The School Based Counselor will provide behavioral health services at elementary, intermediate, and high school locations. The School Based Counselor must have demonstrated knowledge of the disease of addiction, twelve-step recovery principles, mental health treatment, and other evidence-based practices in related clinical issues. This position requires experience working in a team treatment approach in a multi-disciplinary clinical setting. The School Based Counselor is required to have prior experience with substance abuse, child, adolescent, and family counseling.

• Provide mental health and substance abuse counseling within a school setting.
• Conduct assessments, group counseling, psycho-education, individual counseling, treatment planning, and aftercare planning.
• Work on assigned outpatient mental health cases.
• Develop, implement and modify, as necessary, treatment plans and continuing care plans.
• Perform telehealth and mobile counseling.
• Provide individual, group, family, marital, child and/or adjunctive therapies as needed and within area of expertise and limits of credentials.
• Conduct case management services and prepare discharge summaries.
• Responsible for caseload from other counselors when needed or assigned.
• Interact with referral sources and other external providers to ensure coordination of patient services
• Participate in continuing education activities and in-service training programs to remain knowledgeable in area(s) of expertise and to meet credentialing and privileging requirements.
• Attend meetings as directed and meet with supervisor to receive supervision and participate in clinical reviews.
• Monitor caseload to ensure compliance with third-party payers, including chart reviews, completing pre-certification requests, initial and continuing reviews and authorizations.
• Document inpatient records in accordance with Gosnold standards, regulatory, and payer requirements utilizing electronic formats as required.
• Abide by the professional staff code of ethics and maintain a high level of ethical conduct regarding confidentiality, dual-relationships and professional stature.
• Schedule will reflect flexibility - i.e. not required to work at the same school for the entire day, work at other schools when requested, see outpatients outside of school property and school hours.
• Ability to reduce hours in order to meet productivity.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: N/A

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, Experience, AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to perform the job

• Education: Master’s degree in counseling or related discipline.
• Experience: Documentation of 2000 hours (including intern or practicum hours) of supervised counseling experience may be substituted for the academic requirement if working in a behavioral health program/treatment facility for at least two (2) years.
• Skills: Work familiarity and/or direct experience in the use of relevant technology (EMRs, telehealth, etc.).
• Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations: LMHC, LICSW or LCSW preferred.

BENEFITS (based on full-time employment):

• Blue Cross & Blue Shield health and dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Generous paid vacation, sick, and holiday time
• 403b retirement savings plan with employer match
• Personal financial management services
• Life and supplemental life insurance
• Critical illness and accident insurance
• Family First caregiver benefit
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pet insurance
• Tuition assistance

Gosnold is an Equal Opportunity Employer.