Mental Health Worker - Student Support

Responsibilities

• Build positive relationships while utilizing proactive de-escalation strategies and therapeutic interventions to support students when they become dysregulated.
• Respond to physically intense student behaviors to ensure the safety of students and staff.
• Provide comprehensive training, including Safe Crisis Management, to equip employees with the skills and confidence to prevent, de-escalate, and safely respond to crisis situations.
• Conduct and support functional behavior analyses and positive behavior support plans, including observation, interviewing staff, and overseeing data collection.
• Afford expertise regarding behavior modification in complex cases.
• Advise administrators and staff regarding best practices and regulations on behavioral interventions.
• Assist in the implementation of de-escalation strategies and crisis minimization procedures.
• Work as a collaborative consultant with school and agency personnel.
• Provide support to educational teams in the school/home environment involving strategies and interventions that promote positive behaviors in students.
• Maintain a non-threatening, safe, and nurturing environment where students feel respected, accepted, and welcomed.
• Maintain professional and legally-compliant documentation of services and student-related paperwork.

Qualifications

Requires the ability to build positive relationships while utilizing proactive de-escalation strategies and therapeutic interventions to support students when they become dysregulated. Comprehensive training is provided, including Safe Crisis Management, equipping all employees with the skills and confidence to prevent, de-escalate, and safely respond to crisis situations.