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:

Scheduled Hours:

Mon-Fri:

7:30am

• 3pm during school year: approximately mid-August through end of June (per diem available for summer hours) Work location: Gloucester High School
• School Based Health Center Bilingual (or multilingual) English and Portuguese or Spanish is a plus

Position Summary:

At BILH

• Addison Gilbert Hospital's GHS
• SBHC, the Mental Health Counselor (MHC) is a LICSW or LHMC responsible for the Behavioral Health segment of the wrap-around model of care offered by the SBHC.

The MHC works closely with the School-Based Health Center Staff, GHS Administration, Faculty, Staff, Students, and families belonging to the Gloucester High School Community. Collaborating with other agencies such as JRI/Children's Friend and Family, Gloucester Health Department, HAWC, NAMI, Younity, etc., in the Gloucester and BILH Community is an essential part of this role.

• Provide individualized counseling to student caseload grades 9-12; building skills in CBT, DBT, and mindfulness
• Facilitate groups in the GHS community to teach and practice social skills and to provide psychoeducation and skill building
• Collaborate with school adjustment counselors, teachers, administration, and families
• Assess students in crisis, work with emergency services, and appropriate treatment placements to address mental health needs Education

• Experience Requirements:

• Active LICSW or LMHC License. LICSW Preferred. (LCSW actively working towards LICSW may be considered)
• Masters degree in Social Work or Clinical Mental Health Counseling
• Meet requirements of MA Department of Public Health, National School Based Health Center network training and LICSW CEUs for licensure.
• Experience working with adolescents in a health care and/or school setting; EMR familiarity
• Bilingual/Multilingual in English and Portuguese and Spanish is a plus

Role Requirements:

• Excellent communication skills
• both verbal and written; with active listening skills
• Tech savvy; documentation in EPIC medical records required
• Legally able to work in the US
• ie US citizenship or have a work permit

About Us:

Addison Gilbert Hospital's Gloucester High School

• School-Based Health Center is a school-based teen health clinic that is funded by AGH and a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

The SBHC is staffed with a Program Manager, Family Nurse Practitioner, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Community Health Worker, and a Front Desk Administrative Support individual.

Pay Range:

$72,800.00 USD

• $94,166.

63 USD The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. 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) as a condition of employment. More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled