Regional Licensed Professional Counselor

Job Title: Regional Licensed Professional Counselor

Reports to: District Director of Special Student Services

Dept. /School: District Academic/Support Services Team

Exemption Status/Test: Exempt

Location: Dallas/Fort Worth area

Primary Purpose:

Provide responsive services to individual campuses and the community through district wide: Mental Health Wellness Initiatives, Crisis Management; Interventions for Targeted Students; Trainings; Data Collection and Analysis.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification

• Masters Degree
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), or Licensed Specialist School Psychologist (LSSP)

Experience:

• Two (2) years' school or community based counseling, or social work Experience in a K-12 public school preferred

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of the types of services provided by school counselors and social workers Proficient in technology, including computer skills, Microsoft applications, Google
• Ability to present to students, parents, and staff in one-on-one, small group, and large group settings Knowledge of counseling procedures and protocols
• Knowledge of interventions and best practices for students Adept at data collection and analysis
• Ability to create PowerPoints for district wide professional development Knowledge on best practices and research on mental health
• Ability to create partnerships with mental health agencies and community organizations

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

Guidance Curriculum:

• Conduct district wide presentations for schools
• Use technology to upload and share lessons as needed
• Research new programs and initiatives to implement district wide

Individual Counseling:

• Provide counseling for students, as needed

Small Group Counseling:

• Provide counseling for students, as needed

Districtwide Initiatives:

• Develop and implement Mental Health Supports for individual campuses and at the district level
• Raise awareness of monthly topics through website announcements, flyers, call outs and other promotions in conjunction with the District Academic Team

Accountability:

• Monitor progress of students and all district wide initiatives
• Keep a daily log of activities
• Maintain and Outlook calendar

Crisis Management:

• On call for district wide emergencies
• Support students making Anonymous Alerts reports
• Conduct risk-assessments, as appropriate
• Follow up with crisis Intervention reports as required

Referrals:

• Maintain district list of community agencies/resources for all regions
• Provide referrals to school staff families as necessary

Student Management:

• Demonstrate support for the district's student management and mental health supports, policies and procedures

Policy, Reports and Law:

• Support and follow local, state, and federal rules and policies

Communications and Community Relations:

• Establish and maintain a professional relationship and open communication with headmaster, staff, parents, and the community
• Articulate the district's mission and strategic plan goals in the area of Guidance, Counseling, and Mental Health Responsive Services to the community and solicit support

Supervisory Responsibilities: Directly supervises none

Personal Qualities & Values

• Passionately Committed

With humility and curiosity, we seek to know more about our core purpose; seek to share (with each other and with others externally as an advocate); seek to live the mission ourselves with relentless pursuit and intrinsic motivation; seek to understand our work and how it serves the mission...which should result in getting the right stuff done with measurable results because we love actualization - not just the theory

• Servant's Heart

The foundational element of having a servant's heart is the acknowledgement of inherent dignity in their fellow human. Someone with a servant's heart believes that their work is to promote the development of those around them and make it possible for others to be successful in serving the mission of the organization.

• Team Player

We believe our mission can only be accomplished through collaboration and receive true joy in being a part of something greater than ourselves; Each of us is one part of a whole, each with different roles, expertise and responsibilities; working together in synchronicity.

Compensation

Great Hearts offers a very competitive benefits package and overall compensation will be commensurate with talent, experience and education.