Masters Level/Social Worker - Student Assistance Counselor

Coastline EAP•Central Falls, RI

37d

About The Position

Rhode Island Student Assistance Services (RISAS) provides evidence-based programs in schools and communities to prevent substance use and promote mental health. Position Summary: Student Assistance Counselors provide prevention, early identification, assessment, intervention and referral of substance misuse and mental health problems in school setting; provide group services to children and teens who use substances, children of parents with substance use disorder and other vulnerable youth; provide school-wide awareness and outreach activities to students and families. POSITION SUMMARY: To implement the SAMSHA evidence informed student assistance program, a school-based framework designed to support students facing challenges that may hinder their academic success and wellbeing. Key components include: •Regularly conduct schoolwide awareness activities to increase the perceptions of the harm of substance use, positively change social norms about substance use, promote mental health awareness, and increase the enforcement of and compliance with school policies and community laws •Deliver classroom-based prevention education, using an evidence-based curriculum •Conduct screenings for substance use and other behavioral health concerns •Complete comprehensive holistic psychosocial assessments •Provide brief evidence-based individual and group interventions to students referred to the Student Assistance Program •Facilitate parent programming including informational meetings, parent education and the dissemination of resources related to substance use and mental health •Refer students and families in need of more intensive counseling, treatment, or related services to appropriate agencies or practitioners in the community and follow up with students, parents/caregivers and providers ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES: •Learn and appropriately apply the priorities, policies, and procedures of the Student Assistance Program, the organization, and the school. •Introduce and implement the Student Assistance Program in the assigned school setting. •Generate referrals for target groups through screenings, classroom presentations, school events, student activities, and faculty or parent presentations. •Provide training and consultation to school staff on substance use topics, including how to identify students who may be under the influence or impacted by substance use and how to refer them to the Student Assistance Program.

Requirements

Master’s degree in behavioral health specialty: Social Work, Counseling or Psychology
RI Student Assistance Certification (CSAC) after two years of full-time employment or the equivalent
Computer competence using electronic data systems, email, and Microsoft Office.
Professional verbal, written, presentation and training skills
Ability to exercise sound professional judgment, manage crises, and maintain highest ethical standards/boundaries
Knowledge of best practices in substance use prevention, treatment and education, school policies and procedures, and relevant educational law and practices
On-going compliance with professional continuing education requirements

Responsibilities

Regularly conduct schoolwide awareness activities to increase the perceptions of the harm of substance use, positively change social norms about substance use, promote mental health awareness, and increase the enforcement of and compliance with school policies and community laws
Deliver classroom-based prevention education, using an evidence-based curriculum
Conduct screenings for substance use and other behavioral health concerns
Complete comprehensive holistic psychosocial assessments
Provide brief evidence-based individual and group interventions to students referred to the Student Assistance Program
Facilitate parent programming including informational meetings, parent education and the dissemination of resources related to substance use and mental health
Refer students and families in need of more intensive counseling, treatment, or related services to appropriate agencies or practitioners in the community and follow up with students, parents/caregivers and providers
Learn and appropriately apply the priorities, policies, and procedures of the Student Assistance Program, the organization, and the school.
Introduce and implement the Student Assistance Program in the assigned school setting.
Generate referrals for target groups through screenings, classroom presentations, school events, student activities, and faculty or parent presentations.
Provide training and consultation to school staff on substance use topics, including how to identify students who may be under the influence or impacted by substance use and how to refer them to the Student Assistance Program.