LICENSURE CANDIDATE OR THERAPIST - ELK RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT ( MULTIPLE OPENINGS)

Fulltime School And Family Mental Health Licensure Candidate Or Therapist - Elk River School District

Elk River Locations:

Salk Middle School (grades 6th-8th), Elk River

Twin Lakes Elementary School (grades K-5th), Elk River

VandenBerge Middle School (grades 6-8th), Elk River

Otsego Locations:

Prairie View Middle School (grades 5th-8th, Otsego, MN

Zimmerman Locations:

Westwood Elementary (grades 3rd-5th), Zimmerman, MN

Professional Activities:

• Serving in a "Circle of Courage" © community with 4 core values of belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity. The most important one is belonging; where everyone feels that they are a significant part of their local team (they are listened to).
• Reaching out with mental health services children who are at-risk and their families. Your services will be primarily in a school environment, an office will be provided, and some home based services for clinical care children and families.
• Connecting with other agencies ('customers') who are working with the youth.
• Scheduling. Your service will focus on helping the family and child, often during non-traditional hours when your clients are available – after school hours and evenings.
• Documenting. Like all agencies, documenting of case notes and billable hours is required.
• Billing. Full-time staff provide 110 client hours per month out of the 173 working hours available in a month (40 hours x 4.3 actual weeks per month). The average client hours are 26-28 hours per week.

Qualifications:

• Licensure Candidate: Completed master's degree and working toward licensure (LICSW, LPCC, LMFT, or LP). We provide licensure supervision.
• Licensed Therapist: Fully licensed mental health professional (LICSW, LPCC, LMFT, or LP).

Experience:

• Demonstrated ability to work with children and families experiencing mental health issues in a direct care role.
• Familiar with a variety of counseling techniques with theories to aid in the care and treatment of individuals with mental health needs such as behavior modifications for children, child development education, communication, decision-making skills, anger management, social skills, leisure, self-esteem and basic home budgeting.

Benefits:

• Health insurance — very good coverage
• NICE Healthcare - provides you with direct in home or virtual medical visits to you along with 550+ prescriptions absolutely free.
• Total Care Option - Save up to $8,000 on your family's healthcare costs
• KiSxCard Program - Provides access to high-quality, low-cost surgery and imaging services.
• Paid time leave which includes 'earned sick and safe time'
• 403b retirement plan with one-to-one match after one year
• Wellness program to reduce health insurance costs
• Generous employee assistance program
• Minnesota paid family and medical leave
• Clinical supervision to become a licensed therapist (LICSW, LMFT, LPCC) with a board-certified clinical supervisor.
• Public service loan forgiveness in working with a nonprofit organization.
• Self-income based forgiveness programs are available for bachelor level and master level graduates in working with a nonprofit organization.
• Life insurance
• Short term disability
• Long term disability
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance

GMFS is an equal opportunity employer.