What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Specialist position at Holmes Middle?
Mental Health Specialist
Holmes Middle School
Job Summary: The Rockingham County School System, through the two year funding of the NC Stronger Connections Grant, is seeking a Mental Health Clinician to provide direct support to four schools within the school district: John Motley Morehead High School, J.E. Holmes Middle School, Reidsville High School and Reidsville Middle School.
Funding Source: NC Stronger Grant 2 year funded (2024-2025 & 2025-2026) - Full Time - 11 month position
Major Responsibilities:
- Provide mental health counseling services for students
- Develop and lead small groups for students to develop coping, social skills, and social-emotional skills
- Supervise behavioral health services and provide training for schools (for students and staff)
- Provide students with a full continuum of behavioral health supports for prevention and intervention in alignment with RCS Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)
- Provide a full continuum of supports for prevention and intervention for behavioral health for students
- Lead social emotional learning efforts in schools
- Assist school staff in providing supports for students in crisis situations when needed
- Act as liaison between Rockingham County Schools and outside agencies (e.g. DJJ, private providers, DSS, etc.)
- Serve, participate, and lead the Social, Emotional, Behavioral (SEB) Support Teams in each of their schools
- Work in collaboration with Specialized Instructional Support Personnel to provide supports to students in need of behavioral health services
- Work with IEP teams to ensure that behavioral health and social emotional supports and services are in place for students
- Work directly with students who may have social emotional needs that require specialized plans and individual education plans (IEP)
- Collaborate with the EC department for students entering the EC program with behavioral needs
- Meet regularly with the Coordinator of the NC Stronger Connections Grant and the Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Support Services.
- Collect and analyze data for leading indicators of chronic absenteeism, discipline and student engagement in order to support these four schools
- Other related job duties as designated by the Superintendent
Qualifications:
- A graduate degree in mental health counseling and/or related field with mental health licensure, social work, psychology, school counseling, or school psychology
- Have one of the following active NC clinical license or working toward licensure:
- Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCHMC) (or)
- Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPC-A) (or)
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW or LCSWA) (or)
- Or other appropriate mental health licensure
- At least two years of mental health experience
- Prefer experience working in the public-school setting or experience collaborating with schools
- Background in working with students who may be at risk and youth who have history of mental health needs
- Comprehensive knowledge of service delivery systems within the mental health system
- Understanding of and practices system of care principles
- Excellent interagency collaboration and coordination skills
- Willing to obtain Nonviolent Crisis Intervention training and willingness to become a trainer (and in other certifications deemed for mental health implementation)
Starting date: January 3, 2025
Certified Salary Scale: Based on years of experience and education
