School Counselor Therapist — Empower Students & Teams

Specialized Education Services, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 56,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Specialized Education Services, Inc. (SESI), a division of FullBloom, delivers education services for K-12 students requiring additional supports.

As a vital member of a multidisciplinary team, you’ll collaborate with school teams and families to deliver SESI’s proven social-emotional services—including individual or group counseling. You will work with diverse students, develop IEPs and BIPs, conduct assessments, implement behavior strategies, and coordinate with external partners while

Qualifications

• Professional licensure including LPC/LCPC, LCSW or LMSW, LMFT or LMHC.
• Master’s degree in social work, human services, or related field (mental health, psychology, counseling).
• 2 years of experience working with children and adolescents in a school, special education, or behavior health setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work with a diverse group of students from varying developmental, cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Provide individual, group, or push-in counseling services to students in accordance with their individualized education plan (IEP) or behavior intervention plan (BIP).
• Collaborate on creating IEPs, including social-emotional IEP goal setting and IEP meeting participation.
• Complete social-emotional and behavior assessments, analyze data to identify student strengths and weaknesses, and develop functional behavior assessments, BIPs, and other transition plans.
• Implement behavior management and intervention strategies, including de-escalation techniques, crisis management, and physical restraint when necessary to maintain the safety of students and staff.
• Support social-emotional learning skill development through targeted curricula, assessments, and more intensive behavior support as needed.
• Provide in-service training with other teams, including expressive therapy and clinical teams.
• Collaborate with external partners and providers to support students, families, and staff.
• Maintain documents in student files according to regulatory agency requirements.

Job description

Specialized Education Services, Inc. (SESI), a division of FullBloom, delivers education services for K-12 students requiring additional supports.

As a vital member of a multidisciplinary team, you’ll collaborate with school teams and families to deliver SESI’s proven social-emotional services—including individual or group counseling. You will work with diverse students, develop IEPs and BIPs, conduct assessments, implement behavior strategies, and coordinate with external partners while