MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN - SCHOOL BASED

Goochland Powhatan Community Services is seeking a Full-Time school based Mental Health Clinician. The incumbent must be a licensed mental health professional, or license eligible.

This clinician’s primary responsibility is to provide school-based services to children and adolescents who reside in Goochland and Powhatan counties. This position would be housed in schools within the counties to provide outpatient therapy and case management services to students. The clinician is responsible for providing adjunctive case management and linkage to other resources that may be appropriate for clients and their families, including Departments of Social Services, Health Departments, county FAPT Teams, court services, and in home providers.

The schedule for this position follows the teacher workday schedule during the school year. Intermittent work at GPCS offices may occur to meet the needs of the clients and the agency. This is a full-time position supported by grant funding and is for the duration of the grant, with potential for renewal pending future funding. While licensed candidates are preferred, license eligible may apply.

Successful candidates for this position must possess a thorough working knowledge of the DSM criteria and have experience working with youth who are living with serious emotional disturbance and the results of trauma. Experience with substance use disorders is a plus.

The successful candidate is a self-motivated individual who excels at working independently to build solid working relationships with a variety of other professionals and school personnel.

This position will require excellent relational skills, verbal and written communication skills, proficient computer skills, including documentation in an electronic health record; and the ability to make independent decisions with minimal supervision.

The salary range is commensurate with education and experience and starts at $58,000 license eligible and $68,000 for licensed.

Position description, and application submission guidelines can be found at www.gpcsb.org/employment

Completed GPCS applications must be received to be considered for the position.

A fillable application can be found at https://gpcsb.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/GPCS Employment-Application.pdf

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