School-based Mental Health Therapist

GATEWAY CSB PEO LLC•Savannah, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Child & Adolescent Therapist with Gateway’s Georgia Apex Program provides mental health services to students in select Chatham County Public Schools. The school-based program aims to expand students’ access to mental health services, detect mental health needs early, and strengthen community coordination and collaboration. Services may include individual, family, and group counseling; psychiatric services; case management; prevention; education; and early intervention support. The therapist works with children and adolescents in elementary, middle, and/or high school settings and collaborates with school personnel and an interdisciplinary team. The role includes assessing client needs, establishing and updating treatment plans with clients and guardians, providing evidence-based counseling, monitoring progress, coordinating discharge planning as appropriate, and maintaining accurate, timely clinical records and electronic health records. The therapist ensures services are authorized, consent is maintained, confidentiality is protected, and care and documentation comply with agency requirements and applicable policies and laws. The position may also involve school- or community-based activities that improve access to mental health care.

Requirements

Master’s degree in counseling, social work, or a related human services field must already be completed.
Must be license-eligible in Georgia if not associate-licensed or fully licensed.
Strong interest in child and adolescent mental health services.
Comfort working in a school environment.

Nice To Haves

Georgia associate license (LAMFT, LAPC, or LMSW) or full licensure (LMFT, LPC, or LCSW) is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide school-based mental health therapy to children and adolescents in elementary, middle, and/or high school settings.
Work closely with school counselors, teachers, and other school staff.
Conduct client intake, screening, assessment, and referral as appropriate.
Develop individual treatment plans with clients and guardians based on assessments, and update plans as needed.
Provide individual, family, and/or group counseling using evidence-based interventions.
Evaluate, facilitate, and monitor services and client progress toward established goals and objectives.
Maintain confidentiality in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
Adjust techniques and interventions to address barriers to progress and support recovery and independence.
Ensure treatment plans are current and services are authorized before delivery; obtain and maintain proper consent.
Provide clinically appropriate services specified in treatment plans and consistent with best-practice guidelines and third-party payer responsibilities.
Oversee and coordinate discharge planning as appropriate for individual clients.
Coordinate with the interdisciplinary team, including behavioral health specialists, the Staff Psychiatrist, registered nurses, other therapists, quality assurance specialists, office personnel, paraprofessionals, the program manager, the Medical Director, and the Clinical Director.
Accurately record services related to treatment outcomes within approved timeframes.
Complete required clinical documentation, including progress notes, consents, treatment plans, and BHAs, according to agency standards.
Maintain documentation in accordance with applicable policies, laws, and instructions.
Document care and services in compliance with agency requirements and standards, using electronic health records.
Schedule and organize appointments for the personal caseload.
May participate in school- or community-based activities to strengthen access to mental health care.
Perform other duties as assigned.