School Based Child and Family Therapist

SUMMARY:

Provide individual and/or family mental health assessment and treatment for children, adolescents, and their families in the school-based health center. May provide services to child and adult clients as requested at main sites.

Specific Duties and Responsibilites

All duties are subject to accommodation in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Provides psychosocial assessment, treatment planning, therapy, and appropriate referrals to youth ages 5 through 18 (or upon completion of high school).

Facilitates group sessions (e. g. CBITS/Bounce Back) as assigned.

• Refers clients for psychiatric care, Southwest services, and outside providers/services as necessary.
• Consults with supervisor, psychiatric providers, department members, and medical staff regarding client care.
• Participates in behavioral health child rounds, individual supervision, and department/agency meetings.

Provides advocacy for clients within the school system (e. g. 504 and IEP meetings as requested by the client’s guardian) and other systems such as DCF.

Maintains client records in the EHR in accordance with SWCHC timeframes/policies and provides other documentation as requested.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Computer literate including Microsoft Office; ability to document in an EHR.
• CPR/BLS Certified

Education And/or Experience

Graduate degree in Social Work, Counseling or Human Services.

CT License required. LCSW, LPC, LMFT preferred.

Ability to utilize Electronic Health Record (EHR)

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

The physical requirements and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position requires manual dexterity sufficient to operate phones, computers, and other office equipment. This person must have the ability to write and speak clearly using the English language to convey information and be able to hear at normal speaking levels both in person and over the telephone.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Generally, the working conditions are good with little or no exposure to extremes in health, safety hazards and/or hazardous materials. This person must have the ability to travel as required to work with staff.

Compensation and Benefits

In addition, this position will be eligible for additional benefits consistent with the role.

The compensation of the finalist selected for this role will be determined based on various factors, including but not limited to: scope of role, level of experience, education, accomplishments, internal equity, budget, and subject to Fair Market Value evaluation.

The hiring range listed is a good faith determination of potential compensation at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.

Benefits Include

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• Retirement plan (403B)
• Short-term disability insurance
• Long-term disability options
• Life Insurance
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Paid Time Off

• 24 PTO Days
• 5 Sick Days
• 10 Paid Holidays