Mental Health Professional

The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth 1100 Adams Ave Audubon PA 19403

JOB DESCRIPTION: LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Title: Licensed Mental Health Professional
FLSA: Exempt

Reports To: Chief Clinical Officer
Organization Summary:
The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth (TLC) is a human services nonprofit organization serving
North Carolina Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Ohio Vermont New York and Wisconsin. Founded
in 1970 and incorporated in 1983 TLC is one of the regions longest-serving nonprofit
organizations providing alternative education coaching and counseling services to public school
students and their families. For more information please visit .

Position Summary: The Licensed Mental Health Professional will be responsible for working
collaboratively with Birmingham City Schools (BCS) to provide comprehensive mental health services
including assessment individual and group therapy linkages to psychiatric services and case
management.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

Promote early identification and intervention for students experiencing mental health
challenges.
Perform assessments using universal screening tools to identify students strengths mental
health concerns behavioral issues and their appropriateness for services.
Develop a comprehensive individualized treatment plan that addresses students holistic
needs
Provide individual and group therapy.
Provide therapy for students identified with autism.
Provide therapy for students with contraindicating diagnoses.
Connect students with psychiatric services for medication management and/or psychiatric care as
necessary.
Support school staff in addressing students behavioral challenges.
Connect students and their families to community resources and supportive services as
necessary.
Crisis prevention intervention and response in partnerships with schools crisis response
teams.
Provide professional development learning consultation and coaching services for licensed and
certified mental health staff and school staff as requested.
Work with building administrators counseling staff and parents to meet student educational and
social-emotional needs.
Enhance student academic achievement attendance and overall success through mental health
interventions using ongoing data collection and progress monitoring.
Provide aftercare services for students who have returned to school following
treatment.
Participate in student meetings including IEP 504 PST and Class 3 Hearings as requested by
BCS.
Skills: Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
Ability to work effectively on a multi-disciplinary school team
Ability to communicate clearly with school leadership and staff as well as students
Ability to maintain appropriate confidential records and reports.

Education and Experience:

Masters degree from an accredited school of social work school counseling counseling or
related program.
Licensed in the state of Alabama as a Professional Counselor (PC) Independent Clinical Social
Worker (LICSW) Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) or a similar professional license.
A minimum of three years of experience providing mental health therapeutic services.
Trained as a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP).
Trained in the provision of therapy for youth identified with autism.
Trained in the provision of therapy for youth with contraindicating diagnoses.
Experience providing direct services to students.
Experience working collaboratively with school leadership and staff to address students mental
and behavioral health.
Experience with family outreach and engagement.
Experience with crisis intervention.

Work Environment: School settings
Work Hours: This is a 10-month full-time position.

Travel: Travel is occasional between schools.
EEO Statement: TLC is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and does not
discriminate on any legally recognized basis including but not limited to race age color
religion sex marital status national origin citizenship ancestry physical or mental
disability veteran
status or any other basis recognized by federal state or local law.