Mental Health Specialist

Overview

Job Title: Mental Health Specialist

Salary

Schedule:

According to placement on Mental Health Specialist Salary Schedule

Reports To: Building Level Administrator and Executive Director of Whole Child Services

Salary Grade: (not specified)

Work Location: School Based Site – District Determined

FLSA Status: (not specified)

Work Schedule: 10 month

Position Summary: The goal of this position is to advance school-based mental health awareness, quality prevention, intervention, evaluation and support. Build connections by collaborating with and providing technical assistance and training activities to school teams, families, teachers and staff.

• Enhancing the school climate and broadly by promoting mental health wellness, early identification of needs.
• Creating space for family involvement and engagement; assisting in the identification and delivery of a range of evidenced-based prevention to intensive interventions.
• Developing program evaluation and data collection for efficacy and effectiveness of services.
• Communicate extensively and provide consultation, mental health education and prevention information to staff, students, families and school community.
• Participate in school team meetings to develop relationships and awareness around trauma, emotional, social and behavioral needs.
• Conduct ongoing school need and readiness assessments.
• Assist and/or conduct crisis intervention assessments.
• Assist in identifying programming and services related to the mental health and well-being of all students.
• Knowledgeable of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), individual, group, family modalities and mindfulness.

• Provide mental health related support services to school teams and leadership team, including case consultation and feedback to school problem-solving teams concerning needs of families and children.
• Collaborate with and provide oversight of public and private agencies to offer access to mental health services and programs on the school campus for students and their families.
• Assist in the coordination of a school-wide system of intervention, including implementation of a comprehensive mental health plan.
• Provide consultation and participate on MTSS teams.
• Provide coordination and oversight for mental health services at assigned school.
• Assist in the development of Functional Behavioral Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans.
• Serve on district- and school-level teams as assigned.
• Collaborate and assist in the coordination and development and provide technical assistance on the implementation of a universal behavioral screener.

• Assess training needs of school teachers/staff in conjunction with the Administrative, school teams, and co-located mental health personnel.
• Design, coordinate and deliver professional development related to needs noted among school staff on emotional and interfering behavioral concerns in adolescents (e.g., trauma, onset of mental illness).
• Coordinate and deliver training related to mental health information to Families/Caregivers/Coaches/other designated school staff.
• Emphasis is on training, ongoing coaching and support for implementing evidence-based interventions for disorders/needs.

• Master's degree (MA, MSW).
• Clinical license (e.g., LCMAC, LCSW or PsyD) in clinical work or licensed as a school psychologist or school counselor.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in related areas of public health or mental health.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work with students, parents, peers and other school leaders from diverse cultural backgrounds.

• Ability to safely and successfully perform essential job functions consistent with applicable standards, including meeting productivity standards.
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance.
• Ability to perform medium physical work and lift/carry/push/pull up to 25 pounds.

This document provides descriptive information about the above Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School position. Work actually performed by incumbents may vary. This document is intended as a guideline for content of and qualifications for the position. An individual’s ability to meet the qualifications described is not a guarantee of employment or promotion. The school reserves the right to make changes as deemed necessary without prior notice.

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