Job Description:
School Based Mental Health Professional (Job ID 1104)
Full Time / Modified Academic Calendar (190 days)
Anticipated Start Date: January 2, 2025
Salary range (full-time): Commensurate with experience
Competitive employee benefits including health insurance, paid sick and personal time
Special Benefits: Up to $2500 annually for tuition loan reimbursement; $2000 for relocation or travel stipend; and
no-cost professional development, including National and State professional conferences.
Reports To: EdAdvance Project Director or designee. 


EdAdvance seeking a school social worker or school counselor to work in assigned Northwestern CT schools. The successful candidate will work in up to two rural schools in NW CT. As part of a dynamic team, this position will focus on increasing student access to school-based mental health services. 

Major Responsibilities:
• Provide individual and group counseling to an assigned caseload of students.
• Assess students’ mental health needs and educational and social emotional functions through clinical interviews, observations, and consultations with teachers, other school staff, parents, and/or outside providers working with families.
• Provide data and insight to schools’ Planning and Placement Team for specific student needs.
• Respond to crises and emergent situations and serve on schools’ Crisis/ Emergency Response Team.
• Regularly communicate with families and outside providers to optimize students’ functioning across all settings.
• Collect, analyze, maintain, and update social/behavioral student data and records.
• Monitor student attendance and collaborate with families to ensure consistent student attendance.
• Create short- and long-term goals for students with or without IEPs/504 Plans.
• Identify and utilize community resources.
• Facilitate communications between students, families, school, and community resources. 
• Assist in developing community awareness of student needs.
• Refer students, parents, and families to community agencies as needed. 
• Support project evaluation. 
• Other duties as assigned.
• Regular and consistent attendance is an essential function of this position.

Qualifications:
• Valid CT Certification as a School Social Worker (071) or School Counselor (068)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to participate and collaborate with diverse professional and paraprofessional staff.
• Strong interpersonal skills with individuals, teams, and groups.
• Experience or knowledge of crisis intervention in school settings and ability to intervene when required.
• Experience or knowledge of social and emotional curriculum.
• Experience or knowledge of working effectively with high-risk / distressed students.
• Experience or knowledge of working with students in Grades K-5 or 6-12 who have behavioral challenges, social emotional needs, and/or mental health challenges.
• Knowledge of Special Education procedures (IEP development, PPT process, federal and state regulations) preferred.
 
Application Procedure:   
Applications should be submitted for consideration by visiting EdAdvance’s employment page at, http://edadvance.org/about-us/employment, and click on the APPLY button next to the job posting of interest.
Human Resources 
EdAdvance
P.O. Box 909
Litchfield, CT 06759-0909
EdAdvance does not discriminate in any of its programs, activities or employment practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran, marital or familial status, pregnancy, genetic information, or status as a domestic violence victim, (along with any other classification protected by law).