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**City/State:** Saint Louis, Missouri

**Categories:** Clinical Services and Support

**Job Status:** Full-Time

**Req ID** : 93261

**Pay Range:** $52,083.20 – $84,822.40 / year (Salary or hourly rate is based on job qualifications and relevant work experience)

Additional Information About the Role

+ **Up to a $2300 Sign on Bonus**

+ Shift information: M – F (Day Shift 8 AM – 5 PM)

+ School Supported: This position is working with the Normandy school district, for an elementary school – working onsite at assigned school

+ You will interact with the school staff and students

+ Must be a fully Licensed Clinician (LPC or LCSW)

+ **Example of a typical Day:** Report to assigned school, provide on-site therapeutic services to students, complete notes/documentation, support students and families

Overview

**BJC Behavioral Health** is a community health center that provides and coordinates behavioral health services for more than 8,000 seriously mentally ill adults and seriously emotionally disturbed children in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. François, Iron and Washington counties. As an Administrative Agent of the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH), BJC Behavioral Health serves as a major point of entry for people eligible for mental health services funded by DMH and is responsible for serving as gatekeeper to the public mental health system.

Kirkwood Mental Health Services provides a licensed clinical social worker or licensed professional counselor through a contract between Kirkwood School District and BJC Behavioral Health, to serve students pre-K through Grade 12. Services include anger

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Responsible for providing case management services to maximize opportunities available to children exhibiting emotional disturbances in the assigned embedded school district(s).

Responsibilities

+ Completes timely documentation of services that clearly describe the need for the service, the intervention provided, the relationship to the treatment plan, the provider of the service, the date, the actual time and setting of the service, and the individual's response to the service.

+ Identifies, screens and refers children exhibiting emotional disturbances. Plans and implements appropriate academic and /or educational supports. Coordinates referral of children and families to community service agencies as appropriate for the mental health needs of the child. Consults with school staff and/or parents regarding the social/emotional/behavioral needs of children.

+ Provides resources to school staff and/or parents regarding characteristics, intervention and treatment of disorders. Consults with school staff regarding classroom and/or school wide approaches to behavior to develop positive behavior supports and interventions. Provides school staff development on topics such as positive behavior supports and intervention, prevention of violence, crisis planning and intervention, etc.

+ Conducts functional behavior assessments and/or social skills instruction. Measures progress and improvement of assigned children. Implements interventions for students with chronic behavioral and emotional needs.

+ Provides small group and/or individual counseling for such issues as social skills, anger control, etc. to assigned children.

Minimum Requirements

Education

+ Master's Degree - Human Services or related

Experience

+ 2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

+ No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

+ Valid Driver's License

+ LCSW or LPC

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

+ Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date

+ Disability insurance* paid for by BJC

+ Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC

+ 401(k) plan with BJC match

+ Tuition Assistance available on first day

+ BJC Institute for Learning and Development

+ Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

+ Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time

+ Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits (https://www.bjctotalrewards.org/Benefits)

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer