General Purpose
The Caring 4 Students Mental Health Therapist provides mental health counseling as a medically necessary intervention for students in assigned districts. This licensed therapist screens referrals, assesses student mental health needs, creates plans of care, and appropriately submits Medicaid claims through the Michigan School Support Program.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Well-educated mental health professional who excels in public service.
- Licensed master’s level marriage and family therapist, licensed master’s level professional counselor, limited licensed master’s level professional counselor under the supervision of a licensed master’s level professional counselor, licensed master’s level social worker, limited licensed master’s level social worker under the supervision of a licensed master’s level social worker or temporary limited licensed psychologist under the supervision of a fully licensed psychologist.
- Solid organizational and planning skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to work as a member of a team and contribute to the agency vision and goals.
- Able to demonstrate confidentiality in all matters.
- Positive leadership skills.
- Must complete and pass required criminal history check.
Essential Duties (shall include, but are not limited to the following):
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Collaborate with school personnel to implement the referral and service delivery of the Caring 4 Students Program.
- Provide high quality, outcome-based therapy to students with a demonstrated medical necessity for mental health intervention.
- Engage and collaborate with other C4S therapist within the county and state to improve the overall Caring 4 Students program in Newaygo County.
- Complete any required data collection, documentation as required by the C4S program or 31n Grant.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with NCRESA and member district personnel and actively promotes a philosophy of health and well-being for students and community.
- Provide crisis intervention.
- Develop and implement positive behavioral intervention strategies to increase academic and social success.
- Assist with conflict resolution and anger management.
- Help students develop appropriate social interaction skills.
- Assist students in understanding and accepting self and others.
- Help students adjust to changes and challenges in their lives, such as illness, divorce, or unemployment
- Respond to crisis situations such as child abuse, neglect, suicide prevention, etc.
- Obtain, coordinate, and advocate for community resources that would improve student well-being.
- Follow up with students to ensure that their situations have demonstrated improvement.
- Provide case management for students and families requiring multiple resources.
- Evaluate services provided to ensure that they are effective
- Provide individual or group counseling.
- Consult with teachers in the development and modification of positive behavior plans.
- Predictable/reliable attendance.
Other Duties
- Act as a resource, if needed, to employees, students and the general public and visitors to the NC RESA.
- Possess knowledge of NC RESA’s organization, mission, and philosophy.
- Perform other duties deemed appropriate by the Director of Instructional Services.
Relationships & Commitment
The Caring 4 Students Mental Health Therapist shall be directly accountable to the Director of Instructional Services and shall demonstrate commitment to the mission of the Newaygo County RESA through:
- Adherence to and enforcement of agency policies and administrative regulations.
- Performance resulting in quality outcomes.
- Performance resulting in internal and external consumer satisfaction.
- Continuous personal and professional improvement and development.
- Positive interpersonal relationships with colleagues and consumers.
- Continuously improving performance through internal and external evaluation.
- Exhibiting the mental/physical ability and stamina to meet essential duties of position.
- Supporting the agency and department in the Continuous Improvement Plan.
Other Required Skills
- Able to communicate effectively (language skills).
- Able to work with mathematical concepts (mathematical skills).
- Able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions (reasoning skills).
- Physically able to successfully perform the essential functions of the job (physical demands). Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
- General school building/classroom/office setting; the noise level in this position varies.
Terms of Employment
- Contracted employee (exempt under FLSA regulations)
- School year position; 7.25 hours per day
- Position covered under NCEA Master Agreement
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individual currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned. The RESA does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination or harassment in any program or activity that it operates, including in admission and employment, as required by Title IX and other applicable law, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity/expression), marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, disability, age, or any other basis prohibited by law.
NC RESA reserves the right to alter/amend this job description at any time, following language in the NCEA Master Agreement.
