POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Licensed Marriage Family Therapist/School Psychologist or Licensed Clincal Social Worker/Social Worker (OR the Pre-Licensed Therapist/School Psychologist) provides behavior health services to district students referred for assessment and assistance with the goal of facilitating and promoting appropriate behavioral health and personal growth under the provisions of the Educationally Related Mental Health Services program (ERMHS).  The Licensed Thearpist/School Psychologist or Pre-Licensed Therapist/School Psychologist identifies the behavioral health needs of students and develops therapy goals and objectives for implementation through an individual therapy plan.  The School Psychologist/Licensed Marriage Family Therapist or School Psychologist/Licensed Clinical Social Worker provides direction to and oversight of pre-licensed marriage family therapists, pre-licensed clinical social workers, marriage family therapist trainees, and clinical social worker trainees.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Provides Educationally related mental health services to SBCUSD students and their families in individual, group, family modalities, and collateral case management services.

• Provides clinical case managment services. 

• Maintains accurate clinical recoreds by completing required documentation for students such as, but not limited to: legally maintain an ethically required paperwork including weekly progress notes, collateral notes, clinical interview, release of information, clinical summaries, etc.

• Participates in biannual chart audit. 

• Develops and maintains behavioral health programs to meet student needs

• Manage psychiatric emergencies

• Conducts interviews, assessments, and observations

• Participates in special assessments, individual therapy plans and other meetings

• Consultation and collaboration with parents, teachers, and administration

• Refers students to other public/private community agencies

• Provides in-service training to parents, community agencies, students, district personnel, and others

• Directs and provides oversight of mental health therapy services provided by other staff memebers

• Provides clinical supervision 

• Makes recommendations to LEA's for mental health services

• Performs other related duties as required

QUALIFICATIONS

• Valid and current California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners (BBSE), Marriage Family Therapist (MFT) license, or Valid and current Licensed Social Worker (LCSW).  Licensed Eligible MFT and Licensed Eligible Clinical Social Worker,.  Submit proof that you are Licensed eligible either by Clinical Supervisors Letter and Log, or providing BBSE eligiblity/authorization to take MFT/CSW exam. 

• Current Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) credential in School Psychology.

• Two (2 years) of experience providing mental health therapy services in a California school district or county office of education, or with a contracted mental health agency that provided school based mental health services (i.e. AB3632 Mental Health Services or ERMHS services).

• Two (2) years experience in behavioral health plan process (including direct services, treatment plans.  Monitoring progress, and termination of services).

• One year experience in Medi-Cal charting. 

• Two (2) years experience providing training to parents, school district staff, and/or community based organization.

• Must possess valid California Driver's License

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• One year experience working with a Special Education Local Plan Area, Local Education Agency, School District or County Mental Health agency; including experience participating in IEP team meetings or providing ERMHS services to students. 

• One year experience providing clinical supervision;

• Bilingual Spanish

NECESSARY MATERIALS FOR APPLICATION

• Completed Ed-Join application

• Letter of introduction outlining experience and background

• Copy of one of the following authorizations: Board of Behavioral Sciences Examiners (BBSE), Marriage Family Therapist (MFT) License, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

• Copy of College Transcripts

• Three (3) current (dated and signed with the last three years) letters of recommendation

• All application materials must be received on line by date position closes.

• Applications must meet minimum qualifications and provide all necessary materials prior to the deadline in order to qualify as a candiate. 

• Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement on Employee Procedures (Article XVI).