Job description

Counselor (Mental Health)
Brite Horizons

POSITION

In this position, the mental health counselor will work as subcontractor with the support of a multi-tiered support team including a Clinical Director, BCBA supervisors, and each student’s individualized support staff to develop and implement programming to address students’ speech and language needs as outlined by their individualized education program (IEP). The counselor will work collaboratively with the student’s team to ensure that each student’s needs are addressed in a cohesive manner throughout each school day.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Experience:

• Mental health services with children, youth & families, 1 year (Required)
• School-based mental health, 1 year (Preferred)

License:

• CANS (Required)
• AMFT/LMFT, ASW/LCSW, or Psychologist (Preferred)

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Work with Clinical Director to plan, develop, and implement counseling support programming for for students.

- Assess present levels of performance, develop, and measure IEP goals for students.

- Attend and participate in IEP meetings.

- Participate in collaborative meetings with team members including but not limited to individualized support staff, teachers, other special service providers, Brite Horizons Directors and BCBAs, school district staff, and parents.

- Demonstrate commitment to student progress, independence, and advocacy.

POSITION SPECIFICS

- Subcontractor position with initial hours in the range of 2-5 hours per week with the possibility of additional hours over time.

- Flexible scheduling

ABOUT THE EMPLOYER

Brite Horizons is a nonpublic school (NPS) serving students grades 1-12 with a variety a specialized needs, located in Scotts Valley, California. The mission of Brite Horizons School is to provide students with individualized educational services to address each student’s unique strengths and deficits in a manner that allows the student to be successful daily and reach their overall full potential. The Brite Horizons School strives to provide each student with the tools to make meaningful progress and valuable connections with others.

Brite Horizons provides a supportive community and the prospective counselor will serve as a valued member of our collaborative team. We are a passionate and committed team unified in our vision to create powerful possibilities for all and as such we make time and training investments in our team members to support their personal and professional growth.

To learn more about Brite Horizons School, please see our website (which includes an informational video) at https://www.abrite.org/brite-horizons-school.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: From $90.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

COVID-19 considerations:
We currently have a mandatory vaccine contingency against COVID-19. All staff members are also required to wear masks.

Application Question(s):

• Have you received the COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster? (We currently have a mandatory vaccine contingency against COVID-19).

Work Location: In person

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