Social Worker​/Counselor - Ellsworth Area Schools

Social Worker/Counselor - Ellsworth Area Schools

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Northern Light Acadia Hospital

Serving: Ellsworth High School & Hancock County Technical Center students

Position is located: Ellsworth, Maine

Work Type: Full Time, 40 Hours per week, 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM

• Master's Degree
• 2 years of relevant work experience
• Licensed as: LCSW, LCPC, LMFT, or LMSW-CC & LCPC-C
• SIGN-ON BONUS AVAILABLE FOR QUALIFIED CANDIDATES

The School-based Psychiatric Clinician II is an independently licensed (LCSW, LCPC, LMFT) or conditionally licensed (LMSW-CC, LCPC-C) therapist who provides behavioral health treatment, education, planning and consultation for Ellsworth High School and Hancock County Technical Center students. Relying on evidence-based practices, they provide a range of services ranging from psychosocial evaluations, individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, IEP support and family therapy when indicated.

They are a consultant and resource for the school system and help guide program development, decision-making, and implement plans designed to support and improve the mental wellbeing of the students.

• Completes psychosocial evaluations by collecting data which enables the identification of potential therapeutic targets for active treatment.
• Develops initial master treatment plan and updates in collaboration with the patient and within established time frames that identify effective interventions to achieve outcomes, and accommodate the patient's developmental level, motivation, health/spiritual beliefs, functional capabilities and strengths.
• Provides IEP counseling services as requested by districts.
• Participates in district meetings as requested by school personnel on behalf of students needs and integration efforts.
• Provides mental health trainings as requested by school partners.
• Implements individual, group and family therapy interventions that are evidence-based and are consistent with service plan and developmental level and needs of patient.
• Modifies interventions based on continual assessment of the patient's response to treatment.
• Articulates anticipated treatment outcomes that are patient oriented, evidence based, therapeutically sound, realistic, attainable and measurable.
• Completes documentation that reflects active patient involvement in care, attention to objective outcomes and identification of any barriers to treatment progress.
• Maintains a safe environment complying with Northern Light Health policies and procedures, reports and directly addresses environmental hazards and violations of patient safety policy and/or protocol when involved or observed.
• Demonstrates reflective/active listening, feedback, summarizing, reframing, empathy, support, problem solving, coaching, and psycho-education skills.
• Maintains and abides by ethical standards set forth by the facility and Maine State Licensing Boards.
• Maintains requirements of licensure.
• Fosters the development of teamwork within department as well as across departments and with outside providers.
• Gives and receives critical feedback on effectiveness of clinical interventions through regular peer review, scheduled staff meetings and supervisions.
• Utilizes time effectively and can critically evaluate time management relevant to the effective operation of respective department.
• Completes documentation within required time frames.
• Responsible for obtaining and maintaining consents to treat, including annual review of informed consent, rights of recipients of mental health services, consent to treat via telehealth and releases to obtain and release medical information.

Entry level

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