What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Based Therapist position at Heartland Counseling Services?
TITLE: Full-time School Based Therapist following the school schedule working at the West Holt, NE school district. Up to $10,000 Hiring Bonus!
HOURS: 40 hours a week during school year; school breaks, holidays and summers off!
MAIN FUNCTION: The School Based/Outpatient Mental Health Practitioner provides mental health and/or substance abuse services, education, consultation, and prevention to clients/students at schools, including crisis intervention.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides direct mental health and/or substance abuse services that include, but not limited to, intake assessment, individual, family, group counseling, crisis intervention, and prevention
- Completes treatment plans, treatment plan updates, psychotherapy notes, and all other documentation as needed
- Attends regularly scheduled staff meetings, clinical meetings, IEP meetings, and other as needed
- Participates in collection of mental health/substance abuse information and student outcomes data to be used for monitoring the overall performance and effectiveness of services provided
- Determines the family and community resources available for treatment and/or placement and makes appropriate arrangements
- Provides crisis intervention and assessment/evaluation, including after hours and on weekends
- Provide follow up and implementation of re-integration plans for students who are returning to school from hospitalizations and or facility stays
- Be familiar with disciplinary guidelines and at-risk student characteristics/needs, collaborating agency referral guidelines, as well as be familiar with special education regulatory requirements and assistance with process as appropriate
- Foster effective communication with students, parents, and other staff members
- Provide home interventions/visits on a regular basis or as clinically necessary and solicits parents/guardian involvement in program planning and treatment services
- Assists family to locate and appropriately use community resources, agencies, organizations and team members to coordinate services and monitor progress toward treatment goals
- May be required to work an altered schedule and provide clinical services in evenings and weekends
- Other duties as assigned
REQUIREMENTS:
Travel is required, maintain car insurance, and driver’s license
Maintain confidentiality and maintain ethics as dictated by profession
Skill in oral and written communication
Willing to be a team member with all staff
TRAINING & EXPERIENCE:
Master’s degree in social work, counseling, or human services related field. Must have at least two years of experience. Must possess or be eligible to obtain a Nebraska license of LMHP, LCSW, LIMHP, LICSW.
BENEFITS:
8 paid PTO days per year.
3 paid training days per year.
Bereavement Leave.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Paid life insurance policy.
Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
Aflac.
Employee Assistance Program.
3% matching retirement plan after 2 years of employment.
Flexible schedule.
Student loan reimbursement for licensed therapists.
Salary : $45
