Wellness Counselor Intern
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Job Location:
Redwood City, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 18 - 19
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
At Rocketship Public Schools we believe in the infinite possibility of human potential.We believe that every student deserves the right to dream to discover and to develop their unique potential and it is our responsibility and our privilege to unleash the potential inside every Rocketeer we serve. Our non-profit network of public elementary charter schools propels student achievement develops exceptional educators and partners with parents who enable high-quality public schools to thrive in their community. We are a collective of parents teachers leaders and students working together to transform the future for underserved communities across our country. At Rocketship Public Schools we are unleashing potential.
Our Multi-Tier Systems Support (MTSS) Team serves all students including across all disabilities (mild moderate and severe) through an innovative approach that includes coaching and deep partnership with our general education partners integrated special education (ISE) partners school leaders and related service providers. To best serve our Rocketeers we work to serve students across all areas of need: academic social-emotional and behavior.
Position Summary:
Based in San Jose CA and reporting to the Manager of Wellness Counselors the Wellness Counselor Intern will provide direct mental health services to general education students as well as providing consultation and coaching to school leaders and teachers regarding issues of trauma mental health behavior and community resources.
The Wellness Counselor Intern will serve one to two school sites which may include schools in San Jose Redwood City Concord or Antioch. The Wellness Counselor Intern will partner closely with school psychologists behavior intervention specialists special education case managers school leaders general education teachers and program specialists to provide direct mental health services and support with ongoing implementation and coaching of strategies to help students succeed in their classrooms. The Wellness Counselor Intern may also be involved in crisis level support and creation of safety plans for students with more significant safety concerns as well as provide parent training and/or workshops to support students beyond the classroom.
This position requires a willingness and openness to working with students with emotional and behavioral needs. It requires a commitment to serving students in an inclusion model as much as possible and appropriate and a desire to think critically and creatively about how to support challenging behaviors in the general education classroom setting.
This is a term limited position.
Essential Functions:
- Duties will include but not be limited to:
- Create treatment plans and goals to address educationally related mental health service for the purposes of fostering better mental health and positive learning environments for students at all Tiers (Social Skills Groups Gen-Ed Counseling Behavior Supports).
- Provide culturally appropriate and sensitive school-based mental health services in the forms of individual group and therapeutic case management crisis intervention and consultation services as required by the students general education plan.
- Provide crisis intervention for both general education students and special education students as needed.
- Collaborate with and be a part of any coordinated meetings (SST meetings MTSS meetings) as the mental health professional.
- Maintain case notes for student services provided in compliance with the state licensing board and professional code of ethics.
- Provide consultation with parents teachers and other appropriate staff regarding the students program and any adaptations/materials needed to facilitate improved performance in the classroom or at home.
- Maintain relationships and effectively communicate with school leaders teachers and parents in all facets of the position.
- Ensure implementation and fidelity of behavior supports plans including creation progress monitoring and ongoing support.
- Maintain a close working relationship with other members of the Network Support ISE Team (NeSTRocketships centralized office that operates in support of its schools and regions) to ensure exchange of best practices coordination of efforts and general support for the Integrated Special Education department.
- Lead parent training to teach skills in regards to supporting a students mental health and social emotional learning.
- Ensure the MTSS Team is viewed as positive supports to the organizations mission that are fully aligned with Rocketships Core Characteristics (Innovation Pursuit of Excellence Authenticity Community and Tenacity) and not as bureaucratic obstacles to serving the needs of the students.
Qualifications:
- Active and current enrollment in a Masters Level (or higher) Mental Health Program (e.g. MSW MFT PCC or School Counseling/PPSC) (required)
- Commitment to Rocketships special education inclusion model and overall mission to close the achievement gap within our lifetime
- Familiarity with socio-emotional learning competencies trauma informed education practices multi-tiered systems of supports (MTSS) and restorative practices
- (highly preferred)
- Strong organizational skills as demonstrated by the ability to effectively manage multiple tasks
- Ability to travel between multiple sites (required)
- Thrive in a fast-paced dynamic work environment Ability to be flexible and adaptive in a work environment that is still evolving
- Perform a variety of specialized and responsible tasks: maintain records establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students parents other school personnel meet schedule and compliance deadlines
- Possession of a valid California drivers license: willingness to provide own transportation in conduct of work assignments as you will be required to travel from site to site to work with students and faculty at all sites (mileage reimbursed)
Additional Details:
- The Wellness Counselor Intern position will be on the site-based staff calendar which includes time off for holidays and traditional school breaks.
- Stipend upon completion of the school year
$18.50 - $19.50 an hour
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position the employee is regularly required to talk hear and communicate with both adults and children. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers handle or feel objects tools or controls. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally climb ladders. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision distance vision and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to high.
Compensation:
Commensurate with qualifications and experience plus excellent health and wellness benefits 403b retirement plan flexible spending account (FSA) and generous paid time off.
Rocketship Public Schools provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation national origin age disability genetic information marital status amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws. Rocketship Public Schools complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including but not limited to hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
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