School-Based Counselor

The Lincoln Center For Family And Youth; Boyertown (Berks County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth in Pennsylvania seeks a School-Based Counselor to provide mental health therapeutic support and case management within the Boyertown School District.

You will identify students needing trauma support, deliver counseling interventions, collaborate with teachers and families, and coordinate with community resources. Travel to designated elementary schools is required. This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week role.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in counseling, psychology, social work, or related field.
• Experience in school-based mental health or counseling preferred.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide trauma-informed mental health counseling to students.
• Perform case management for students and families.
• Collaborate with school staff to support student well-being.
• Coordinate with parents and community resources.
• Advise districts on trauma-informed approaches and educational programs.
• Travel to designated elementary schools as needed.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Clinical interventions

Community resources

Substance abuse intervention

Education

Master’s degree

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Boyertown Area School District - Boyertown, PA 19512

The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth

1100 Adams Ave | Audubon, PA 19403

[phone] | [e-mail]

JOB DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL-BASED COUNSELOR

Title: School-Based Counselor

FLSA: Exempt

Reports To: Chief Clinical Officer

Organization Summary:

Founded in 1970 by a behavioral health hospital and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 1983, TLC is an entrepreneurial social enterprise committed to transforming lives and communities—one moment, one choice, one connection at a time. Headquartered in Pennsylvania, TLC operates across multiple states, providing K-12 alternative education, comprehensive mental and behavioral health services, coaching, counseling, and trauma-informed training. Additionally, TLC collaborates with school districts, universities, hospitals, police departments, and nonprofit organizations, offering consultation services to secure federal and state grant funding.

Position Summary:

The School-Based Counselor provides (1) mental health therapeutic support, (2) case management.

Duties & Responsibilities

Services to Students

• Identify students in need of trauma support and to provide prevention, screening, referral and treatment services to students potentially in need of services
• Provide counseling interventions (group, individual and/or family)
• Provide mentoring and other intervention models to children and their families who have experienced trauma or are at risk of experiencing trauma, including those who are low-income, homeless, in foster care, involved in the criminal justice system, unemployed, experiencing a mental illness or substance abuse disorder or not enrolled in or at risk of dropping out of an educational institution
• Provide case management for students and families requiring multiple resources
• Provide quality trauma support and behavioral health care services
• Provide home-based services to the families of students who have experienced or are at risk of experiencing trauma, including those who are low-income, homeless, involved in the child welfare system or involved in the juvenile justice system

Services to School Personnel

• Assist teachers with behavior management strategies
• Provide staff with essential information to better understand factors (cultural, societal, economic, familial, health, etc.) affecting a student’s performance and behavior
• Train school staff on trauma-informed approaches to education to develop safe, stable and nurturing learning environments that prevent and mitigate the effects of trauma

Services to Districts

• Provide consultation regarding school law and school policy including IDEA and Section 504
• Assist in developing positive behavioral intervention strategies
• Assist in developing and implementing educational programs, including programs on safety and bullying
• Develop alternative programs for drop-out, truancy, delinquency, etc.

Services to Parents/Families

• Works with parents to facilitate their support in their children’s school adjustment
• Alleviate family stress to enable the child to function more effectively in school & community
• Assist parents in accessing and utilizing school and community resources
• Work with those problems in a child’s living situation that affect the child’s adjustment in school (home, school, and community)

School-Community Liaison

• Obtain and coordinate community resources to meet students’ needs
• Provide health services and intervention strategies by coordinating the services provided by eligible applicants and coordinated care organizations, public health entities, nonprofit youth service providers and community-based organizations
• Foster and promote communication between the school entity, community and law enforcement
• Increase access to quality trauma-informed support services and behavioral health care by linking the community with local trauma support and behavioral health systems
• Help school district receive adequate support from social and mental health agencies
• Advocate for new and improved community/school service to meet the needs of students and families
• Mobilize family, school, and community resources to enable the child to learn as effectively as possible in their educational program
• Help school districts receive adequate support from social and mental health agencies

Skills & Knowledge:

Leadership and soft skills:

• Excellent communication and relationship building skills
• Ability to work effectively on a multi-treatment team

Technical skills:

• Proficient in numerous clinical interventions
• Knowledge of and ability to access community resources
• Strong substance abuse intervention skills

Education & Experience:

Master’s Degree required in counseling, psychology, social work, or related field.

Other Duties:

This job description does not contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Work Environment:

This position will be based in the Boyertown School District

Work Hours:

This is a full-time, 40 hours per week, 43-week position

Travel:

Travel to the designated to the elementary schools assigned.

EEO Statement:

TLC is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and does not discriminate on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to, race, age, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other basis recognized by federal, state or local law.