Social Worker/Counselor - Blue Hill Schools

ServingSchools; Blue Hill (ME); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Northern Light Acadia Hospital is seeking a School-based Psychiatric Clinician I to provide behavioral health treatment, education, planning, and consultation within schools and school systems.

The role focuses on psychosocial evaluations, therapy, crisis intervention, IEP support, and collaboration with school personnel to improve student wellbeing. On-site duties span across district partnerships and family involvement.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work, professional counseling or comparable degree.
• Valid Maine License as LMCW-CC, LCPC-C, LCSW, or LCPC
• Must progress to full licensure within 1 year of eligibility for full licensure
• Fingerprinting is a requirement and employee pays upfront, reimbursement upon pass

Responsibilities

• Completes psychosocial evaluations and identifies therapeutic targets.
• Develops initial master treatment plan and updates within timeframes.
• Provides IEP counseling services as requested by districts.
• Participates in district meetings on behalf of students’ needs and integration efforts.
• Provides mental health trainings as requested by school partners.
• Implements evidence-based individual, group and family therapy.
• Monitors progress and adjusts interventions as needed.
• Ensures documentation reflects patient involvement and outcomes.
• Maintains a safe environment and adheres to policies.
• Engages in reflective listening, empathy, and psycho-education.

Skills

Achieves Results

Acts Strategically

Adaptability

Emotional Intelligence

Develops Self and Others

Effective Communication

Influences and Inspires

Tech Proficiency

Education

Master’s degree in social work or counseling

Job description

The compensation range listed reflects the range Northern Light Health anticipates relying on in setting the wages for the position. The range may not necessarily include all additional compensation elements available, such as differentials, incentive programs and benefits.

Northern Light Acadia Hospital

Department: Behav Hlth Clinic - Schools

Position is located: Blue Hill, Maine

Working with: George Stevens Academy and District K-12 Students

Work Type: Part Time / 24 Hours per Week / 7:30am to 4:00pm

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work, professional counseling or comparable degree.
• Valid Maine License as LMCW-CC, LCPC-C, LCSW, or LCPC
• Must pogress to full licensure within 1 year of eligibility for full licensure
• Fingerprinting is a requirement for the position and that it will be the responsibility of the employee to pay up front for this and get reimbursed if they pass the screening

To serve on-site with the George Stevens Academy & District K-12 Students

Summary

The School-based Psychiatric Clinician I is a conditionally licensed (LMSW-CC, LCPC-C) therapist who provides behavioral health treatment, education, planning and consultation within schools and school systems. Relying on evidence-based practices, they provide a range of services from psychosocial evaluations, individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, IEP support and family therapy when indicated. They are a consultant and resource for the school system and help guide program development, decision-making, and implementing plans designed to support and improve the mental wellbeing of the students.

Responsibilities

• Completes psychosocial evaluations by collecting data which enables the identification of potential therapeutic targets for active treatment.
• Develops initial master treatment plan and updates in collaboration with the patient and within established timeframes that identify effective interventions to achieve outcomes, and accommodate the patient's developmental level, motivation, health/spiritual beliefs, functional capabilities and strengths.
• Provides IEP counseling services as requested by districts.
• Participates in district meetings as requested by school personnel on behalf of students needs and integration efforts.
• Provides mental health trainings as requested by school partners.
• Implements individual, group and family therapy interventions that are evidence-based and are consistent with service plan and developmental level and needs of patient.
• Modifies interventions based on continual assessment of the patient's response to treatment.
• Articulates anticipated treatment outcomes that are patient oriented, evidence based, therapeutically sound, realistic, attainable and measurable.
• Completes documentation that reflects active patient involvement in care, attention to objective outcomes and identification of any barriers to treatment progress.
• Maintains a safe environment complying with Northern Light Health policies and procedures, reports and directly addresses environmental hazards and violations of patient safety policy and/or protocol when involved or observed.
• Demonstrates reflective/active listening, feedback, summarizing, reframing, empathy, support, problem solving, coaching, and psycho-education skills.
• Maintains and abides by ethical standards set forth by the facility and Maine State Licensing Boards.
• Maintains requirements of licensure.
• Fosters the development of teamwork within department as well as across departments and with outside providers.
• Gives and receives critical feedback on effectiveness of clinical interventions through regular peer review, scheduled staff meetings and supervisions.
• Utilizes time effectively and can critically evaluate time management relevant to the effective operation of respective department.
• Completes documentation within required timeframes.
• Responsible for obtaining and maintaining consents to treat, including annual review of informed consent, rights of recipients of mental health services, consent to treat via telehealth and releases to obtain and release medical information.

Competencies And Skills

• Achieves Results: Sets high standards for their own outcomes and seizes opportunities to engage others towards objectives. Consistently moves forward with direct actions in order to attain or exceed objectives. Manages their own time effectively to accomplish assigned tasks. Successfully prioritizes multiple projects and duties as needed.
• Acts Strategically: Creates effective plans that anticipate future consequences and opportunities and is able to connect the day to day operations to longer-term objectives, shifts in the industry, and system goals.
• Demonstrates Adaptability: Learns quickly when facing a new problem or unfamiliar task; is flexible in their approach with changing priorities and ambiguity. Manages change effectively and does not give up during adversity. Capable of changing one's behavioral style and/or views in order to attain a goal. Absorbs new information readily and puts it into practice effectively.
• Demonstrates Emotional Intelligence: Exhibits a high level of self-awareness, self-management, other awareness and relationship management. Conducts themselves in an empathic, appropriate way, with a sense of humor and stimulates a collaborative work environment. Is respectful of the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others and aware of the influence of their own behavior on them. Is aware of relevant social, political, system, and professional trends and developments and uses this information for the organization's benefit.
• Develops Self and Others: Takes responsibility for engaging in professional self-development activities and programs. Strives to gain insight into their own values, strengths and weaknesses, interests and ambitions and takes action in order to enhance competencies and skills when possible. As a leader, encourages and guides employees towards growth opportunities to enhance performance and help them reach goals. Reviews and analyzes employees' strengths and weaknesses to distinguish their talents and development needs, and to ensure they are enhanced appropriately.
• Effectively Communicates: Listens, speaks and writes appropriately, using clear language. Communication methods are fitting to the message(s), audience, and situation and follow-ups are regular and timely. Shows that important (non-) verbal information is absorbed and understood and asks further questions to clarify when necessary. Expresses ideas and views clearly to others and has ability to adjust use of language to the audiences' level.
• Influences and Inspires: Builds enthusiasm and commitment among others to move in a desired direction and models it personally. Creates a compelling vision of success that motivates workplace initiative and energizes others to follow. Provides direction and guidance to encourage cooperation between team members in order to attain an objective. Has the ability to appropriately influence others' actions and decisions with and without express authority.
• Word processing, spreadsheets, data entry, database experience and other computer related skills.
• Provides Patient-Centered Care: Demonstrates understanding of patient care quality and service as organizational priority. Proactively supports change to improve patient experience and results. Exhibits the ability and willingness to find out what the patient wants and needs and to act accordingly, taking the organizational and outside resources into account. Cooperates, collaborates, communicates, and integrates care within and between teams to ensure that care is continuous and reliable.
• Resolves Conflict: Promptly acts to find alternatives/solutions when team members disagree. Addresses issues in a direct, honest, and appropriate manner. Handles conflicting interests diplomatically and helps to solve them. Transforms difficult situations into teachable moments using respect and accountability .
• Behaves with Integrity and Builds Trust: Acts consistently in line with the core values, commitments and rules of conduct. Leads by example and tells the truth. Does what they say they will, when and how they say they will, or communicates an alternate plan.
• Cultivates Respect: Treats others fairly, embraces and values differences, and contributes to a culture of belonging, empowerment, and cooperation.
• Fosters Accountability: Creates and participates in a work environment where people hold themselves and others accountable for processes, results and behaviors. Takes appropriate ownership not only of successes but also mistakes and works to correct them in a timely manner. Demonstrates understanding that we all work as a team and the quality and timeliness of work impacts everyone involved.
• Practices Compassion: Exhibits genuine care for people and is available and ready to help; displays a deep awareness of and strong willingness to relieve the suffering of others.