High School Intervention/Prevention Counselor
High School Intervention/Prevention Counselor
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Job Description
Job Description:
Summary: Provide clinical counseling support to students on a variety of mental health and behavioral issues such as depression anxiety stress trauma substance use/abuse anger management absenteeism and serve as point person for hospitalized students.
Qualifications:
- Trained in social work psychology or counseling and is certified as a social worker/school adjustment counselor by Massachusetts Department of Secondary and Elementary Education.
- Effective communication skills problem-solving approach collaboration with many entities.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities (Not Limited To):
- Meet with students on an individual and group counseling basis to address social/emotional and behavioral needs.
- Develops skill-based programs and supportive interventions for students.
- Provide parent/guardian support coaching and outside referral information.
- Communicate with outside providers.
- Conduct trauma crisis counseling and safety assessments for students.
- Collect and maintain data for hospitalized students attend re-entry meetings provide clinical care and consultation as needed.
- Clinical SEL consultation for general education special education staff and administrators.
- Attend student disciplinary hearings directed by deans and/or principal.
- Provide mandated counseling support to students with disciplinary consequences directed by deans and/or principal.
- Participate in crisis management regarding student and school-based incidents. Member of school Safety and BTAM teams.
- Co-coordinate annual Just Think Expo for student health and wellness with NNHS PTSO.
- Consult and collaborate with counselors teachers deans other administrators school psychologists school youth officers interventionists.
- Collaborate with the City of Newton Social Worker and Youth Director and other community-based organizations.
- Attend professional development training on relevant topics to enhance best practices. Other duties designed/designated by supervisor/principal.
Work Environment & Physical Requirements:
Reports to and is evaluated by the Counseling Department Chair. Is a member of the Counseling Department and will attend department meetings and participate in other relevant professional development activities and events
Employment Type
Full-Time
