Description

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Examples of Duties

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• Implements programs to improve student wellness including but not limited to mental health services, academic intervention, attendance interventions, drug/alcohol education, socio-emotional services, and anger management.
• Manages therapeutic mental health individual and group services including prevention, early intervention, and suicide prevention.
• Develops stigma reduction strategies and early intervention initiatives for underserved and vulnerable student populations.
• Supports with the implementation of the district’s Multi-Tier System of Support (MTSS) including the provision of mental health services to all students.
• Researches, develops, and implements evidence-based practices to support student social emotional development to address trauma, depression, anxiety, and other clinical issues.
• Utilizes assessment data to make recommendations for interventions and strategies to support student engagement, attendance, behavior, and academic progress.
• Prepares and delivers presentations regarding intervention, behavioral and social emotional related prevention, student services legal updates, and wellness to faculty, staff, and parents.
• Works with site level MTSS to provide counseling intervention services to support behavioral and emotional challenges.
• Collaborates with site administration, the site counseling team, district director, community organizations and public agencies to coordinate mental health services and substance abuse prevention programs.
• Provides culturally sensitive support for at-risk and underserved student populations, including newcomers, LGBTQ , and low socioeconomic status.
• Participates in a variety of multi-disciplinary meetings to support student wellness.
• Supervises, evaluates, and trains lower-level staff.
• Prepares case documentation, progress and court reports, special reports, proposals, grants, manuals, and correspondence.
• Creates automated databases, records, reports, and files related to students, services and assigned activities.
• Travels from site to site and/or performs home visits to provide direct consultation or treatment for students and families.
• Participates in training on various topics such as cultural competency, diversity, equity, inclusion, clinical practice, compliance, treatment planning, case management, co-occurring disorders, and substance abuse.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Employment Standards

Education and Experience
A Master’s degree in Marriage & Family Therapy, Social Work, or closely related field. Three years of experience working with students or families in a social services or educational environment.
Licenses and Other Requirements
Must have a valid California Driver's license. Must meet the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (CA BBS) requirements for any of the following:

• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
• Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)

Supplemental Information

This is a Dual Certification Recruitment: Candidates who attain a passing score on each examination part will be placed in rank order on an eligibility list after promotional credits are added to the composite test scores of promotional candidates. These examinations are open to permanent employees and the public.
Please note: The positions are grant funded
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Mental Health Manager

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• Follow your child's school schedule (non work days for summer, winter, spring break)
• Professional Growth Awards Program
• up to 16 paid holidays
• Minimum of 6 vacation days
• Monday-Friday work schedule
• Retirement security-CalPERS pension

Self-Insured Schools of California (SISC) and Blue Cross (PPO) Choice of contract or non-contract physicians. Dependent Coverage: Spouse and unmarried children to age 19 or to age 25 if full time student.

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Kaiser (HMO) Need a Primary Care provider. Dependant Coverage: Spouse and unmarried children to age 19 or to age 25 if a student.

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Delta Dental Benefits are payable at 100% in PPO network or 50% out of network of covered charges for benefits received during the first calendar year of eligibility.

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Vision Service Plan (VSP)covers one vision examination and one set of lenses each twelve month period. VSP will make an allowance toward the cost of "Elective Contact Lenses."

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Prudential Life Insurance $10,000/member and $1,500/Dependents