Student Assistance Program, Clinician

Student Assistance Program Counselor

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

Job Description:

Sign on bonus up to $3000 for independently licensed Clinicians (pro-rated for part time)

Schedule: Full time, 30 hours per week

The Student Assistance Program was created to maximize the ability of students to achieve academic success and social competency and to promote a healthy school environment by reducing the stigma associated with mental health concerns. Counselors are embedded into the school system to support students throughout their school day. Our Counselors provide a safe place for students to seek help, offer valuable input to parents and school staff and provide appropriate outside referrals. Direct therapeutic support is offered to address behavioral and emotional issues that interfere with their success in the classroom through individual and group work, classroom activities and community initiatives. Additionally, the Counselors have an impact on school culture by offering presentations to their students on diverse topics such as bullying, substance use and suicide prevention.

The ideal candidate is a good communicator that is flexible and able to form relationships with colleagues and collaborate with school staff to engage students and make a difference in their future.

SAP Responsibilities:

• Provides school counseling, direct therapeutic individual and/or group support to students, for a service period of 41 weeks; mirroring the school calendar.
• Coordinate closely with school support staff, faculty, and administration to deliver services and with parents/caregivers as needed.
• Assess academic and family needs; provides referrals to support services in school and to community providers as needed.
• Provide triage support as needed.
• Facilitate prevention education activities via classroom presentations, assemblies, campaigns, etc. that address youth substance abuse, suicide prevention and other topics related to mental health.
• Attend individual and group supervision, and other required meetings.
• Represents the program at various agency and community events (I.e. community and school health fairs, focus groups, coalitions, etc).

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Social Work or a related field.
• License preferred.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.