School Based Counselor LPCC, LPCA, LCSW, CSW

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of students.
• Provide effective treatment planning and assisting clients in successfully achieving goals.
• Evaluate crisis situations and apply appropriate interventions.
• Assist in the detection of “at risk” patients and development of plans to prevent further psychological or physical deterioration.
• Assist the primary care team in developing care management processes such as the use of guidelines, disease management techniques, case management, and patient education to improve self-management of chronic disease.
• Provide assessment, consultation, and brief intervention for psychological/psychiatric problems and/or substance use disorders.
• Teach students, families, and staff care, prevention, and treatment enhancement techniques.
• Monitor the site’s behavioral health program, identifying problems related to students' services and making recommendations for improvement.
• Adhere to post Master’s requirements regarding supervision and practice; ethical guidelines, and board approved practice regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.

OTHER ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Winds of Change recognizes that managing patient care is a team effort that involves clinical and non-clinical staff. All employees must embrace a team-based approach to patient care and understand that each role is important to our success.
• Team members must demonstrate excellent team communication and coordination to provide quality patient care.
• Care coordination includes communicating with community organizations, school staff, health plans, facilities, and specialists.
• Care team members understand and embrace the concept of population management and proactively address the needs of students served by this practice.
• Team members must demonstrate skill and knowledge related to effective communication with vulnerable student populations.
• Team members must participate in Continuous Quality Improvement activities within the organization to ensure patients receive high quality care.
• All team members will be involved in the process of improving quality incomes.
• Team members will participate in the review and evaluation processes of practice performance and help to identify opportunities for improvement

GENERAL DUTIES:

• Adhere to Scope of practice standards promulgated by the Kentucky State Board of Social Work, Kentucky State Board of Licensed Professional Counselors, Kentucky State Board of Drug and Alcohol
• Provide group, individual, or family therapy to clients as assigned
• Follows policies and procedures of the office, including administrative, clinical, quality assurance, and personnel
• Maintain good attendance (daily, meetings, and other assignment tasks)
• Maintain timely documentation of all work assignments
• Maintain patient confidentiality
• Routinely keep supervisor informed about attendance and job assignments
• Flexible in being able to multitask
• Work effectively and at an efficient pace
• Work cooperatively with providers, administration, and peers

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to assist in advancing the requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

SKILLS:

Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Word Processing software.

Requirements:

• Excellent working knowledge of behavioral medicine and evidence-based treatments for substance use and mental health conditions.
• Ability to work through brief patient contacts as well as to make quick and accurate clinical assessments of mental and behavioral conditions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology/Psychological Associate, or as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. Preferred candidates will have completed all required clinical supervision requirements for licensure.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $30.00 - $44.45 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $30 - $44