School Based Support Specialist
at Marram Health Center of Hebron
Valparaiso, IN 46383, USA -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 15 Sep, 2024 | Not Specified | 18 Jun, 2024 | N/A | Psychology,Crisis Intervention,Risk,Typing,Disabilities,Interventions,Signs,Time Management,Entitlements,Assessment,Children | No | No |
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Description:
Porter-Starke Services is seeking an School-Based Support Specialist with HEBRON SCHOOLS to provide interventions, referrals, and resources to elementary, middle, or high school-aged children and their families. They will work closely with teachers and school administrators serving as a resource and providing assistance with behavioral health issues, providing case management assessments, and accessing community resources for families in need.
Porter-Starke Services, Inc. is a Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) based in Valparaiso and serves northwest Indiana with additional offices in Portage, Knox, and LaPorte. Porter-Starke also operates Marram Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with two offices in Gary and Hebron.
QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the education and/or experience required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, or related human services field is required.
- Valid Driver’s License and automobile insurance.
- Related experience equal to or greater than 6 months.
- Experience in crisis intervention and working with children is preferred.
The staff member must demonstrate knowledge of:
- Individual, group, family, and classroom dynamics.
- Developmental theory, clinical symptoms, and interventions relevant in the school setting
- Accessing and coordinating appropriate referrals, services, and entitlements for students
- Current policies and procedures of the agency, school system, and professional standards.
- Trauma-Informed Care.
- Screening and Assessment for risk of harm to self and others.
- Signs and symptoms of psychiatric disorders
The staff member must demonstrate skills in:
- Assessing child and adolescent behavior, providing crisis intervention as needed
- Establishing rapport with students, their families, and school personnel
- Individual and group interventions.
- Providing relevant information to school personnel to assist them in managing challenging situations and students
- Time management and productive work habits.
- Documenting interventions.
- Typing and basic computer usage.
- Advocating for client’s needs.
- Group facilitation
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Responsibilities:
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides interventions to students experiencing challenges that interrupt their ability to learn while in school, including case management, skills training, and crisis interventions when appropriate.
- Provides resources and referrals to families in need.
- Provides consultation to school personnel re: challenging situations and issues.
- Conducts case management assessments and facilitates access to treatment, as needed.
- Provides documentation of interventions per departmental standards.
- Initiates, monitors, and updates client’s treatment plans per department standards.
- Participates in regular peer consultation to discuss cases, reflect on care provided, and offer suggestions to other school-based clinicians.
- Demonstrates a positive and respectful attitude towards school personnel and students.
- Attends staffing, clinical supervision, in-services, and staff meetings.
- Typing and basic computer usage.
- Other duties as assigned.
The staff member must demonstrate knowledge of:
- Individual, group, family, and classroom dynamics.
- Developmental theory, clinical symptoms, and interventions relevant in the school setting
- Accessing and coordinating appropriate referrals, services, and entitlements for students
- Current policies and procedures of the agency, school system, and professional standards.
- Trauma-Informed Care.
- Screening and Assessment for risk of harm to self and others.
- Signs and symptoms of psychiatric disorders.
The staff member must demonstrate skills in:
- Assessing child and adolescent behavior, providing crisis intervention as needed
- Establishing rapport with students, their families, and school personnel
- Individual and group interventions.
- Providing relevant information to school personnel to assist them in managing challenging situations and students
- Time management and productive work habits.
- Documenting interventions.
- Typing and basic computer usage.
- Advocating for client’s needs.
- Group facilitation.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the education and/or experience required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, or related human services field is required.
- Valid Driver’s License and automobile insurance.
- Related experience equal to or greater than 6 months.
- Experience in crisis intervention and working with children is preferred
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Education Management
Teaching / Education
Education, Teaching
Graduate
Psychology social work or related human services field is required
Proficient
1
Valparaiso, IN 46383, USA