MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR

PUTNAM COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT MENTAL WELLNESS COUNSELOR, STUDENT SERVICES JOB DESCRIPTION QUALIFICATIONS: (1) Licensed Florida Mental Wellness Counselor (2) Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in social work or related, human services field (3) Valid Florida Driver’s License and acceptable driving record (4) Three (3) years’ experience in counseling processes with adolescents preferred (5) Computer Proficiency (6) Satisfactory criminal background check KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: (1) Ability to read and interpret documents such as policies and procedure manuals. Follow directions and apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. (2) To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of current Human Resources leave system and Skyward inventory system (if applicable) or be willing to learn new technology practices. (3) Ability to utilize technology in facilitating instruction. (4) Willingness to work with others and respond constructively to feed back; work collaboratively with colleagues. (5) Ability to provide support to parents of students who are in need of mental health services. (6) Ability to provide individual and group counseling to students identified as at risk students or threat behavioral students or as instructed. (7) Skill in guiding and directing at risk students or threat behavioral students in developing appropriate behavioral strategies and improving self-esteem. (8) Ability to serve as a staff participant with other instructional personnel. (9) Ability to adjust tasks and schedule to changed priorities. REPORTS TO: Community Advocate/Case Manager (Mental Wellness) JOB GOAL To provide mental health services to students and families who are identified by school Threat Assessment Teams or by school based personnel and their families. SUPERVISES: N/A PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: (1) Serve as a role model for students, dressing and grooming professionally, demonstrating the importance and relevance of learning, accepting responsibility, and demonstrating pride in your profession. (2) Assist in the design, implementation, and follow-up of behavioral management programs for students to remedial behavioral and social problems. (3) Participate in the development of the individual educational programs for students. (4) Participate as a team member in the evaluation of and planning for the student’s progress. (5) Provide individual and group counseling to students on a regular basis to include socialization activities (6) Develop and maintain psychological and behavioral data upon request. (7) Assist other professionals with student crisis intervention; examine issues like substance abuse, anger management, depression, academic, family, emotional and relationships. (8) Plan and confer with case manager, classroom teachers concerning any behavioral, social or personal problems affecting the students. (9) Assist in the development and delivery of in-service activities regarding techniques for remediating behavioral, social or personal problems of students. (10) Work with individuals, groups and communities to improve mental health. (11) Evaluate each student’s performance and growth in knowledge and aesthetic understandings, and prepare progress reports. (12) Create a stimulating, attractive, organized, functional, healthy, and safe classroom, with proper attention to the visual, acoustic, and thermal environments. (13) Complete in a timely fashion all records and reports as required by law and regulation or requested by DOE or the administration. (14) Maintain accurate attendance records. (15) Work cooperatively with adults assigned to the classroom (e.g., paraprofessionals, student, teachers, parents, and volunteers), establishing clear expectations for roles and responsibilities. (16) Maintain positive, cooperative, and mutually supportive relationships with the administration, instructional staff, students, parents, and representatives of resource agencies within the community. (17) Attend required staff meetings and serve, as appropriate, on staff committees. (18) Maintain in safe working condition and safely operate electronic and other equipment needed to carry out job functions and responsibilities. (19) Protect confidentiality of records and information gained as part of exercising professional duties and use discretion in sharing such information within legal confines. (20) Attends Truancy Team, MTSS, DJJ, Section 504, or other related meetings necessary for student assessment and/or compliance with federal and/or state law. (21) Maintain professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the school and/or in self-selected professional growth activities. (22) Responsible for keeping up to date on current technology being used by PCSD. With the support of the district, attend training to ensure skill level in various technologies is at the level required to perform in current position. (23) Communicate with parents, school counselors, case managers or school safety specialist on pupil progress. (24) Assist the District with MTSS, TRI, PBIS, 504’s (25) Process the Behavioral Threat Assessment case loads assigned by Case Manager. (26) Perform any other duties as assigned by Case Manager or School Safety Specialist PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Job Description Supplement Code: 9 TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary and benefits shall be paid consistent with the District’s approved compensation plan. Length of the work year and hours of employment shall be those established by the District. Position is ten months; seven and half hours per day. Instructional Salary Schedule. EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the PCSD Board’s policy on evaluation of personnel. Job Code Title: COUNSELOR-OTHER SCH Job Code: 61236 Job Classification: 10 Pupil Personnel Services Job Class Category: B Instructional Specialists EEO Line: 37 BOARD APPROVED: July 2018

Salary : $47,500 - $62,575