Student Assistance Program (SAP) Assessor / Behavioral Health Assessor

Job Details

Description

CORA Services is a dynamic and growing not for profit organization in Philadelphia. For more than 50 years, CORA has served children and families experiencing emotional, academic and social challenges that impact their development and productivity. Our mission is to empower children, young people and families to thrive through quality and compassionate service.

CORA is seeking a Student Assistance Program (SAP) Assessor / Behavioral Health Assessor to join their Clinical Division.

The SAP Assessor / Behavioral Health Assessor is responsible for providing behavioral health needs assessment and consultation services to students, families and Student Assistance Teams, in order to facilitate referrals for treatment of substance abuse or associated emotional/behavioral health difficulties as appropriate.

Starting Salary: $54,436/year - unlicensed

$60,995/year - licensed

$61,979/year - licensed 3 years experience

Salary Increases Based On Additional Credentials And Experience.

All CORA team members are expected to uphold the mission, vision and values of CORA Services which includes valuing all individuals and supporting each individual’s potential for growth.

In addition, as an SAP Assessor / Behavioral Health Assessor your duties will include:

• Provide school-based consultation services to Student Assistance Teams and school personnel regarding the appropriateness of referrals for assessment.
• Provide assessment of the existence of and/or nature and severity of substance abuse and mental health problems of students identified by the school teams. Assessment includes any or all of the following:
• In-person interviews with students and their parents/guardians
• Review of appropriate school and SAP records/reports
• Consultation with parents and appropriate school personnel directly involved with referred students.
• Determine level of care placement, provide referral/treatment resource information for students/families, and facilitate referrals for treatment as necessary.
• Provide same assessment/service linkage services to self-referred youth and their families in Agency or at community sites.
• With proper consents in place, provide to school teams recommendations for intervention/treatment referral follow-up for referred students as appropriate.
• Attend Student Assistance Team meetings as necessary for consultation; provide technical or maintenance information to School Teams in the areas of substance use/intervention/treatment.
• Assist school teams with postvention efforts following loss of student/staff or significant incident impacting school community as needed/available.
• Adhere to Agency and regulatory entity guidelines concerning caseload requirements, service delivery, accountability, supervision and confidentiality.
• Participate in all necessary interdisciplinary functions and meetings.
• Generate/prepare all required statistical reports/funding/regulatory database entries in a timely fashion.
• Adhere to training requirements established by Agency or other regulatory entities.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor, as needed.
  

Educational Requirements

• Master's level degree in one of the helping professions
  
  

Experience/Knowledge/Skills

• Documented experience in treatment or intervention counseling services.
• Working knowledge of the types and effects of substance use
• One year experience in substance abuse treatment setting preferred
• PA license (LPC, LMFT, LCSW) preferred
• Bilingual fluency in Spanish and English (written and verbal) is strongly preferred to foster inclusive communication with students and families
  
  

CORA Offers

• Medical, dental and vision coverages with a competitive company premium contribution (eligible 1st day of the month following date of hire)
• Company paid life/AD&D and LTD coverages
• Supplemental voluntary benefits including STD, accident, critical illness, etc.
• 403b retirement plan with generous company contribution after one year of service
• Paid time off paid agency holidays
• Employee Assistant Program
• Family Planning Benefits (including cash benefit to assist with IVF, egg freezing, adoption, or surrogacy)
• An outstanding, inclusive work environment
  
  

CORA Services Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.