District-Wide Mental Health Counselor

Fayette County Public Schools; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 48,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Fayette County Public Schools in Lexington, KY, seeks a District Wide Mental Health Specialist (Classified) to provide direct counseling services and collaborate with teachers, parents and specialists to support students’ social, emotional and academic needs.

Responsibilities include individual and group counseling, data-driven planning, referrals, and coordination with community resources. Requires a counseling-related master’s degree and appropriate Kentucky credentials.

Qualifications

• Masters’ Degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology.
• Three years of professional clinical experience is preferred.
• Licenses or Certifications: LPCA, LMFTA, LPA, or CSW; LPCC/LMFT/LCSW preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides individual and groups counseling for students to address specific social emotional needs and monitor progress.
• Consults with teachers and parents about children’s needs, social emotional well-being, concerns and academic issues.
• Collaborates with school staff and community representatives in assessing student needs and utilizes the data to develop prevention and intervention plans.
• Provides home visits as needed to assess family circumstances and make needed referrals to community resources for problems interfering with the child’s academic progress, social, emotional or physical development.
• Works with parents and staff to help increase their understanding and constructive participation in appropriate efforts to help alleviate barriers to students social emotional well-being.
• Serves as a resource person on the Special Education Admissions and Release Committee when appropriate.
• Works in collaboration with other student support professionals to conduct social emotional screenings.
• Contacts parents to obtain signed permission to work with the student and further assess student needs.
• Maintains documentation in the IC Student Support Professional program.
• Refers students to the proper authorities for child abuse or neglect when suspicion exists and provides support services to those children as needed.
• Selects and attends professional development as required by the State and District.
• Willingness to provide clinical supervision to peers.
• Maintains all professional certifications and Licensure requirements.
• Skills and knowledge in dealing with multicultural populations.
• Maintains a clean, welcoming and child centered counseling area.
• Demonstrates the ability to communicate in more than one language or the willingness to learn to communicate in more than one language at the novice level of proficiency.

Education

Masters’ Degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology

Job description

Fayette County Public Schools in Lexington, KY, seeks a District Wide Mental Health Specialist (Classified) to provide direct counseling services and collaborate with teachers, parents and specialists to support students’ social, emotional and academic needs.

Responsibilities include individual and group counseling, data-driven planning, referrals, and coordination with community resources. Requires a counseling-related master’s degree and appropriate Kentucky credentials.