Under the supervision of the Special Education Director, the Licensed Mental Health Counselor (MHC) provides leadership in the school through the implementation of a comprehensive, data-driven school counseling program aligned with the district and school’s mission to promote academic, social/emotional, and college/career development, while ensuring equity and access for all students.
Conducts case management and supervision of caseload. Attends school meetings and completes diagnostic reports, as needed. Provides specific disability area services related to mental health, and special education services to individuals with impairments across the special education disability areas. The MHC facilitates the prevention, identification, evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of children for educationally related mental health services according to established IEPs and 504 plans.
Employees in this job class receive limited supervision from a school administrator or designee and will consult and provide therapy in a variety of classrooms/school/early intervention settings at more than one site, with many different educational team members, within a framework of special education policies and procedures.
This job class requires independent clinical judgment, well-developed communication skills, and the ability to work in a variety of settings. Therapy may be provided on a direct, consultative or monitoring basis.
