School Based Support Specialist
About The Position
Join our team at Centerstone as a School Based Support Specialist! As a School Based Support Specialist, you will provide intensive outpatient case management and behavioral health support to youth in a school setting. This role focuses on delivering individualized, person-centered interventions aligned with treatment plans while supporting students across school, home, and community environments. You will collaborate closely with internal teams, schools, families, and external providers to ensure coordinated care and positive outcomes. Our ideal candidate is compassionate, adaptable, organized, and committed to youth development and recovery-oriented services. Centerstone offers a supportive community and meaningful opportunity to directly impact the lives of children, adolescents, and families through school-based behavioral health services.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Behavioral Health, or related human services field; OR Bachelor’s degree in a non-related field with two (2) years of behavioral health experience; OR Any four-year combination of higher education and two (2) years of qualifying behavioral health experience; OR Associate’s degree in Applied Science in Behavioral Health Support; OR Four (4) years of full-time qualifying experience in behavioral health services
- Qualifying experience includes: Providing individual or group behavioral health services, Supporting recovery and resiliency-focused interventions, Teaching coping and life skills, Supporting school, community, or vocational functioning, Implementing treatment plan objectives
- Successful completion of background checks including criminal record, driving record, abuse/neglect, and fingerprint checks
- Completion of New Hire Orientation upon hire
- Completion of all required trainings, including Relias training, upon hire and annually thereafter
- Current driver’s license, acceptable driving record, and current auto insurance required
Responsibilities
- Provide behavioral health interventions aligned with individualized treatment plans in school-based settings
- Support youth in developing coping strategies, social-emotional skills, and daily life functioning
- Coordinate care with schools, families, community partners, and internal treatment teams
- Manage an assigned caseload while ensuring timely, accurate, and person-centered documentation
- Provide crisis intervention, follow-up support, and outreach for missed appointments
- Conduct home visits and community outreach to support engagement and continuity of care
- Assist with quality assurance activities, data collection, and compliance with agency and contractual standards
- Participate in staff development, supervision, and ongoing performance evaluation processes
- Adapt to changing student needs while supporting program goals with flexibility and collaboration
- Maintain compliance with behavioral health documentation and ethical standards
- Perform additional duties as assigned by leadership
Benefits
- 29 Days of PTO
- Eligibility for HRSA Loan Repayment
- Employee benefits package – health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more
- Competitive 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan – up to 5% match for Part-Time and Full-Time employees
- Company-paid basic life insurance
- Emergency Medical Leave Program
- Flexible Spending Accounts – healthcare and dependent child-care
- Health & Wellness Program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employee Discount Program
- Mileage Reimbursement
- Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive
- Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within
- Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
