School-Based Mental Health Technician

Job Description: Mental Health Technician

At Effective School Solutions (ESS), we’re redefining school-based mental health — delivering meaningful clinical impact while protecting clinician well-being and work-life balance.

Why Staff Choose ESS

✔ School-day schedule — no on-call hours or weekends
✔ Light summers — 10 hours/week for 5 weeks with full-time pay
✔ Small caseloads
✔ Ongoing supervision, support and access to free CEUs
✔ Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits
✔ Clinical leadership at the heart of our company - led by our CEO who brings her clinical background and compassionate leadership to our work

Starting salary range: $50,000- $55,000 

About the role: Effective School Solutions (ESS) is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Mental Health Technician (MHT) to join our clinical team. ESS is one of the country’s leading providers of school-based mental health services for K-12 students. Serving over 2,000 students across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and the West Coast regions, our company was founded based on the concept of offering the types of higher acuity clinical care that students would normally receive in a private practice or private school setting within the public-school building. The MHT is responsible for direct client care of the students, including in-classroom support, social/emotional counseling, crisis management and de-escalation, and data collection and observation. The MHT assists with classroom management and structuring, when required. The MHT will play a crucial role in supporting clinicians to ensure the well-being of students in our partner district. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in behavior analytics, excellent communication skills, and a passion for fostering a positive and supportive environment for students and staff.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with ESS clinicians to provide comprehensive support for students' mental health and well-being.
• Monitor and track student progress in collaboration with clinicians, providing timely updates to the interdisciplinary team.
• Assist in the development, implementation and reinforcement of the individualized care plans for students requiring mental health support.
• Co-facilitate group interventions and support sessions as directed by clinicians to address common challenges among students.
• Assist in therapeutic milieu management, for example, create and distribute passes, lunch support, scheduling of therapeutic sessions, learning strategies support, escort students, etc.
• Push into classrooms to observe and provide support.
• Collect student specific data and develop Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP) when necessary.
• Assist with crisis situations promptly and effectively, providing immediate support and coordinating with clinicians, school staff, and parents as necessary as assigned by the licensed clinician.
• Maintain accurate documentation regarding data collections, observations, scheduling, etc.
• Collaborate with family and support services to enhance the support network available to students.
• Perform case management duties including but not limited to referrals, linking families to community resources.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or related field.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience in a school or clinical setting, with a focus on supporting the mental health/behavioral needs of students.
• Experience working with students and families, as well as community mental health and social service agencies.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Effective problem solving and communication skills.
• Knowledge of basic therapeutic interventions and counseling techniques.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Sensitivity to diverse cultural backgrounds and an understanding of the unique challenges faced by students in a school setting.
• Strong commitment to improving mental health services for students and school districts.

Why join Effective School Solutions?

• ESS is focused on addressing one of the biggest challenges our country is facing - - the mental health of our youth.
• ESS is a dynamic organization with a strong record of accomplishment of innovation and growth.
• ESS provides staff with excellent career growth opportunities.
• ESS provides extensive time off tied to the school calendar, with limited summer hours. ESS prioritizes and gives value to a clinician’s work-life balance.
• ESS offers staff competitive compensation and benefits offerings.
• ESS values clinician voice and perspective and has multiple methods to give feedback and input on company decisions.

ESS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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