School-Based Mental Health Technician (K-5)

Effective School Solutions; Orange (NJ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits

Clinical supervision

Job summary

Effective School Solutions in Orange, NJ, is seeking a School-Based Mental Health Technician for grades K-5 to support students’ behavioral health within a public school setting. You will work closely with ESS clinicians to implement and monitor individualized care plans and track student progress.

The role emphasizes crisis response, in-classroom support, data collection, and collaboration with families and external providers, within a multidisciplinary team and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in a school or clinical setting supporting student behavioral health.
• Experience working with students, families, and community-based mental health or social service agencies.
• Strong interpersonal, problem solving, and communication skills.
• Knowledge of basic therapeutic interventions and counseling techniques.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Cultural competency and sensitivity to diverse student populations.
• Demonstrated commitment to improving access to behavioral health services in schools.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with ESS clinicians to support students' mental health and overall well-being.
• Monitor and track student progress, providing timely updates to the interdisciplinary team.
• Assist in the development, implementation and reinforcement of the individualized care plans.
• Co-facilitate group interventions and student support sessions under clinician guidance.
• Support therapeutic milieu management (e.g., scheduling sessions, managing passes, lunch support, skill building, escorting students).
• Provide in-classroom support through observation and targeted interventions.
• Collect and track student data; assist in developing Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) as needed.
• Respond to crisis situations effectively, coordinating with clinicians, school staff, and parents as directed.
• Collaborate with family and external providers to strengthen student support systems.
• Assist with case management tasks, including referrals and connecting families to community resources.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Communication

Collaboration

Cultural competency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or related field

Job description

School-Based Mental Health Technician (K-5)

Orange, NJ

MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN

• Location: Orange School District
• Acute specialized school setting, grades K-5

About Effective School Solutions

Effective School Solutions (ESS) is a leading provider of school-based mental health services, serving 6,000+ K–12 students across 12 states.

We deliver the level of clinical care typically found in private practice, out-of-district placements, or higher levels of care directly within public schools by providing a full continuum of clinical programming, professional development, and district consultation.

Why This Role Matters

You’ll provide critical behavioral health support to students who may not otherwise have access to care by helping them succeed academically, build resilience, and thrive.

At ESS, Mental Health Technicians and Clinicians are trusted partners in shaping supportive school environments.

Responsibilities

• Partnerclosely with ESS clinicians to support students' mental health andoverallwell-being
• Monitor and track student progress, providingtimelyupdates to the interdisciplinary team
• Assistin the development,implementationand reinforcement of the individualized care plans
• Co-facilitate group interventions andstudentsupport sessionsunder clinician guidance
• Supporttherapeutic milieu management(e.g.,scheduling sessions, managingpasses,lunch support,skill building, escorting students)
• Providein-classroomsupport throughobservationand targeted interventions
• Collectand trackstudent data;assistindevelopingBehavior Intervention Plans (BIPs)as needed
• Respond tocrisis situations effectively, coordinating with clinicians, school staff, and parents asdirected
• Collaborate with family andexternalproviderstostrengthen studentsupportsystems
• Assistwithcase managementtasks,including referralsand connectingfamilies to community resources

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or related field
• Minimum of2 years of relevant experience in a school or clinical setting supportingstudentbehavioralhealth
• Experience working with students,families,andcommunity-basedmental healthorsocial service agencies
• Strong interpersonal, problem solving,and communication skills
• Knowledge of basic therapeutic interventions and counseling techniques
• Ability to collaborate effectivelywithin a multidisciplinary team
• Culturalcompetency and sensitivity to diverse student populations
• Demonstratedcommitment to improvingaccessto behavioral health services inschools

Why Staff Choose ESS

• School-day schedule — No weekends or on-call requirements; occasional evening hours as needed to support family engagement
• Light summers —10 hours/week for 5 weekswith full-time pay
• Small caseloads
• Ongoing supervision, clinical support, and free CEUs
• Competitive salary + comprehensive benefits
• Clinical leadership at the heart of our company –guided by a CEO with a clinical background

Make a meaningful impacton student mental health.
Join Effective School Solutions

Equal Opportunity Employer
ESS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, disability, or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

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