Niobrara NE School Based Therapist

TITLE : Full-time School Based Therapist following the school schedule working at the Niobrara, NE school district. Up to $10,000 Hiring Bonus!

HOURS : 40 hours a week during school year; school breaks, holidays and summers off!

MAIN FUNCTION : The School Based / Outpatient Mental Health Practitioner provides mental health and / or substance abuse services, education, consultation, and prevention to clients / students at schools, including crisis intervention.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Provides direct mental health and / or substance abuse services that include, but not limited to, intake assessment, individual, family, group counseling, crisis intervention, and prevention
• Completes treatment plans, treatment plan updates, psychotherapy notes, and all other documentation as needed
• Attends regularly scheduled staff meetings, clinical meetings, IEP meetings, and other as needed
• Participates in collection of mental health / substance abuse information and student outcomes data to be used for monitoring the overall performance and effectiveness of services provided
• Determines the family and community resources available for treatment and / or placement and makes appropriate arrangements
• Provides crisis intervention and assessment / evaluation, including after hours and on weekends
• Provide follow up and implementation of re-integration plans for students who are returning to school from hospitalizations and or facility stays
• Be familiar with disciplinary guidelines and at-risk student characteristics / needs, collaborating agency referral guidelines, as well as be familiar with special education regulatory requirements and assistance with process as appropriate
• Foster effective communication with students, parents, and other staff members
• Provide home interventions / visits on a regular basis or as clinically necessary and solicits parents / guardian involvement in program planning and treatment services
• Assists family to locate and appropriately use community resources, agencies, organizations and team members to coordinate services and monitor progress toward treatment goals
• May be required to work an altered schedule and provide clinical services in evenings and weekends
• Other duties as assigned

REQUIREMENTS :

TRAINING & EXPERIENCE :

BENEFITS :

8 paid PTO days per year.

3 paid training days per year.

Bereavement Leave.

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

Paid life insurance policy.

Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts.

Aflac.

Employee Assistance Program.

3% matching 401(k) retirement plan after 90 days of employment.

Flexible schedule.

Student loan reimbursement for licensed therapists.