School-Based Youth Therapist – Mental Health & Recovery

Highland Rivers Health; Rome (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is partnering on the Georgia Apex Project to expand school-based mental health services across Georgia.

The role provides assessments and counseling (individual, family, crisis, and group), maintains documentation, and collaborates with DFCS, schools, and Juvenile Court to ensure continuity of care, with required trainings and meetings for program compliance and growth.

Responsibilities

• Provides assessments, individual, family, crisis, and group counseling for individuals according to their treatment plans; completes paperwork according to Policy and Procedure.
• Participates in developing and maintaining a collaborative and cooperative service environment in the community at large.
• Works closely with DFCS, School, DJJ, Juvenile court personnel to ensure continuity of care.
• Provides billable direct service to individuals in a school setting.
• Attends required meetings or trainings according to the APEX contract including: Youth MH First Aid, annual SOC Academy and APEX technical assistance meetings.
• Completes all necessary paperwork according to Policy and Procedure; ensures individuals meet eligibility criteria or refers to appropriate provider in the community.
• Manages a caseload by ensuring all services are authorized, chart paperwork is complete and current, and consumer charts are closed according to Policy and Procedure.
• Builds group curriculum and organizes a calendar of groups for intensive crisis intervention.
• Link and/or serve as advocate with other agencies to garner needed resources for individuals.
• Utilizes the multidisciplinary assessment to participate in the development of a comprehensive individualized service/recover plan with a focus on recovery.

Job description

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is partnering on the Georgia Apex Project to expand school-based mental health services across Georgia.

The role provides assessments and counseling (individual, family, crisis, and group), maintains documentation, and collaborates with DFCS, schools, and Juvenile Court to ensure continuity of care, with required trainings and meetings for program compliance and growth.