<p>Job Description:</p> <p>Summary: Provide clinical counseling support to students on a variety of mental health and behavioral issues, such as depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, substance use/abuse, anger management, absenteeism, and serve as point person for hospitalized students.</p> <p>Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>Trained in social work, psychology, or counseling and is certified as a social worker/school adjustment counselor by Massachusetts Department of Secondary and Elementary Education. </li><li>Effective communication skills, problem-solving approach, collaboration with many entities. </li><li></li></ul> <p>Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities (Not Limited To):</p> <ul> <li>Meet with students on an individual and group counseling basis to address social/emotional and behavioral needs. </li><li>Develops skill-based programs and supportive interventions for students. </li><li>Provide parent/guardian support, coaching, and outside referral information. </li><li>Communicate with outside providers. </li><li>Conduct trauma, crisis counseling, and safety assessments for students. </li><li>Collect and maintain data for hospitalized students, attend re-entry meetings, provide clinical care and consultation as needed. </li><li>Clinical SEL consultation for general education, special education staff, and administrators. </li><li>Attend student disciplinary hearings, directed by deans and/or principal. </li><li>Provide mandated counseling support to students with disciplinary consequences, directed by deans and/or principal. </li><li>Participate in crisis management regarding student and school-based incidents. Member of school Safety and BTAM teams. </li><li>Co-coordinate annual "Just Think" Expo for student health and wellness with NNHS PTSO. </li><li>Consult and collaborate with counselors, teachers, deans, other administrators, school psychologists, school youth officers, interventionists. </li><li>Collaborate with the City of Newton Social Worker and Youth Director and other community-based organizations. </li><li>Attend professional development training on relevant topics to enhance best practices. Other duties designed/designated by supervisor/principal. </li></ul> <p>Work Environment & Physical Requirements:</p> <p>Reports to and is evaluated by the Counseling Department Chair. Is a member of the Counseling Department and will attend department meetings and participate in other relevant professional development activities and events</p>