Reports to: Principal
Purpose: Under the direction of the mental health team, provides support to students who need mental health support services.
Qualifications:
Knowledge of intervention strategies, assessments, and intervention resources
BA in a mental health related field
Ability to communicate effectively with students, school personnel, and parents
ESOL endorsement preferred
Physical and Emotional Requirements:
Speaking, hearing, visual, reading, writing, word processing, mobility, consistency of temperament, ability to problem solve and work in stress providing environments.
Performance Responsibilities:
Prepare and deliver targeted social emotional/behavioral supports in a small group, individual, and/or classroom setting
Deliver social skills lessons using district approved curriculum
Serve as behavioral mentor to students
Deliver and use assessment results to diagnose areas of need and make service decisions that address students' needs Use research-based strategies that meet students' emotional, learning, and social needs
Coordinate planning and communicate students' performance with teachers, mental health team members, instructional coach, and principal
Use district-approved resources, which includes both primary and supplemental resources
Monitor and maintain accurate records for reporting student progress to teachers and parents
Participate in GEI/504/IEP meetings as requested.
Participate in building Mental Health Team meetings.
Participate in district professional development.
Terms of Employment: 9 months; salary and work year to be determined by the Board of Education.
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The performance responsibilities are not limited to those outlined in this description and may
include any other responsibilities as assigned by the administrator/supervisor.
