School Based Mental Health Support

Public Schools of Robeson County • Lumberton, NC

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About The Position

To provide mobile crisis management and supervision to students in the district to improve the quality of classroom instruction.

Requirements

• Master's degree from an accredited University or College - degree in mental health, counseling, psychology, social work, or related field.
• Licensed in the State of North Carolina to provide mental health services, (LPC, LSW, LSCW, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Provides direct mental health services to include intake assessment, individual/family/group therapy to assigned students
• Meets with families and other interested parties in order to exchange necessary information during the assessment/treatment process.
• Acts as student advocate in order to coordinate required services or to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations
• Serves as part of the School Threat Assessment Team
• Guides students and staff in the development of skills and strategies for dealing with identified problems.
• Plans, organizes and leads structured programs of counseling activities for students and interns
• Conducts specialized group therapy as necessary (including but not limited to - anger management, bereavement, etc.).
• Gathers information about community mental health needs and resources that could be used in conjunction with therapy
• Refers students/families/staff to community resources or to specialists as necessary
• May participate in a variety of meetings including IEP meetings, case reviews, multi-agency meetings
• Maintains regular contact with the parent/guardian of each student
• Assists in carrying out specific training, educational, programs, and outreach designed to train staff and families to identify the early warning signs of mental health issues, to address health/behavioral needs, and how to access internal and external resources
• Participates in the collection of mental health information and student outcome data to be used for monitoring the overall performance and effectiveness of services provided
• Follows-up on student progress at 15, 30 and 60-day intervals for up to one school year
• Attends regularly scheduled department meetings and clinical supervision to ensure appropriate delivery of services
• Learns about new developments and best practices in their field by reading professional literature, attending courses and seminars, and establishing and maintaining contact with other social service agencies
• Other related duties as assigned by the Director of Student Support Services and/ or the Assistant Superintendent

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time