School Based Crisis Therapist

• Provide comprehensive mental health assessment and treatment planning services to clients.
• Provide individual, family, and group therapy services.
• Collaborate with clients and their families to create treatment plans reflecting client’s preference for care and demonstrating medical necessity.
• Provide crisis, stabilization and support services to clients and their parents. This may include but are not limited to the following:
• Support school personnel with screening potential crisis calls.
• Provide training to school personnel on crisis intervention.
• Provide crisis intervention services by assessing client’s potential need for a higher level of care/SI/HI
• Provide case management services to assist clients and their families with access to needed benefits and services
• Provide coordinated care by initiating or participating in client centered consultation with other internal and external providers.
• Assist in establishing effective communication between the Center, other social agencies serving clients, and the community
• Facilitate linkage to other services provided at KYC based on assessed need.
• Attend staffing or meetings as needed to coordinate care and services for the School District clients.
• Work cooperatively with internal and external team members to assure clients timely access to quality services.
• Meet agency quality and compliance standard by accurately completing clinical documentation and service reporting in accordance with agency requirements.
• Meet or exceed service productivity target.
• Implement evidenced based practices to ensure use of effective and efficient treatment that best address client needs.
• Participation in staff trainings and development seminars.
• Become familiar with and utilization of outside resources as needed to provide comprehensive services to clients.
• Participate in staff trainings and meetings, performance appraisals and supervision with The Supervisor of C&A School Mobile Therapy Services.
• Meet or exceed productivity target.
• Participate in program evaluation and development of service options that best address client needs.
• Become familiar with and utilize outside resources, as needed, in order to provide comprehensive services to clients.

Education and Requirements

• Masters Degree from an accredited College or University in Social Work, Psychology.
• One to three years of experience working with children and adolescents.
• Valid driver’s license, proof of insurance and reliable transportation required.
• Excellent driving record.
• Computer skills required.

Work Environment

• Roughly one quarter of the employee’s time will be spent in the community driving to schools, library, office sites, within the community, and client homes.

Travel Requirements

• While conducting external KYC business or traveling between sites, the employee may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles as well as changing road conditions.

Schedule/Time Keeping

• Exempt, Full-Time, 37.5 hour work week

Kenneth Young Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer