What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Based Therapist position at Wellstone Brand?
WellStone is North Alabama’s most comprehensive behavioral healthcare provider serving over 13,000 persons annually with offices in Huntsville and Cullman. We are a non-profit community organization that offers a wide range of services for every phase of life, from children to older adults.
The School Based Therapist works with the Cullman County School System to ensure mental health care services and resources are available without barriers.
What We're Looking For:
- Masters in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or related field with an internship/practicum
- Prefer Experience with Children/Adolescents
- Excellent Oral and Written Communication Skills
- Excellent Organizational skills to include suspense/timeframe management
What You'll Be Doing :
- Perform mental health counseling services in an In-School Counseling Program within the school systems in Cullman County to reduce barriers in obtaining these services because of travel, time of day, etc.
- Perform crisis intervention and resolution as necessary
- Perform assessments, intakes, transfers and discharges on clients
- Manage client caseload, follow up with clients & guardians
- Assist school personnel, parents with community referral sources
- Monitor client’s progress toward goals
- Obtain release forms from parents, adhere to confidentiality standards
- Document information per standards in electronic client chart, treatment plan, progress notes, referrals in a timely & accurate manner.
- Maintain billable service and productivity standards
- Attend required training and staff meetings
- Other duties as assigned
What we offer:
- Competitive Medical, dental, and vision prices
- State Retirement through RSA plus an optional 457b with a company match
- 9 paid holidays throughout the year
- Ability to continually accrue up to 15 days of PTO a year (unused rolls over)
We care for those impacted by behavioral health disorders, are committed to one another through collaboration, and are optimistic problem solvers who do what it takes to get the job done. We look forward to having you on the WellStone team.
