School Mental Health Consultant

SUMMARY

This position provides educationally related Mental Health services, consultation, behavioral support and management, and school community engagement at the direction of the contracted District and its personnel for the purpose of serving the entity’s students and their families. This may include individual, family and group services as well as creating and implementing presentations and workshops. This position works during the designated school/contract year and is required to use accrued vacation when the school or contract period ends as well as during school closure periods (e.g., holidays). The bulk of work is done at the district school sites during school hours with some afternoon/evening availability.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supports and promotes the mission of the Agency: Foothill Family empowers children and families to achieve success in relationships, school, and work through community-based services that advance growth and development.
• Provides high quality, compassionate and ethical services as contracted to the entity’s students and their families.
• Manages own caseload and tasks appropriately balancing both assigned contract entity’s requirements and that of the Agency.
• Meets the contract requirements for the types of services and deliverables expected by the contract entity.
• Provides direct service to child and adolescent students, their families, and entity personnel, and works in close collaboration with designated administrators and personnel.
• Completes all documentation as required by the contract and the assigned entity, and where there is no specific contract requirement, does so in accordance with Agency policies.
• Ensures documentation meets quality assurance, compliance, scope of practice and billing requirements independent of supervisory review.
• Keeps abreast of and adheres to all legal and ethical standards, Agency policies and procedures, and applicable entity and/or school site protocols.
• Assists accounting in the collection of complete and accurate information necessary for any invoice and billing.
• Attends all required Individualized Education Plan (IEP), COST and SST meetings as directed by the entity. Prepares for and actively participates in these meetings.
• Provides a high level of collaboration and customer service both within the Agency as well as with community partners.
• Communicates effectively with supervisor, co-workers, and outside agencies.
• Maintains current professional licensure.
• Displays sensitivity to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomics characteristics.
• Performs work in a safe manner at all times and ensures that other individuals do not put themselves or others at risk.
• Follows all Agency and assigned entity guidelines on confidentiality, reporting of child abuse and neglect, and recording in case records.
• Follows all policies, procedures and legal mandates including HIPAA, client releases of information, protected health information (PHI) and client files.
• Ensures performance and behaviors support the Agency’s performance quality improvement (PQI) goals and objectives.
• Reports to work on time and maintains reliable and regular attendance.
• Performs other duties as assigned including screening, case management, and referral-linkage services for all students, parents and school personnel. Linkage will include warm hand-off to Foothill Family’s array of services. Mental health observation of students in their academic setting for students identified by the district as needing increased or improved services. Provides behavioral support consultation to teachers and other applicable school personnel to support individual student behavior management and to promote school wide mental well-being. Offers conflict resolution assistance to enhance healthy communication and social interaction and to reduce bullying and discord at schools. Creates and implements psycho-educational workshops and presentations for students, parents, and teachers on a variety of topics identified by the district.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage Family Therapist or registration with State of California and an active intern number as an Associate MFT or Associate Clinical Social Worker with almost all hours for licensure completed.
• Master’s degree from accredited social work, marriage and family therapy, or psychology program.
• Experience in providing direct service to individuals, families and groups.
• Experience in providing child abuse treatment.
• Experience in providing treatment to children with serious emotional problems.
• Ability to effectively use of DSM V.
• Good computer skills. Ability to navigate Foothill Family’s EHRS and that of the assigned District.
• Good interpersonal skills, including the ability to work cooperatively as a team member.
• Knowledge and sensitivity to cultural differences.
• An understanding of child development, as well as individual and family functioning.
• Valid CA Driver License and maintains insurability on the Agency’s Auto-liability policy (including a minimum of 2 years driving experience after receiving license) and maintains the State of California required auto insurance liability limits.
• Bilingual English/Spanish skills required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands 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.