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SUMMARY: The School-Based Therapist provides therapy and mental health consultation services for children in preschool through 6th grade, and their families. The School-Based Therapist supports the client and his/her family in meeting their mental health goals. Therapy is focused on healing mental health issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder, problems in the parent-child relationship, or other social-emotional challenges with the ultimate goal of restoring children and families to a healthy level of functioning, including positive academic outcomes. The School-Based Therapist provides educational trainings and referrals to parents and family members. The School-Based Therapist also supports teachers in the classroom by assisting with observations, providing coaching to help teachers handle challenging behavior, and offering reflective practice to help teachers reflect on their responses, beliefs, and overall work with children. The School-Based Therapist provides training and education to support teachers in understanding child development, social-emotional targeted interventions and other topics important to the teaching team. They work with children in the classroom who are exhibiting challenging behaviors by providing social-emotional activities and targeted behavior interventions. In addition, the School-Based Therapist reaches out to families who may need services or referrals, parent education and support with their child. The School-Based Therapist provides written documentation of all client, family and case management contacts, and meets Medi-Cal documentation standards in writing of notes.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
-Creates a treatment plan with measurable and observable goals in collaboration with supervisor, client, teachers and school administrators.
-Participates in completion of clinical assessment with clients to assess their strengths and needs.
-Provides developmentally appropriate therapeutic interventions for children and families in individual, group or family settings
-Coordinates with other therapists, consultants, and partners to implement treatment plan, when appropriate.
-Works with teachers, aides, school site staff, and other professionals in the classroom.
-Coaches teachers on targeted behavior interventions.
-Models appropriate interactions with children and adolescents.
-Provides reflective practice groups for teachers, as needed.
-Supports teachers and staff in restorative approaches.
-Assists teachers in parent conferences and other meetings.
-Organizes and provides trainings for teachers, administrators, school staff, and parents.
-Maintains confidentiality of all information.
-Maintains cooperative working relationships with students, parents, families, teachers, and school staff.
-Maintains a minimum of 60% documentable clinical time.
-Participates in individual and group clinical supervision on a weekly basis. Seeks guidance from Clinical Supervisor to handle complex client issues.
-Provides crisis intervention and stabilization services as needed.
-Completes all agency required documentation, including progress notes and assessments, in a timely manner and according to agency policy and best practice.
-Provides regular reports/notes to principals and teachers.
-Meets Medi-Cal documentation standards, as needed.
-Completes items on Electronic Health Record task list in a timely manner.
-Attends CALM agency staff meetings and weekly team meetings.
-Meets with school personnel as needed.
-Attends trainings and conferences as needed or required by supervisor.
-Other duties as assigned that pertain to the position.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
-MFT Associate, MSW, or Psychology Assistant from an accredited university or college required.
-Licensed MFT, LCSW, or Licensed Psychologist preferred.
-Experience working with complex issues facing children and families and knowledge of Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Model preferred.
-Experience working in either a private or public school site environment preferred.
-A minimum of 1 2 years related work experience in a behavioral health agency, early childhood or K 8 client experience helpful.
QUALIFICATIONS:
-Must have valid CA drivers license, clean DMV, reliable transportation, and criminal record clearance from DOJ.
-Ability to interact with all ages and cultural backgrounds.
-Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.
-Must be able to provide proof of Measles vaccination of a Titer showing immunity, Pertussis vaccination in the last 10 years, and TB test within the last 4 years.
HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT:
A work schedule will be established in consultation with the supervisor, evening and weekend hours may apply. The normal work week is Monday Friday. Normal hours of work will be established between the hours of 8:30am and 8:00pm. This is a 10-month position, which begins August 16th, and summer break commences on June 15th and may adjust according to the school schedule.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
Salary is dependent on experience. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid CALM recognized holidays, and sick pay and a 403(b) matching program. Paid time off includes the week between Christmas and New Year and Spring Break.
We value wellness and offer a generous compensation and benefit package that includes a competitive salary, generous benefits that include up to 100% paid medical, dental, vision, for employees and a highly subsidized portion of the dependent coverage. Paid holidays, 12 sick days per year (accruals based upon a 40 hour work week), and a 403(b) 3% matching program.
For complete listing of job duties, please visit: http://calm4kids.org/jobs/
To apply, please email resume and cover letter to CALM Human Resources, and write position title and location in subject line.
CALM is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
