School Based Counselor

THE LINCOLN CENTER FOR FAMILY AND YOUTH • Horsham, PA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The School-Based Counselor provides (1) mental health therapeutic support, (2) case management.

Requirements

• Excellent communication and relationship building skills
• Ability to work effectively on a multi-treatment team
• Proficient in numerous clinical interventions
• Knowledge of and ability to access community resources
• Strong substance abuse intervention skills
• Master’s Degree required in counseling, psychology, social work, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Identify students in need of trauma support and to provide prevention, screening, referral and treatment services to students potentially in need of services
• Provide counseling interventions (group, individual and/or family
• Provide mentoring and other intervention models to children and their families who have experienced trauma or are at risk of experiencing trauma, including those who are low-income, homeless, in foster care, involved in the criminal justice system, unemployed, experiencing a mental illness or substance abuse disorder or not enrolled in or at risk of dropping out of an educational institution
• Provide case management for students and families requiring multiple resources
• Provide quality trauma support and behavioral health care services
• Provide home-based services to the families of students who have experienced or are at risk of experiencing trauma, including those who are low-income, homeless, involved in the child welfare system or involved in the juvenile justice system
• Assist teachers with behavior management strategies
• Provide staff with essential information to better understand factors (cultural, societal, economic, familial, health, etc.) affecting a student’s performance and behavior
• Train school staff on trauma-informed approaches to education to develop safe, stable and nurturing learning environments that prevent and mitigate the effects of trauma
• Provide consultation regarding school law and school policy including IDEA and Section 504
• Assist in developing positive behavioral intervention strategies
• Assist in developing and implementing educational programs, including programs on safety and bullying
• Develop alternative programs for drop-out, truancy, delinquency, etc.
• Works with parents to facilitate their support in their children’s school adjustment
• Alleviate family stress to enable the child to function more effectively in school & community
• Assist parents in accessing and utilizing school and community resources
• Work with those problems in a child’s living situation that affect the child’s adjustment in school (home, school, and community)
• Obtain and coordinate community resources to meet students’ needs
• Provide health services and intervention strategies by coordinating the services provided by eligible applicants and coordinated care organizations, public health entities, nonprofit youth service providers and community-based organizations
• Foster and promote communication between the school entity, community and law enforcement
• Increase access to quality trauma-informed support services and behavioral health care by linking the community with local trauma support and behavioral health systems
• Help school district receive adequate support from social and mental health agencies
• Advocate for new and improved community/school service to meet the needs of students and families
• Mobilize family, school, and community resources to enable the child to learn as effectively as possible in their educational program
• Help school districts receive adequate support from social and mental health agencies

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees