Licensed Behavioral Health Professional

Licensed Behavioral Health Professional JobID: 6030

Position Type:

Certified:Counselors/Counselor

Date Posted:

12/13/2024

Location:

EDMOND PUBLIC SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION CENTER

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Edmond Public Schools

Edmond, Oklahoma

JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION TITLE: Licensed Behavioral Health Professional

POSITION TYPE:

FLSA STATUS:

EXEMPT

DEPARTMENT:

Educational Services

REPORTS TO:

Executive Director of Educational Services or Designee

WORK CALENDAR:

ELC5

SALARY RANGE:

Special Ed District Scale

CONTRACT DAYS:

186 DAYS

STIPEND:

Flex $4500

Counselor $2266

FULL TIME / PART TIME:

FULLTIME

STANDARD WORK HOURS:

Determined by supervisor

PAY FREQUENCY:

Monthly

LAST UPDATED:

10-2024

JOB SUMMARY

Licensed Behavioral Health Professional position will work closely with the building administrative team as well as the building school counseling team to coordinate, facilitate, and implement mental health support services for students. The Licensed Behavioral Health Professional position will work with the Student Support & Counseling Facilitator and District-Level MTSS Team to coordinate support services across the district. The Licensed Behavioral Health Professional will provide emotional support and foster a safe and successful learning environment for students and staff at all school levels. The primary focus will be on building students' capacity for academic success and positive social and emotional well-being by providing direct services for at risk students to address mental/behavioral health, trauma, grief, suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention, and other risky behaviors.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

* Strong facilitation, coaching, conflict resolution and problem-solving skills


* Demonstrated understanding and appreciation of diversity


* Knowledge of and experience with mediations and conflict resolution


* Ability to promote and follow Board of Education policies and other district department procedures


* A high level of organizational skills and initiative


* Strong communication skills


* Experience and training in mental health support


* Ability to build relationships with students


* Other duties as assigned.



Length of Contract

Four Year Grant Funded Position with the possibility of extension based on funding availability. 186 Days Contract.

EVALUATION

Performance of the performance of this job will be evaluated by the Executive Director of Educational Services and/or Student Support & Counseling Facilitator in accordance with the provisions of the Board's policies and state law.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

* Education:
* Master's Degree


* Teaching Certification





CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

* Credentials: Licensed Professional Counselor/Licensed Social Worker/Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (or ability to obtain professional license within 24 months of hire).



KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

* Knowledge:
* Communication Skills (oral, written, or business): Basic communication skills to exchange information, give/receive simple to more complex instructions and respond to inquiries. Includes filling out forms. Knowledge of grammatical structure, vocabulary for preparing correspondence from rough draft or proofing of completed material. Communicates in clear, grammatically correct English. In addition to above, composes correspondence; trains and directs others and provides complex instructions; conducts interviews. In addition, must use creativity; may make public speeches or presentations.




* Reading and Interpreting: Reads and interprets complex and sensitive/confidential records/IEPs and other medical records and analyze data.


* Basic Skills:
* Constantly (More than 5.6 hours or 69% of the day): Speaking, Writing


* Frequently (Between 2.6 hours and 5.5 hours or 33% to 68% of the day): Active Listening, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving


* Occasionally (Up to 2.5 hours or 32% of the day): Active Learning, Critical Thinking, Learning Strategies


* Rarely: (Less than 1 hour or 12% of the day): Mathematics, Science




* Resource Management Skills:
* Constantly (More than 5.6 hours or 69% of the day): Time Management


* Frequently (Between 2.6 hours and 5.5 hours or 33% to 68% of the day): Management of Personnel Resources


* Rarely: (Less than 1 hour or 12% of the day): Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources




* Social & System Skills:
* Frequently (Between 2.6 hours and 5.5 hours or 33% to 68% of the day): Coordination, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Systems Evaluation


* Occasionally (Up to 2.5 hours or 32% of the day): Instructing, Persuasion, Judgement and Decision Making, Systems Analysis


* Rarely: (Less than 1 hour or 12% of the day): Negotiation




* Technical Skills:
* Experience in the use of technology in order to maintain and track documentation of mental health support for students. Must also be able to communicate with others inside and outside the district.





SUPERVISORY

Supervisory Responsibilities

* Supervisory Responsibility:


* Supervisory Activities: Budgeting/Staff allocation, Directing, Hiring, Training, and Disciplining
* Number of direct reports: 0


* Number of indirect reports: 4-10




* Decision Making Authority: Decisions impact a functional area or department


* Customer Interactions: High: interactions with immediate co-workers, department heads, school staff/administrators, vendors, and parents



WORKING CONDITIONS

The working conditions described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

* Physical & Psychomotor Demands:
* Constantly (More than 5.6 hours or 69% of the day): Finger & Hand Dexterity


* Occasionally (Up to 2.5 hours or 32% of the day): Hearing, Sitting, Standing, Walking


* Rarely: (Less than 1 hour or 12% of the day): Balancing, Climbing, Crawling, Crouching, Kneeling, Lifting, Multi-limb Coordination, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Repetitive Motion




* Work Type:
* Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work.




* Work Environment:
* Everyday risk and discomfort level: The environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, libraries, residences, or commercial vehicles, e.g., use of safe work practices with office equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations and traffic signals. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated.





EEO Disclaimer

Edmond Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), disability, age, religion, military status, ancestry or genetic information (collectively, "Protected Classes").

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Edmond Public Schools reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position.