Mental Health Counselor

2 weeks ago


Lindsay, Canada Trillium Lakelands District School Board Full time

Posting # PSSP-2023-10-27-010

MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR

PERMANENT FULL-TIME

Trillium Lakelands District School Board requires one (1) permanent Mental Health Counselor. This position is available as soon as possible following the hiring process.

**Location**: Bracebridge - Bracebridge Family of Schools

**Salary Range**: $74,847 - $85,097

This is a full-time position associated with the school year calendar.

The Mental Health Counselor provides counseling and psychosocial help to students, parents, and staff to address the psychological and social emotional well-being of the students. Under the direction of the Superintendents, with clinical support from the Manager of Mental Health Services, the Mental Health Counselor will provide direct mental health support intervention (individual and group) to referred student(s) or classes. The Mental Health Counselor will provide professional learning and capacity building to staff, both in schools and at the system level, as well as school communities that align with the Mental Health Strategy of the Board.

The school Mental Health Counselor will also work with outside support services or agencies to support community pathways of service for intervention and treatment needs. Crisis response for critical incidents are included in the Mental Health Counselor's portfolio.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Direct Service

?Provide developmentally and age appropriate evidence based services to students at the elementary level

?Collaborate and consult with teachers/school personnel /administrators with respect to supporting students experiencing lagging skills in social emotional learning and/or mental health issues

?Provide direct and indirect school social work services as a related service in support of special education

?Provide classroom based workshops intended to build skills and resiliency in areas of social emotional learning and mental health and wellbeing; targeting Universal Needs

?Provide individual support and/or intervention for students who are suspended and/or expelled

?Conduct screening and psychosocial assessments of students who present with mental health issues, to determine the level of support required and/or appropriate interventions strategies

?Provide short term interventions (individual) to students who present with identified mental health needs and are not able to access community children's mental health services e.g. brief structured psychotherapy programs

?Provide small group interventions to students who present with mental health needs

?Collaborate with various stakeholders to encourage community pathways to and from Children's Mental Health Services, Addiction services, and community services and treatment services in order to ensure a smooth transition for students who require more intensive therapeutic interventions

?Collaborate with and contribute to engagement and learning opportunities with parents and caregivers

?Collaborate with Curriculum and Specialized Services to develop and develop system wide professional learning

?Assist with Board-wide crises related to risks of self-harm and other critical incidents

?Maintain appropriate documentation and records

?Other professional duties as assigned

Indirect Service

?Support Board policies, processes, and service delivery related to mental health programs and interventions that align with Ministry initiatives

?Maintain documentation and tracking of services offered to students to address addiction, mental health or emotional needs

?Build capacity of educators so they are able to support their students learning and the implementation of Universal Tier 1 programming that reflects best practices in social emotional learning, belonging, inclusion, engagement and mental health literacy

?Collaborate and consult with teachers/school personnel /administrators with respect to supporting students experiencing lags in social emotional learning and/or mental health issues.

?Consult with the Manager of Mental Health Services for support, direction or input regarding mental health related issues

**Qualifications**:
**?Preferred**: Bachelor or Masters of Social Work

?Registered professional and/or eligible for registration in the OCSWSSW or another regulatory body

?3+ years of experience in clinical work related to mental health and addictions

?Demonstrated ability to provide brief evidence-based interventions with children, youth, and families

?Strong knowledge on social and emotional learning research, evaluation, strategies, theories, techniques, and methods of intervention/instruction for the school board

?Demonstrated commitment to Equity and contributing to a workplace culture of inclusiveness

?Superior and demonstrated organizational and communication skills

?Ability to work independently and in collaboration with other teams and stakeholders

?Possesses strong interpersonal skills and the ability to create productive and healthy relationships

?A thorough understan


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