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Position Type: School-Based Therapist
Start Date: August 2025
District: Manson NW Webster CSD
Location: THRIVE Academy
Description:
THRIVE is a consortium of 28 member school districts, serving as an alternative setting for students in grades K-12, and is a part of the Manson Northwest Webster Community School District. THRIVE is a Therapeutic, Trauma-Informed approach designed to support students\' social, emotional, mental health, and academic needs by establishing Healthy Habits and building Resilience through Individualized and Inclusive practices.
Job Summary:
THRIVE Academy is currently accepting applications for a Full-Time School-Based Therapist. The School-Based Therapist is responsible for providing individual and group therapy in a K-12th grade setting. This position will collaborate with THRIVE staff, resident district staff, families, and community partners to meet students\' needs to reach the goal of preparing students for reintegration back to their public school setting. THRIVE Academy offers a full range of academic programs with a focus on social-emotional learning, trauma, and mental health to help our students build the skills needed for a successful future.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Conducts diagnostic assessment and treatment recommendations.
- Able to independently assess and diagnose mental health conditions in children and adolescents.
- Establishes treatment plans with client participation, which specifies desired outcomes, goals, structure, and objectives.
- Provides crisis intervention as needed.
- Provides educational workshops, classes, and presentations specific to issues of mental health.
- Provides individual and group counseling.
- Ensures that all State, local regulations are followed.
- Maintains strict confidentiality guidelines for clients, conversations, and referrals.
- Acts as a liaison to other services to identify appropriate treatment programs as needed for clients.
- Evaluates the effectiveness of treatment programs.
- Collaborates with counseling and instructional staff to bridge the social-emotional needs for students and their instructional needs.
- Serves on building student support teams to develop appropriate intervention plans to help students achieve at their highest level.
- Maintains clinical records of meeting established standards of timeliness and accuracy.
- Other program-related duties as assigned
Education and Experience:
- Master's degree in social work or mental health field from an accredited college or university.
- Must be a licensed therapist - LISW, LMHC