Therapeutic Mentor - STARS - Helping Students Remain in School
Therapeutic Mentor - STARS - Helping Students Remain in School
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Advanced Behavioral Health Inc. is looking for Therapeutic Mentors to provide direct support services to students in kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) in Carroll County Public Schools helping to address school refusal behavior and related challenges by delivering skill-building activities facilitating group sessions and supporting students social-emotional development. This role will focus on reinforcing therapeutic goals promoting consistent school attendance and linking students and families to appropriate community resources.
ABHis a family centered mental health program that offers a wraparound approach to treatment. We specialize in Psychiatry Off-Site Counseling Services On-Site therapy and Therapeutic Mentoring. If you share our mission and vision we invite you to join a team that wants to make a difference within the community.
Compensation: $50000 - $60000/annual
Job Types: W2Full-Time
Location: Carroll County Maryland
Essential Functions:
- Provide individualized coaching and skills-based support to students in grades K12 participating in the STARS Program with the goal of reducing school refusal behaviors and promoting consistent school attendance.
- Facilitate structured group sessions and learning activities that promote social-emotional growth coping strategies and engagement with sensitivity to anxiety trauma and related behavioral challenges.
- Maintain regular communication with students families and treatment team members to reinforce therapeutic goals promote school re-engagement and support continuity of care.
- Collaborate closely with STARS Program Therapists program director and other stakeholders to ensure services are coordinated trauma-informed and aligned with each students individualized treatment plan.
- Implement therapeutic and rehabilitation activities identified in individualized treatment plans focusing on early intervention strategies designed to address the root causes of absenteeism before patterns escalate.
- Support linkages to appropriate school and community-based resources that assist students and families in overcoming barriers to attendance and overall well-being.
Qualifications & Work Experience:
- Bachelors degree in Social Work Psychology or health-related field or proof of completion of thirty (30) hours or the equivalent of college credit toward a bachelors degree in a health-related field or one (1) year of work experience in a supervised mental health setting.
- Prior experience working with troubled youth is preferred.
- Excellent working knowledge and use of an Electronic Medical Records system (EMR) and Microsoft Office.
- Excellent in both written and verbal communications skills.
- Valid unrestricteddrivers license and reliable transportation.
Full-Time Employee Benefits:
- Medical Dental Vision
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
- Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance Short-Term Disability Long-Term Disability
- Voluntary Insurance Policies:Accident Cancer Critical Illness Hospital Confinement
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- PTO Accruals Paid Holidays Floating Holiday Wellness Day Paid Birthday
- Company Issued Laptop and Cell Phone
ABH is committed to diversity and to equal opportunity employment. ABH does not discriminate on the basis of race creed color ethnicity national origin religion sex sexual orientation gender identity and expression age height weight physical or mental ability (including HIV status) veteran status military obligations or marital status. This policy applies to hiring internal promotions training opportunities for advancement and terminations and applies to all ABH employees interns clients and contractors.
Join our team and make a difference!
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
