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Job Description
Job description: •This position is for a Spanish-speaking school-based mental health practitioner at El Colegio Charter School in Minneapolis. •Position is 0.8 FTE with school breaks off and flexible 240 hours during the summer months. Change Inc. utilizes the power of relationships and community to create educational, training and healing opportunities for children, youth, young adults and families so that they can achieve their highest ambition. We provide services for children and families in the Twin Cities through GAP School, the Community & School Collaborative, and Change Institute. Change Inc.
lives the following values:
Relationships are the key to change. In all of our programming, we strive to create and enhance relational resources. We believe that a relationship with a caring adult is the key protective factor for a young person. Cultural knowledge is critical to growth and healing. Utilization of cultural practice, tradition and wisdom is central to our mentoring and healing work. Being in community is a critical resource for human development. We strive to be builders of community. Working collaboratively with young people, families and communities to identify and address the needs they have identified is a key standard of our approach. We believe that everyone can learn, and people can solve their own problems. Hope is an essential element to encouraging people challenged by poverty, racism, trauma and transition. We bring a strength-based, problem-solving attitude to our work removing barriers to success in school and life. Mental Health Practitioners typically will include graduate students or post-graduates who are either licensed or working towards licensure in Marriage and Family Therapist, Social Work or Professional Clinical Counseling. School-Based Mental Health Practitioners provide mental health services for children, youth, and families with access through the school setting.
Essential Responsibilities:
Provides culturally responsive mental health services; completing diagnostic assessment, treatment planning, individual/group/family therapy for clients in-school, in-home or in-clinic Consults, collaborates, and networks with school administrators, teachers, support staff as well as county case managers and other providers on behalf of client Acts as the primary coordinator for the provision of school-based services Engages as a member of appropriate mental health communities Timely record keeping of all clinical activities in accordance with Minnesota statue and HIPAA data privacy requirements Follows required administrative and reporting processes for outcomes Engages in supervision and case consultation Be knowledgeable of, and comply with, your licensing board's statutes, rules, and code of ethics If not currently licensed, be actively working towards licensure; developing a detailed supervision plan towards licensure Be knowledgeable of billable goals Emphasize a high level of skill and knowledge about families, individuals and family assessment, family skills, and education services in the school Provides case consultation, training on mental health issues, and assistance to school personnel for clients Provides ancillary services to the school community; professional development trainings on various mental health topics, consultation, psychoeducation, attending school community events
FIT Other Responsibilities:
Performs other duties as assigned Collaborates and cooperates with colleagues Works effectively with team members Works effectively independently Creates positive, respectful work climate Solves problems Demonstrates high professional standards and work ethic Engages in your own growth and development Goes the extra mile to help others and to build community Is an ambassador for Change Inc. and our mission
Qualifications:
Bilingual (Spanish and English) proficiency required Master's Degree in mental health field, LMFT, LPCC, MSW Licensed Mental Health Professional, or working towards licensure Two or more years of experience working in a school-based or in-home treatment environment Demonstrated ability to communicate in a diverse cultural environment with strong interpersonal skills Demonstrated ability and skills to use EHR, Microsoft Word and Excel Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills that impact the program Able to pass criminal and sex offender background checks, after a conditional job offer
Benefits:
16 days of PTO per year, plus 1 day for each year of service (up to 26 days) 403b Retirement Savings Plan with a 4% employer match Health Insurance provided through Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA) Employer Health Savings Account contribution for eligible health plans Dental and Vision insurance Employer paid Long Term Disability and Group Life Insurance Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible organization
Additional Benefits:
Supplies and Professional Development money provided Access to trainings at Change Institute This position description is not meant to be all-inclusive. It defines the critical position responsibilities and requirements only, which are subject to change due to business requirements, reasonable accommodation, or any other reason.
