Senior Day Treatment Counselor

Overview

The Senior Day Treatment Counselor will work as a part of an interdisciplinary team to provide comprehensive mental health support to students within a school setting. As part of this work, you will develop and implement treatment plans that enhances the student’s social, emotional and behavioral functioning in school, home and community and reflects the perspectives of the student, family and other involved supports. Day Treatment counselors conduct individual and group therapy, provide family support and case management, and offer classroom support as needed. Senior Day Treatment Counselors monitor, support, and evaluate the clinical work offered by assigned staff. 

About the Program:

Racker is expanding Day Treatment programs in partnership with Onondaga-Cortland-Madison (OCM) BOCES and the local school districts to help young people with emotional and behavioral needs. Students in the Day Treatment program receive comprehensive mental health services that are integrated into their academic program. Join our integrated team of providers including social workers, psychologists, a child psychiatrist, a psychiatric nurse practitioner and a medication coordinator. Our high level of staffing allows us to provide an intensive level of assessment, mental health support and skill building. We serve ages 5 – 21, from eight component school districts. The Day Treatment program is expanding into the Liverpool location. If you are interested in being part of a budding team in a new location, this is an opportunity to make a big difference. 

Responsibilities

Leadership responsibilities: 

• Provide individual clinical supervision and facilitate peer supervision groups.  

• Provide orientation and mentoring to new staff.  

• Chair and attend program meetings.  

• Coordinate team consultation on clinical issues as needed.  

• Coordinate, facilitate, and document treatment planning.  

• Review programmatic issues and staff development needs with Director of Counseling for School Success.  

• Provide coverage and serve as senior clinical representative on site in the absence of Program Director and/or Director. 

• Represent the program as requested by the Program Director of Counseling for School Success.  

Direct service to students: 

• Design and implement a comprehensive treatment program for each assigned student that will enhance their social, emotional and behavioral functioning in school, at home and in the community, and that reflects the perspectives of the student, family and other involved supports.  

• Provide individual and group therapy to students 

• Act as a case manager to coordinate treatment goals 

• Provide crisis intervention support to students in need 

• Complete assessments that are recommended for improved diagnostic understanding, treatment planning and immediate crisis intervention 
• Offer and deliver a full continuum of family support and therapy services and keep families fully informed on their child’s progress 
• Gather and share treatment-related information with team members 
• Maintain open and direct communication with team members and negotiate and resolve differences 
• Engage and participate in clinical supervision 
• Complete all documentation per Office of Mental Health and program guidelines 

Qualifications

• Education/Certification:  Master’s Degree in Social Work, plus LCSW required within 30 days of hire; or Master’s Degree in relevant mental health field with appropriate certification in the field of specialty.   

• Experience: Understanding of the needs of children with social, emotional and behavioral problems and the needs of their families. Understanding of clinical supervision perspectives and strategies. Experience in educational settings preferred.   

• Qualities: Ability to operate standard office equipment, ability to provide effective mental health support to youth and their families and function as a member of a multidisciplinary team