School Based Mental Health Clinician

Griffith Centers•Commerce City, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Join Griffith Centers as a School-Based Mental Health Clinician! Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of students and families? Griffith Centers is seeking dedicated School-Based Mental Health Clinicians to support students in Adams 14 Schools. If you are committed to providing compassionate mental health services in a school setting, we want to hear from you!

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, or Child Development from a regionally accredited college or university
Must have the capability to register in DORA as Registered Psychotherapist, LMFT, LPCC, LPC, LSW, LCSW or licensed candidate.
Must possess a valid state driver’s license and be able to drive on behalf of the company.
Ability to work with sensitivity to the cultural and/or socioeconomic diversity of the agency’s clients and staff.
Must successfully complete a comprehensive background screening as a condition of employment, in accordance with organizational and Behavioral Health Administrations regulations. This screening includes initial and ongoing state criminal background checks, fingerprinting, sex offender registry searches, and abuse and neglect clearances. If the employee has lived in any other state within the past three years, equivalent background and abuse/neglect checks from those states will also be conducted.

Nice To Haves

Must have had a clinical internship and two years of clinical counseling work preferred.
Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides a broad array of therapy services to adolescents, children, and their families that are referred by the school district, in a school based setting.
Establishes and maintains effective, collaborative relationships with school and district professionals to ensure seamless integration of mental health services.
Maintains contacts with relevant persons and agencies that impact child and family functioning to coordinate service delivery and develop resources for effective discharge planning.
Ensures timely and accurate completion of all client-related documentation, adhering to regulatory standards and best practices.
80% of the time will be spent doing clinical work, 20% of the time will be spent doing care coordination with other school

Benefits

Salary range: $50,000/yr - $55,000/yr. based on working 44 weeks out of the year (8 weeks off in the summer)
Potential to earn quarterly bonus up to $2000
Medical, dental, vision and voluntary benefit
Participation in our 403b retirement plan
Employee Assistance Program
Paid time off and paid holidays
Colorado sick leave in accordance with Colorado Health Families and Workplaces (HFWA)
10 Vacation Days (40 hours available after 6 months of employment and accruals based on years of service)
Tuition reimbursement
Professional development and training/certification opportunities