What are the responsibilities and job description for the School-Based Emotional Wellness Therapist position at Community of HOPE?
The School-Based Emotional Wellness Therapist is accountable directly to the Associate Director, Pediatric Emotional Wellness. This position may be responsible for the supervision of Master level Interns and or Graduate level clinicians as appropriate. We are looking for two candidates to fill this role - one will be based at Ketcham Elementary School in SE DC and the other at Moten Elementary School in SE DC.
The salary for this position ranges between $75,000 - $85,000 annually and the offer amount is determined by the candidate's education, qualifications, and experience. Indeed provides their own estimated salary calculator and is not affiliated with COH's range.
Highlighted Duties and Responsibilities :
- Completes intake and psychosocial assessments for all referred clients following COH protocols.
- Utilizes appropriate screening tools to assess for clinical diagnoses.
- Screens for emotional wellness diagnoses as appropriate.
- Completes a treatment plan for all short-term therapy clients by the 3rd scheduled session.
- Monitors client progress through the course of treatment, reevaluating and adapting the treatment plan at required intervals. Treatment Plan should be updated at least every 3 months or more frequently as appropriate.
- Provides crisis intervention per the clinician’s licensing, following the school’s protocol and COH guidelines, to include addressing suicidal / homicidal ideations.
- Ensures client safety by following COH policies for contacting Child and Family Services Administration, Adult Protective Services Mobile Crisis, CHAMPS, School Based Resource Officer, and / or 911 when appropriate. Creates client safety contracts as appropriate.
- Provides individual, family (non-couples), and group therapy.
- Conducts training and builds school / community support for delivery of effective School Based Mental Health services (SBMH) to children and families
- Enhances school climate and broadly promotes emotional wellness, health wellness, and school success for students, families and staff by conducting on-going needs assessments, building relationships and systematically seeking to reduce stigma.
- Delivers a range of health promoting and preventive interventions, including those focusing on resilience, wellness and effective coping with stress
- Delivers a range of effective interventions to children and families to address emotional and behavioral concerns and the unique stressors through the delivery of training implementation of evidence-based practices
Minimum Qualifications :
At COH, we understand the toll that the Covid-19 pandemic has taken on the workforce, which is why we prioritize the following well-being and work-life balance centered benefits :
About Community of HOPE :
Community of Hope is a mission-driven, innovative, and rapidly growing nonprofit. For nearly 40 years, we have provided healthcare, housing, and supportive services for low-income, underserved, and homeless people in Washington DC. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, we provide medical, dental, behavioral health, and care coordination services for the whole family at three locations in DC. Community of Hope also has a strong emphasis on maternal and child health, with a midwifery practice and the only free-standing birth center in DC. In 2020, Community of Hope provided about 28,400 medical visits, 7,000 dental visits, and 10,000 behavioral health visits for about 11,000 patients. Community of Hope is also providing community walk-in COVID testing and COVID vaccines. Community of Hope is also one of the largest providers in DC of housing and support services for families experiencing homelessness. Through providing these programs, we live out our mission to improve health and end family homelessness to make Washington, DC more equitable.
Salary : $75,000 - $85,000
