School-Based Therapist

Supplemental benefits

• Additional life insurance coverage, ambulance transportation, short term disability, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and more!
• What You'll Do
• Provide mental health care in schools, community and office based locations
• Travel from home office to local school-based office as assigned
• Provide psycho-educational services to the school community as assigned by School based Services Manager
• Serve as the expert clinical voice in school meetings including but not limited to trauma responsive support plans, IEP meetings, and SIT meetings for assigned schools
• Provide diagnostic intakes and SED waiver assessment services to K-12 youth using clinical training and the latest version of the DSM
• Deliver trauma-informed, evidence-based therapy services to individuals, families, and groups in the school setting
• Complete agency trainings up to and including certification in evidenced based treatment models
• Collaborate consistently with school community, other treatment team members, and natural supports to ensure a wrap-around approach is provided for continuity of care
• Create and maintain person-centered treatment plans based on clients’ unique needs
• Demonstrate sensitivity to all cultural and ethnic differences.
• Provide clinical supervision toward independent licensing to staff as qualified by licensing and as assigned.
• Monitor client progress through ongoing assessment
• Meet administrative and clinical documentation requirements both in terms of content and timeliness.
• Meet direct service expectations in terms and comply with other established productivity standards as established.
• Maintain advanced knowledge and skills related to trauma informed school-based care through continuing education per state licensure requirements
• Perform all other reasonably related duties as assigned by immediate supervisor or other management personnel.
• Requirements
• Required :
• Master’s degree in Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy, Psychology, Social Work or related field
• Current, active, unencumbered license as an LPC, LMFT, LMLP, or LMSW (a temporary license will be considered eligible)
• Experience providing therapy services to children under 17.
• Strong ability to manage time and prioritize tasks
• Ability and desire to work as part of a clinical team while also able to be self-directed and motivated with minimal supervision
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to exercise sound clinical judgment in routine, urgent, and emergent clinical situations
• Ability to acquire and effectively practice new clinical skills as needed according to evolving agency needs/services
• Ability to effectively utilize Microsoft Office Suite
• Maintain a valid driver’s license
• All employees will be required to submit to and pass a background check and drug screening.
• Preferred :
• Independent clinical license (LCPC, LCMFT, LP, LSCSW)
• 1 year experience providing therapy in the school setting
• Familiarity with school community including MTSS framework and special education
• Pawnee Mental Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all applicants will receive equal and equitable consideration without regard to race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, or any other status or condition protected by law. Any applicant who feels they have experienced discrimination via the PMHS hiring process may file a written complaint at https://www.pawnee.org/our-commitment-to-you.cfm.
• Salary Description
• $68,000 a year