About Job

Job Overview
The School-based licensed Mental Health Clinician provides mental health services to children and their families utilizing a variety of treatment modalities on-site at Satellite Clinic School location. In this role you will provide therapy, case management, linkage referrals, as needed, and maintain appropriate documentation of all services rendered. This position reports to The League Center Behavioral Health and Wellness Center’s Director and Assistant Clinical Director.

Duties

Provides mental health services to a caseload of children/adolescents in individual, group, collateral, and family modalities
Provide services onsite at a designated school during school hours 5-days weekly for 10-months annually
Provide services to a caseload of 35 to 40 clients with a productivity benchmark of 32 sessions weekly.
Provides these mental health services with an awareness of, and respect for, diversity of culture, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation. This knowledge shall be incorporated into therapeutic practice
Accepts referrals from school social workers, guidance counselors and whomever the Principal deems appropriate and initiates contact as appropriate
Master and utilize electronic record system (Netsmart) for all aspects of client record-keeping/charting, toward assuring all documentation is maintained in comprehensive, organized, and timely manner
Coordinates intake evaluations: scheduling of psychiatric evaluation, writing psychosocial summary, determining initial DSM IV diagnosis, assessing need for psychiatric referral
Writes daily progress notes, initial treatment plans, and quarterly treatment summaries for all individuals on caseload
Develops (with clients) measurable short-term and long-term treatment goals with action plan and completion time frame on a quarterly basis
Helps individuals on caseload (and their parents) access appropriate entitlement benefits and needed resources/concrete services
Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with coworkers, school staff and community partners of the school as indicated
Provides 24-hour emergency coverage on a rotating basis, to all current clinic patients as per program policy guidelines
Maintains individual case records for caseload, assuring that necessary reports are in place, all documents are filed appropriately
Completes discharge summary and completes case record documentation for those clients who discontinue services in an appropriate timeframe
Records billable and non-billable visits/services daily
Fulfills all documentation required by Department of Education for funding purposes
Participates in weekly case conferences and supervision
Participates in community-building activities sponsored by program and agency and encourages participants to support these activities
If desired, can provide services onsite at the Consultation Center clinic or in the community when school is closed
Follow the Board of Education calendar regarding school closings, when taking vacation or PTO
Other duties as assigned

Requirements

LMSW/LCSW from accredited graduate school of social work. Experience working with children/ adolescents and families
At least 1-year post graduate experience required
Bilingual Spanish, Haitian Creole or French preferred
Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills, including effective written and verbal communication
Demonstrated leadership, including effective decision-making and problem-solving experience
Ability to manage multiple tasks in a busy school environment
Ability to exercise initiative and manage time efficiently.
Must be self-efficient
Good communication and organizational skills

Hours