Mental Health Professional - School Based - Gaylord Elementary School

Mental Health Professional - School Based - Gaylord Elementary School - North Ohio. Full time during school year, with minimal summers hours.

The Health Department of Northwest Michigan has a school-based position available to provide group and individual services to area youth in the Gaylord North Ohio Elementary School . This is a full-time position during the school year and, depending on caseload, will potentially have summer hours, which will be evaluated yearly.

What you'll do
Serve as a Master's level professional clinician performing a range of direct and indirect mental health outpatient services. Responsible for carrying out all activities of the Child & Adolescent Health Center Program - in such a manner that fulfills HDNW mission, policies, and procedures.

Clinicians must have the ability to adapt to the changing environment from day-to-day to meet the needs of the students and school. Our program provides on-site comprehensive mental health services from mild to moderate severity of need. You will be responsible for referrals, tracking, and follow-up. There may be summer duties that include therapy, additional referrals, as well as time for training, completing grant reporting requirements, preparing for the new school year and community outreach activities.

You will implement therapeutic group curriculum tailored to the needs of the youth, in addition to conducting individual therapy. Rapport building, engagement with students and staff, and providing opportunities for students to practice life skills are essential to this position as well.

Requirements
At time of hire, master's degree in social work or counseling and possession of an appropriate State of Michigan licensure - LMSW, LLMSW, LPC, LLPC. The candidate must have the ability to communicate accurately and effectively both in writing and verbally and be able to work well with others. Candidate may be expected to work minimal evening hours to attend parent teacher conferences or after school events.

Preferred experience
At least 6 months of experience providing individual and/or group therapy or one academic year of graduate practicum/internship experience working with persons individually or group therapy preferred. Candidates with experience using electronic medical records are preferred.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS - Interested and qualified applicants should submit a (1) cover letter, (2) resume, (3) fully completed HDNW job application, and (4) copy of current professional license to [email protected].

***All four items must be submitted. Incomplete submissions will not be considered.***

For more information, please go to - https://nwhealth.org/careers/