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**Job Type:** Regular

**Time Type:** Part time

**Work Shift:** Day (United States of America)

**FLSA Status:** Non-Exempt

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Job Description:

Provides short term school-based individual and group prevention services to youth who present with risk factors to substance misuse. Helps youth served learn and practice coping skills, increase connections to community/school resources and improve the quality of their support network. Will complete all necessary outcome tools and collect data as needed to comply with expectations of program contract through BSAS.

Responsibilities:

+ School Counseling: Under supervision of the Senior Case Manager, provides preventative individual and/or group support to students; coordinates closely with school support staff, faculty, and administration to deliver services; collaborates with parents/caregivers; assesses academic and family needs; provides referrals to support services in school and to community providers as needed; provides triage support as needed.

+ Prevention Education: facilitates prevention education activities via classroom presentations, assemblies, campaigns, etc. that address youth substance abuse, suicide prevention and other topics related to mental health.

+ Community Based Services: assists in the planning and facilitation of prosocial student and family events based around recreational activities, crafts, excursions. Available at least one evening per week and occasional weekends to provide services or facilitate events in outreach settings including family homes or community locations. Available to transport students as needed.

+ Administration: attendance at minimum weekly 1:1 supervision and other supervision/meetings as requested; checks agency email daily and available by telephone during school hours daily; keeps essential program tracking logs up to date; submits required paperwork as scheduled and requested; regularly submits and tracks outcomes measurements; conducts satisfaction surveys as needed.

+ Public Representation: serves as a representative for the division, program, and stakeholders through the following venues as assigned; community and school health fairs, focus groups, coalitions, and other special initiatives to increase advocacy for attention to youth substance abuse and/or promote the program and stakeholders.

+ Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

+ Bachelor Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work or a related field; comparable experience will be considered.

+ The individual must have experience and training in working with youth, families and substance use issues.

+ A working knowledge of computers and ability to complete documentation electronically is required. In addition the ability to complete written documentation timely and effectively.

+ Must be able and willing to transport persons served. As such, all qualified candidates must have a valid driver's license, good driving record, and reliable vehicle. Travel and an ability to meet persons served in a variety of outreach settings is required

**Schedule:** Part-time, 20 hours per week. Benefit Eligible

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more (https://www.bilh.org/newsroom/bilh-to-require-covid-19-influenza-vaccines-for-all-clinicians-staff-by-oct-31) about this requirement.

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Equal Opportunity** **Employer/Veterans/Disabled