Mental Health Specialist Position Available In South Central Connecticut, Connecticut

Mental Health Specialist Area Cooperative Educational Services – 3.6 Hamden, CT Job Details Full-time $58,512 – $101,887 a year 1 day ago Qualifications Mid-level Bachelor’s degree Classroom experience Full Job Description The Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School Community is recruiting a transformative team of educators. Wintergreen was named a School of Excellence by Magnet Schools of America . The vision at Wintergreen is “to provide all students with a safe and nurturing environment that immerses each student in the arts, grounds them in restorative behaviors, and engages their minds to ensure academic and personal success”. ACES Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School is seeking a certified school Social Worker to serve as the School Mental Health Specialist This person will plan and implement SEL activities and lessons and support students in a variety of ways to positively engage in learning. Candidates should possess a certification in Social Worker, School Counseling, or School Psychology. External Candidates please apply online at www.aces.org. Internal candidates should apply via the ” Careers at ACES ” link on Interfaces . Seeking candidates with a high level of experience with classroom instruction and collaboration between various stakeholders.

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Help students to: cope in times of crisis become resilient successful learners increase their personal and social skills access mental health services Support parents to: effectively participate in their child’s education understand their child’s developmental and educational needs access school and community resources Work with educators to: work effectively with parents participate in the special education process devise and implement interventions to address students needs meet educational outcomes for students of diverse backgrounds understand family, cultural, and community factors affecting students Linking schools & communities to: coordinate the delivery of educational and mental health services