.

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