School Therapist

Overview

Join Seneca Family of Agencies as a School Therapist. Collaborate with school counselors to meet students' therapeutic, behavioral, and academic needs. As a Therapist, you'll support mental health, provide therapeutic interventions, and promote academic curiosity, and a $2000 sign on bonus included! Be a part of our mission to support students' mental health and academic success in a collaborative and enriching environment.

Seneca is looking for a School Therapist to support a small caseload of students and families with therapy, case management, and consultation services at grades 5-12th at Making Waves Academy in Richmond, CA. As a School Therapist, you'll provide outstanding therapeutic and case-management services, including conducting mental health assessments and implementing individual behavioral plans. You'll also have the opportunity to collaborate with teachers, counselors, and school leadership to ensure the success of youth and families in a district school setting.

Seneca Family of Agencies has been nominated among the Bay Area's Top Workplaces for several consecutive years. We're committed to providing traditionally marginalized communities with a network of excellent mental health, community-based, and educational services. We are committed to building a diverse staff and strongly encourage people of color to apply. Our programs are deeply engaged in conversations and training on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to bring equity and justice to the youth and families we serve.

Responsibilities

• Work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team with teachers, counselors, other specialists/educational staff, and program leadership

• Provide interventions including therapy (individual, group, family) and case management for identified students based on school-based referrals, individualized clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning

• Provide Educationally Related Mental Health Services (ERMHS) to students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs)

• Engage caregivers in the treatment process, providing frequent opportunities to discuss student growth and needs

Provide crisis intervention, including risk screening, assessment, triage, and service linkage

• Utilize crisis communication and de-escalation techniques as per Seneca's crisis response training

• This may include intervening with the clients' behavioral program through physical management of the clients, if applicable. Training in additional crisis intervention modalities may be required

• Provide consultation to other school staff on safety assessments, mental health crises, accessing social service, and in utilizing healing centered techniques to experience success with all students

• Contribute to a strong school culture by participating in or leading small group, classroom or school-wide activities for students that celebrate success and promote joy

• Communicate effectively with families and all others involved in the daily life of the student, including other Seneca programs or outside agencies

• Complete required data collection and service documentation for plan development and to measure the effectiveness of services, inform team decision making, and/or engage in service billing

• Demonstrate professional behavior at all times in accordance with Seneca's mission and philosophy

• All other duties as assigned by program, region, and agency leadership

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work, marriage and family therapy, professional clinical counseling, or psychology

• Eligible to register with the California BBS

• Experience working with youth in a mental health or education setting is strongly preferred

• TB test clearance, fingerprinting clearance, any other state/federal licensing or certification requirements and proof of COVID-19 vaccination

• Bilingual Spanish-English proficiency a plus

Schedule

• School based schedule:

• Monday to Friday: 8 AM- 4 PM

• 5 weeks of paid time off, 11 paid holidays, and 14 paid school break days

Benefits

• Starting at $67,374-$81,374 per year, with actual salary dependent on creditable experience above the minimum qualifications for the role

• $2000 sign-on bonus (for new Seneca employees in this position)

• $4000 salary increase upon licensure

• Salary increase upon passing a bilingual language proficiency exam

• Salary increases each year

• Comprehensive employee benefits package:

• Medical, dental, vision, chiropractic, acupuncture, and fertility coverage

• Long-term disability, family leave, and life insurance

• Partially paid premiums for dependants

• 403b retirement plan

• Employer-Paid Assistance Plan

• 5 weeks of flexible paid time off, 11 paid holidays, and 14 paid school break days

• Seneca supports clinicians toward licensure and beyond:

• Individual and group supervision, regular clinical case conferences, and licensure and renewal courses led by field experts

• Clinical training stipend to mitigate expenses for outside training or licensure fees

Keywords: student counseling, mental health support, emotional well-being, academic success, therapy services, professional counselor, student empowerment, school counseling, student mental health