School Based Mental Health Counselor

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

About The Role:

Every member of the Team & Family at KIPP Texas Public Schools plays a critical role in ensuring our students have the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose – college, career and beyond. Our educators are passionate advocates for their students and their families, working tirelessly to ensure that our students have access to opportunity. In our classrooms and across the KIPP family we embrace, honor and celebrate our differences across several characteristics that construct our unique identities in our little and big KIPPsters.

We are especially committed to attracting and developing individuals who share the life experiences of our students because we believe the best work we do is grounded in the realities and experiences of our families and KIPPsters.

The primary role of the School-Based Mental Health Counselor is to identify and assist students, families and school systems in overcoming barriers that interfere with learning through the use of assessment, counseling, consultation, and coordination of school and community resources. The School-Based Mental Health Counselor utilizes knowledge of human behavior, social and emotional competencies, and community systems to guide service delivery.

They are an integral part of supporting the whole child and collaborate with the multidisciplinary leadership team to provide guidance, recommendations, and support for student and family needs.

• Conduct assessments of individuals and families with the goal of improving student social, emotional, behavioral and academic outcomes.
• Conduct reliable and valid assessments of students and families to inform the design of interventions to remove barriers to learning.
• Complete assessments of campus needs to prioritize service delivery.
• Provide consultation to school personnel, parents/guardians, and community partners for the purpose of enhancing their understanding of student needs, developing effective interventions, and building school capacity.
• Act as a liaison with community agencies to ensure continuity of services.
• Facilitate crisis response and provideelled follow‑up crisis counseling and referrals to appropriate providers.
• Demonstrate the use of evidence‑informed practices in interventions.
• Utilize data in assessing needs of, planning interventions for individual students, groups, and/or whole school population.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and punctual records, safeguarding privacy and confidentiality as required by law, district policy, and licensing requirements.
• Demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethics of the professional code of ethics.
• Meet the minimum professional development requirements as set forth by the licensing board.
• Adhere to state and district mandating reporting requirements as they pertain to safety concerns.
• Utilize evidence‑informed practices that reflect the understanding of the role of culture in the helping process.
• Empower students motivation and families to gain access to and effectively utilize school and community resources.

• Required
  
  Education and Experience:
  
  
  • LMSW, LCSW, LCSW‑S
  • LPC‑I, LPC, LPC‑S
  • LMFT
• Incumbent is responsible for maintaining active licensure throughout employment. If the incumbent is an LPC‑I they must maintain their own clinical supervision throughout employment.
• Competency and
  
  Skills:
  
  Candidates must know social services and programs that address mental health, physical health, academic, and social service needs, and must understand state, local, and federal laws impacting students. Experience in crisis response and ability to conduct interventions in a range of settings, professionally and compet.
  
  Primary. Candidates must work independently, show persistence, self‑motivation, excellent communication, organization, and time‑management. They must work effectively in a multidisciplinary team, maintain appropriate boundaries, and serve as a liaison between school and community. Must manage a student case load for one campus.
• Physical Requirements:
  • Must be able to move about inside and outside the school throughout the workday.
  • Expected to attend conferences, meetings, and…