BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROVIDER

Billings School District 2 is seeking a Behavioral Health and Wellness Provider to enhance student functioning and achievement within the school setting. Interventions involve providing effective and professional, evidence-based, individual, group, and family therapy and/or education. Work with the Wellness and Resilience Project (K-8) and school staff to provide a systems-approach for student care.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in health and human services related field with certification.

- Masters' degree in Human Services/Counseling.

- Successful and appropriate health and human services work and/or school experience.

- Experience with students preferred.

- Current Montana professional license in good standing (LCPC or LCSW).

Performance Responsibilities: (may include but not limited to the following):

- Provide direct services to students - individual therapy. Facilitates group services to students - educational and/or group therapy. Provides direct services to parents - educational and/or family therapy.

- Acts as a liaison for students and families to community resources/agencies and/or providers. Provide referral services, if needed.

- Administer assessments as needed for treatment and data collection. Monitor progress toward treatment goals and adjust treatment plans accordingly.

- Provides phone triage to the school wellness teams to assist in decision making after a school-aged youth exhibiting behavioral signs warranting the need for clinical attention occurs and the youth is stabilized.

- Ensures clinical documentation is completed in a timely manner and in compliance with state and federal regulations. Maintains compliance with HIPAA, FERPA, and state privacy laws.

- Recognizes and educates team members that managing youth centered care is a team effort that involves clinical and nonclinical staff interacting with the student and family to achieve stated objectives. Work with school staff to provide a systems-approach to care for students.

Schedule: 0.5 (Half Time) and 1.0 (Full Time) Available.

Equal Opportunity Employer.