School Mental Health Professional @ Desert Skies Middle (Full-Time Standard)

About the role

The School Mental Health Professional will assess the mental health needs of students that affect a student's ability to learn. By providing clinical intervention strategies and treatment opportunities for students and their families, this role will strengthen students' learning opportunities, achievements, and mental health functioning.

Responsibilities

• Acts as mandated reporter of child abuse
• Designs and implements behavior management programs for students
• Provides referral resources for families
• Provides clinical assessment, planning, and supervision functions to address student mental health needs
• Advises administrators, social workers, counselors, and staff on critical issues impacting student achievement
• Participates in school counselor training and programs
• Supports district MTSS framework for organizing student intervention services
• Facilitates individual and group interventions with students
• Consults with teachers, administrators, and parents regarding classroom behavior, policies, and procedures affecting student performance
• Responds to suicidal statements made by students by implementing district screening and assessment protocols
• Provides direct and indirect services to students and families to address any issue that interferes with the educational process using evidence-based mental health interventions
• Implements home visits when appropriate

Requirements

• A typical way to obtain the knowledge and skills would be: Education: Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in a field related to mental health in schools. AND Experience: Three (3) years of full-time (or part-time equivalent) school mental health experience OR three (3) years of full-time (or part-time equivalent) experience with mental health services for school aged children is desirable.
• Knowledge of: Clinical mental health evidence-based treatment modalities; Ethical frameworks guiding school-based mental health practice; K-12 at-risk students and their families; theories of human behavior and development; multidisciplinary activities; characteristics of the pupil population; public education legislation, case law, and due process; knowledge and experience in behavior management; family systems theory and techniques; parent education; student assessment methods and procedures, intervention, and direct service activities, including counseling with students and parents; consultation methods; program development systems and strategies; special education policy and procedures.
• Skill at: Exceptional interpersonal skills; marriage and family counseling; clinical professional counseling; ability to work autonomously and responsibly; program development; writing, evaluating, and coordinating school social work programs and services; communicating effectively with district education personnel including principals and teachers, as well as students, parents and employees of community service agencies; utilizing various objective measures including measures of adaptive behavior, self-esteem, social skills, attitudes, emotional health, and interests.
• Licenses/Certificates: Possession of or the ability to obtain a valid Nevada Education License in School Mental Health; possession of or the ability to obtain a valid Nevada driver's license with a driving record acceptable to the District; Possession of an outside of Department of Education license as a mental health professional issued by an agency or board of the State of Nevada.

Qualifications

Must be willing and able to work flexible scheduling requiring evening and weekend hours.

Skills

• Exceptional interpersonal skills
• Mastery of clinical mental health evidence-based treatment modalities
• Ability to work autonomously and responsibly
• Program development
• Writing, evaluating, and coordinating school social work programs and services
• Communicating effectively with district education personnel including principals and teachers, as well as students, parents and employees of community service agencies
• Utilizing various objective measures including measures of adaptive behavior, self-esteem, social skills, attitudes, emotional health, and interests

Benefits

View the salary schedules here. Additional Job Information Benefit packages are available for all employees, eligible employees who are regularly scheduled to work 27.5 hours per week or more receive full benefits of the District which include but are not limited to; No waiting period on Medical, Dental, Vision and Life InsuranceEmployees may select an insurance plan wherein WCSD contributes 100% of insurance premiums.Sick Leave, Holiday Pay and Vacation PayPublic Employees Retirement System (PERS)Contribution options will be explained in detail during the New Employee Orientation.Salary IncreasesLongevity BonusesGuidance ResourcesAnd More - Visit our Benefits page for more information. Please be advised health insurance premiums are paid by employees at a prorated percent for those working less than full time. New employees will be fingerprinted upon hire and will have $58.50 deducted from their first paycheck to help defray the cost of fingerprinting. Fingerprint fees are subject to change.