School-Based Resident Therapist

This position reports to the Training Coordinator and is responsible for providing mental health screening, individual assessment of mental health needs based on screening tool results, as well as counseling services to individuals, couples, and families. The incumbent will be working in a supportive, trusting, and social culture with diverse people where employees make a commitment to the Samaritan’s mission and goals.

Additional responsibilities and duties may include the following, but not limited to:

Wellness Screen:

Monday & Tuesday
Wednesday morning

• Administer mental health screen to students at their school site.
• Provide individual follow-up with students based on results of the mental health screen to assess for suicide risk and mental health needs.
• Partner with students, parents, school site staff, and program staff as necessary to ensure screening, assessing, and sharing of appropriate mental health information.
• Provide follow up case management that includes, advocating for mental wellness, offering mental wellness resources, and sharing screening information as appropriate.
• Maintain electronic mental health records including interview and case management notes, as appropriate.
• Participate in and contribute to meetings and continuing education activities.
• Satisfy requests for community presentations and appearances, including programming, constituent/donor relations, resource fairs and similar.

Counseling Program:

Wednesday afternoon
Thursday & Friday

• Maintain a case load of an agreed-upon number of clients of adults, and/or adolescents, and/or children; number of counseling hours; and/or days of service per week.
• For each assigned case, assess client needs and establish a differential diagnosis, develop and implement a treatment plan, evaluate client progress, and discharge and/or refer client for further treatment, support or education.
• Develop and manage client electronic and paper mental health records from initial session through discharge. Participate in and act on the results of agency quality assurance and utilization review processes.
• Participate in and contribute to case review and case consultation with other clinical staff members and consultants within a multicultural context.
• Participate in and contribute to meetings and continuing education activities.
• Participate in and contribute to practice development by appropriately acknowledging referrals, maintaining existing referral relationships, and developing new practice niches and referral sources.
• Develop and pursue a plan for continuing professional development related to psychotherapy, multicultural issues, bilingual therapy and areas of specialization, and the practice of faith-based/spiritually integrated counseling.
• Satisfy requests for community presentations and appearances, including programming, constituent/donor relations, resource fairs and similar.