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About the Role

The Student and Family Mental Health Counselor partners with the CISCT Program Manager to provide counseling and social services to middle and high school students and their families facing obstacles to success. This role offers direct mental health services, coordinates community resources, and collaborates with school personnel and community partners to address student needs.

Responsibilities

• Complete assessments for identified clients and design culturally appropriate interventions to remove barriers to learning and promote academic and social/emotional success.
• Provide individual and group counseling to targeted students, applying specialized clinical knowledge and advanced skills in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders in children and adolescents.
• Provide crisis intervention during critical situations at CIS campuses.
• Collaborate with CIS Program Managers on assigned campuses to gather recommendations for targeted students or families to receive mental health services.
• Provide relevant referrals and coordinate community resources to meet client needs.
• Conduct family engagement visits in accordance with agency standards and expectations.
• Monitor identified client progress towards goals.
• Document all services in accordance with CIS and professional standards.
• Communicate with CIS Program Managers regularly to seek input and report on identified client progress.
• Coordinate and/or deliver trainings and workshops for teachers, school personnel, and parents/guardians.
• Participate in the CIS team approach to service delivery and problem-solving.
• Promote and maintain agency culture, standards, and systems.
• Provide ongoing counseling services through summer (June & July).
• Perform other activities and duties as directed by the Senior Director of Mental Health Services.

Requirements

• Master's degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or related field.
• Current active, unrestricted LCSW, LPC, LMFT, LMHC, or clinical psychologist license in Texas.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience (not including post-graduate internships) in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, and case management.
• Experience working with children and adolescents in high-risk populations.
• Demonstrated cultural competence when engaging diverse audiences including students, families, team members, school personnel, volunteers, and community partners.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain positive and productive relationships to effectively collaborate with CIS staff, school personnel, and community partners.
• Highly self-motivated and able to work both autonomously and collaboratively.
• Demonstrated ability to set and manage priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Shared lived experience as the communities CIS services.
• Valid Texas Driver’s License and reliable transportation.
• Bilingual ability in Spanish and English.
• Experience working in a school-based setting.
• At least two (2) years of experience working and serving the family system as a client (to include adults).

Skills

• Mental health counseling
• Social services coordination
• Crisis intervention
• Case management
• Family engagement
• Training and workshop delivery
• Cultural competence
• Relationship building
• Collaboration
• Prioritization
• Bilingual (Spanish/English)

Location

• In-person / CIST Admin Office and Designated Campuses / Austin, Texas and surrounding suburbs

Work Type

• Full-time
• In-person

Experience Level

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience (not including post-graduate internships)
• At least two (2) years of experience working and serving the family system as a client (to include adults)

Education Level

• Master's degree in social work, counseling, psychology or related field
• Current active, unrestricted LCSW, LPC, LMFT, LMHC, or clinical psychologist license in Texas

Salary/Compensations

• $5,000 / month (contingent on experience)

Benefits

• Ongoing training, supervision, and career pathways
• 4+ weeks of holidays
• 2 weeks of vacation time
• Personal days and sick days
• 100% employer-paid employee medical plan available
• Family subsidies
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match

About the Company

• Rooted in community for over 40 years, Communities In Schools of Central Texas (CISCT) is a sophisticated 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in Austin, Texas.
• Communities In Schools (CIS) is a national organization that ensures every student has what they need to realize their full potential in school and beyond.
• At CISCT, our mission is simple: surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.
• We are a nearly $24 million organization serving tens of thousands of students annually across Central Texas.

Equal Opportunity

• Communities In Schools of Central Texas is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.