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Mental Health Therapist - School Position

Up to $6k relocation assistance

At Coos Health & Wellness (CHW) we work Together, Inspiring Healthier Communities. Want to be part of a community dedicated to helping youth develop and be successful in life? Join our school-based mental health therapy team! If you enjoy working with school aged children the Mental Health Specialist II - School Therapist is a rewarding opportunity to work in an ever-changing environment based in the local School District and provides mental health services to children & adolescents under the direction of the district administrator and CHW.

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What’s in it for you? We offer up to $6,000 relocation assistance. This position follows the school calendar with summers off. However, this position pays 12 months a year, with seamless health insurance. Full employer paid Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) and Excellent Health Insurance for you and your family and Long Term Disability.

Coos Health & Wellness supports education leave and funding for ongoing training in the latest evidenced-based modalities. For those pursuing clinical licensure, supervision may be available or can be arranged. Associate registration is not required to begin working as a school-based therapist. Coos County offers a variety of unique school populations and sizes; with positions at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.

Here’s what you would be doing:

  • Perform comprehensive mental health assessments with appropriate DSM-V_TR diagnosis for students, complete treatment plans and maintain progress notes.
  • Observe and identify at risk students developing mental or emotional disorders, poor school performance, or self-destructive, or antisocial acts and initiate interventions. Provide mental health services to students with identified disorders.
  • Collaboration with school administrators to advocate for mental health and help students with the challenges they face.
  • Provide preventative interventions and treatment to resolve or minimize the impact of a disorder on the child/adolescent, the school and the community.
  • Coordinate service plans with family, caregivers, medical, psychiatric and other providers.
  • Evaluate and make appropriate community referrals.
  • Facilitate social skills training in a group or classroom setting.
  • Represent the comprehensive mental health program to the community to promote the interest and education in mental health.
  • Maintain Quality Assurance standards as set by CCMHD.

Skills and experience we are seeking for this position include:

  • Qualified Mental Health Professional or eligible; Masters degree in psychology, social work, counseling or other related behavioral health field; or Bachelors’ in nursing or occupational therapy with license and experience.
  • Through knowledge of the techniques and principles of psychological, behavioral, and social disorders, skills dealing with the mentally ill and their families.
  • Prefer 2 or more years post graduate experience providing clinical mental health services to children/adolescents. CADC, bi-lingual a plus.
  • Skilled in providing treatment to individuals with psychological, behavioral, and social disorders. Ability to develop a cooperative relationship with families, physicians and other parties involved in treatment.
  • Ability to learn/utilize computer medical record systems and general office equipment.

Coos Health & Wellness is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Professional development assistance
  • Relocation assistance
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance

Education:

  • Master's (Required)

Experience:

  • post graduate: 2 years (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

  • Coos Bay, OR 97420 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Please refer to the job description at the link below for a full list of the requirements for applying for this position.

MHS II-School Based Job Description.pdf