School Therapist

Jefferson Center For Mental Health•Evergreen, CO

51d•$57,000 - $77,200•Onsite

About The Position

At Jefferson Center, it is our policy and our mission to be inclusive and mindful of the diversity of everyone who comes through our doors. We are passionate about building a community where mental health matters and equitable care is accessible to all races, ethnicities, abilities, socioeconomic statuses, ages, sexual orientations, gender expressions, religions, cultures, and languages. The School Based Clinician will provide therapeutic interventions to include individual, family, group therapy and clinical case management with school-based clients at Evergreen High School. This position is located in Evergreen, Colorado.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work or related field required.
LCSW, LPC, LMFT , Unlicensed doctoral candidate, or comparable license preferred.
Candidate Status Required (LPCC, MFTC, SWC)

Nice To Haves

Bilingual (Spanish/English) desirable.
CAS/CAT/LAC desirable.

Responsibilities

Provide individual, family and group therapy during regular school hours and before or after school as needed for families.
Refer/link families to other Jefferson Center programs as needed.
Refer families to outside agencies as needed.
Make Social Service reports and fill out appropriate paperwork.
Plan and implement affective education classroom groups as determined by manager.
Attend Jefferson Center doctor appointments as needed.
Engage consumer and family in the treatment process and goal-setting.
Identify risk factors including lethality.
Work constructively with consumer to reach agreed upon outcomes, and coordinate care with internal and external providers.
Maintain appropriate professional standards and provide appropriate follow-up for consumers.
Effectively respond to consumer concerns and problems.
Initiate and maintain positive interactions.
Respond to phone calls, email and other requests in a timely manner.
Provide trauma informed treatment as needed and create a trauma sensitive clinical environment.
Meet required productivity hours
Complete 95% of all paperwork by due date.
Complete 90% of Progress Summary notes within 3 days.
Attend team meetings
Participate at summer programming if working in June.
Do contact notes on un-enrolled Medicaid consumers in Avatar
Complete on-line training
Attend mandatory in-services
Report high risk cases to supervisor CAS/LAC
Participate in monthly SUD clinical supervision (individual or group)
Complete substance use screening, assessments and related paperwork
Consult and build collaborative relationships with the community, school district staff, Jefferson Center staff and other organizations.
Work within school district policy.
Seek or give peer support or mentoring as needed.
Collaborate with all parties essential to consumer welfare including but not limited to the school district, child welfare system, juvenile justice system, school based health centers, families and other community resources.
Do community outreach 1 x year.
Exhibit enthusiasm, courtesy, adaptability, flexibility and spirit of cooperation in work environment.
Maintain effective interpersonal relationships with consumers, peers, subordinates, upper management, visitors and the general public.
Utilize peer support
Attend clinical trainings
Keep up with current trends and changes in the field
Review challenging cases with peers and supervisors
Participate in supervision by coming prepared and attending at times and intervals agreed upon with supervisor at least 2 x a month.