Grant Funded – General Education Mental Health Professional

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31N Grant Funded – General Education Mental Health Professional

• Position Type:
  Certified Student Support Services/ Social Worker

POSITION: 31N Grant Funded – General Education Mental Health Professional (Social Work or Counseling)

LOCATION: Brandon High School

DESCRIPTION OF THE DISTRICT:

The Brandon School District is a mid-size school district nestled in Northwest Oakland County. The district has approximately 900 students in junior kindergarten-5th grade between the two elementary schools, approximately 500 at the middle school level and approximately 600 at the high school. This small, tight knit community has a strong connection to its schools and is passionate about the education of its youth.

Brandon High School sends 85-90% of its graduates to post-secondary school each year, it was ranked in the 82nd percentile of all schools in the State on the top-to-bottom rankings and it was awarded as a Silver Medal Winner by the US News.

POSITION

DESCRIPTION:

The Brandon School District is seeking a caring and compassionate social worker or counselor to join our High School team.

This individual will be providing social emotional supports and counseling for students identified in need.

An ideal candidate will seek to address issues proactively, will build strong connections with staff and students and will have a clear passion for helping others.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

Master's degree in Social Work or Counseling

Fully licensed by the State of Michigan Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) in either of the following:

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC through LARA)

Masters in Social Work (LMSW through LARA)

Credentialed from Michigan Department of Education in School Social Work or School Counseling is preferred

Experience with counseling secondary school-aged students is preferred

Must be CPI trained or willing to be CPI trained within 30 days of hire and annually update certification.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge about outside resources/support for families

Knowledge and expertise in delivering mental health counselling and intervention

Knowledge about crisis and trauma informed practices

Ability to develop genuine and positive relationships with students

Ability to maximize technology for effective communication with students, staff and parents

Ability to provide regular and reliable attendance, which is an essential job function

Strong communication skills, a calm demeanor and the ability to work with others

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Maintain appropriate logging and billing for 31N

Provide responsive services to meet the needs of students, including individual, group and crisis response counseling

Administer a comprehensive behavioral health assessment, including the use of screening tools as indicated, to determine student needs for specific psychological, health or related services

Develop and maintain Plans of Care with input from students and caregivers as appropriate

Assess the effectiveness of the delivered services toward achieving the student-driven goals and objectives via the Plan of Care review

Provide behavioral health counseling services (non-academic)

Utilize behavior health interventions to enhance psychological, behavioral, emotional, cognitive, and social factors important for the prevention, treatment, or management of behavioral health concerns

Assess needs for additional counseling services, making referrals when appropriate to the…