MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
1. Increase and improve access to culturally competent and developmentally appropriate school and community-based mental health services, particularly for students with symptoms of severe emotional disturbance and serious mental illness
2. Increase awareness and identification of mental health issues among all adults working with young people and promote positive mental health for students, families, school staff, and community
3. Help students develop skills that will promote resilience, self-regulation, and pro-social behaviors; avert the development of mental and behavioral health disorders; and prevent youth violence
4. Develop an infrastructure that will sustain services in the district, build local community capacity for promoting mental health awareness and evidence based practices for schoolbased and school-connected mental health services
5. Willing to work in partnership with Juvenile Probation to serve students who are assigned to the Juvenile Probation Department
6. Provide individual psychotherapy services
7. Provide direct support and training on mental health issues to district staff
8. Provide brief intervention and crisis intervention as needed
9. Conduct initial patient assessments
10. Conduct psychosocial assessments
11. Develop treatment
12. Provide community presentations when needed
13. Participate in case staffing and administrative meetings
14. Work effectively with the school district and other agencies to meet individual student needs
15. Comply with district policies, as well as state and federal laws and regulations
16. Adhere to the district’s safety policies and procedures
17. Maintain confidentiality in the conduct of district business
18. Must be able to perform the essential functions of walking and interacting with students and/or district employees in the specific worksite assigned (classroom or office setting)
19. Demonstrate regular and prompt attendance
20. Other duties as assigned