Sevier County School Based Mental Health Liaiso

About the role

The Sevier County School Based Mental Health Liaison (SBMHL) program provides direct mental health services in the Sevier County school system. SBMHLs will provide individual consultation to teachers and assist them in structuring classrooms to enhance the learning environment for children who are at risk of developing emotional, behavioral, or substance abuse problems.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual, family, and group counseling
• Conduct mental health assessments and evaluations
• Participate in IEP and other school-related meetings
• Provide advocacy, linkage, and referral services as needed
• Interface professionally with school personnel and other agencies
• Provide therapeutic support to children and/or parents
• Maintain HRMC and CARF documentation standards
• Complete all documentation in a timely manner
• Meet productivity standards
• Manage an active caseload of individual therapy clients
• Communicate openly and maintain a positive attitude
• Accept additional assignments and responsibilities

Requirements

This position requires a Master's Degree in a human services field such as counselor or social work, two (2) years' experience working with children with emotional or behavioral problems, or two (2) years of experience with adolescent substance use/abuse prevention, or a combination of the two. Applicants should have experience leading groups and trainings, and possess experience or training in the Re-Education Philosophy or will acquire such training in the course of employment.

Qualifications

• Licensed or licensed eligible
• Ability to effectively and ethically counsel children and families
• Ability to present professionally and work within a team format to plan, implement, and evaluate successful interventions
• Ability to effectively run and process groups with children and families
• Ability to work within a team format to meet positive goals for children and interface with other agencies involved in the ecology of the family
• Mental ability to exercise sound judgment under pressure
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and effective decision-making, ability to set and demonstrate appropriate boundaries, ability to be an empathic listener, flexibility, willingness, and adaptability to working with diverse populations
• Good time management and organizational skills

Skills

Basic computer skills are required for email, timekeeping, and documentation in the electronic medical record. Certification in and adequate implementation of verbal and physical de-escalation techniques, including CPR, is required.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$52,274 /yr

Schedule

Monday - Friday 8am-5pm

Location

Sevier County, Tennessee