School Health and Wellness Counselor- Grant Funded

Reports To: Executive Director or designee Terms Of Employment: Full Time (11 Months)

Salary: Starting $56,746, experience and education considered

Benefits: Retirement (PERA), Health, Vision, Dental, Life, PTOThe School Health & Wellness Counselor provides direct individual and group counseling services to students. Assists districts in implementing Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 behavioral health supports. Supports student mental health screening, referral, and intervention processes. Coordinates with community agencies, contracted providers, and telehealth partners. Participates in crisis response, suicide risk assessment, threat assessment, and re-entry planning as appropriate. Supports implementation of PBIS, SEL, trauma-informed practices, and prevention initiatives. Assists with attendance, engagement, and school climate improvement efforts. Provides consultation and support to administrators, staff, and families. Delivers professional development and training related to behavioral health and student wellness. Participates in regional Wellness and Crisis Response Teams. Maintains appropriate records, documentation, and reporting required by grant and district procedures. Develops and evaluates a comprehensive approach to improve student mental health through early identification, prevention, and accessible interventions on site for SCBOCES districts. Provides monthly collaborative school counselor BOCES-wide meeting opportunities. Provides input and feedback on the materials and interventions provided throughout the BOCES. Analyzes the impact of wellness programming on students' academic, social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes. Develops a plan to expand the mental health and wellness programming for school staff. Facilitates the development of resources such as a mental health toolkit for stakeholders. Coordinates and facilitates professional development opportunities with counselors, administrators, and other stakeholders as applicable and appropriate. Works alongside member school districts to provide quality therapy and consulting services. Attends meetings as required. Uses professional Code of Ethics and standards of practice to guide ethical decision making. Demonstrates the ability to communicate effectively, collaborate with co-workers, and interact with colleagues in a professional manner. Demonstrates a positive attitude towards change. Performs such other tasks as may, from time to time, be assigned. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to: lift and safely move 50 pounds; frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk more than the average person; frequently squat, stoop, kneel, crawl, and repeat the same hand or finger motion. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations shall be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function pursuant to applicable law.