Mental Health Specialist II - School Based Therapist

Thank you for your interest in the position with Coos County government.

At Coos Health & Wellness (CHW) we work Together, Inspiring Healthier Communities. Want to be part of a community dedicated to helping youth develop and be successful in life? Join our school-based mental health therapy team! If you enjoy working with school aged children the Mental Health Specialist II - School Therapist is a rewarding opportunity to work in an ever-changing environment based in the local School District and provides mental health services to children & adolescents under the direction of the district administrator and CHW.

What’s in it for you? We offer up to $6,000 relocation assistance. This position follows the school calendar with summers off. However, this position pays 12 months a year, with seamless health insurance. Full employer paid Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) and Excellent Health Insurance for you and your family and Long Term Disability.

Coos Health & Wellness supports education leave and funding for ongoing training in the latest evidenced-based modalities. For those pursuing clinical licensure, supervision may be available or can be arranged. Associate registration is not required to begin working as a school-based therapist. Coos County offers a variety of unique school populations and sizes; with positions at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.

Here’s what you would be doing:

• Perform comprehensive mental health assessments with appropriate DSM-V_TR diagnosis for students, complete treatment plans and maintain progress notes.
• Observe and identify at risk students developing mental or emotional disorders, poor school performance, or self-destructive, or antisocial acts and initiate interventions. Provide mental health services to students with identified disorders.
• Collaboration with school administrators to advocate for mental health and help students with the challenges they face.
• Provide preventative interventions and treatment to resolve or minimize the impact of a disorder on the child/adolescent, the school and the community.
• Coordinate service plans with family, caregivers, medical, psychiatric and other providers.
• Evaluate and make appropriate community referrals.
• Facilitate social skills training in a group or classroom setting.
• Represent the comprehensive mental health program to the community to promote the interest and education in mental health.
• Maintain Quality Assurance standards as set by CCMHD.

Skills and experience we are seeking for this position include:

• Qualified Mental Health Professional or eligible; Masters degree in psychology, social work, counseling or other related behavioral health field; or Bachelors’ in nursing or occupational therapy with license and experience.
• Through knowledge of the techniques and principles of psychological, behavioral, and social disorders, skills dealing with the mentally ill and their families.
• Prefer 2 or more years post graduate experience providing clinical mental health services to children/adolescents. CADC, bi-lingual a plus.
• Skilled in providing treatment to individuals with psychological, behavioral, and social disorders. Ability to develop a cooperative relationship with families, physicians and other parties involved in treatment.
• Ability to learn/utilize computer medical record systems and general office equipment.

Coos Health & Wellness is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $62,904.00 - $73,584.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• No weekends
• Overtime

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Experience:

• post graduate: 2 years (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Coos Bay, OR 97420 (Required)

Work Location: In person