MAIN FUNCTION: The School Based/Outpatient Mental Health Practitioner provides mental health and/or substance abuse services, education, consultation, and prevention to clients/students at schools, including crisis intervention.

PRIMARY SCHOOL LOCATION OPTIONS: Chambers, Pierce, Stuart, Atkinson, and Creighton

SCHEDULE: follows the school calendar which includes summers, school vacations, and school holidays off (all while still receiving benefits!)

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provides direct mental health and/or substance abuse services that include, but not limited to, intake assessment, individual, family, group counseling, crisis intervention, and prevention
• Completes treatment plans, treatment plan updates, psychotherapy notes, and all other documentation as needed
• Attends regularly scheduled staff meetings, clinical meetings, IEP meetings, and other as needed
• Participates in collection of mental health/substance abuse information and student outcomes data to be used for monitoring the overall performance and effectiveness of services provided
• Determines the family and community resources available for treatment and/or placement and makes appropriate arrangements
• Provides crisis intervention and assessment/evaluation, including after hours and on weekends
• Provide follow up and implementation of re-integration plans for students who are returning to school from hospitalizations and or facility stays
• Be familiar with disciplinary guidelines and at-risk student characteristics/needs, collaborating agency referral guidelines, as well as be familiar with special education regulatory requirements and assistance with process as appropriate
• Foster effective communication with students, parents, and other staff members
• Provide home interventions/visits on a regular basis or as clinically necessary and solicits parents/guardian involvement in program planning and treatment services
• Assists family to locate and appropriately use community resources, agencies, organizations and team members to coordinate services and monitor progress toward treatment goals
• May be required to work an altered schedule and provide clinical services in evenings and weekends
• Other duties as assigned

This position has no supervisory duties.

REQUIREMENTS:
Travel is required, maintain car insurance, and driver’s license
Maintain confidentiality and maintain ethics as dictated by profession
Skill in oral and written communication
Willing to be a team member with all staff

TRAINING & EXPERIENCE:
Master’s degree in social work, counseling, or human services related field. Must have at least two year’s experience. Must possess or be eligible to obtain a Nebraska license of PLMHP, LMHP, LCSW, LIMHP, LICSW

SALARY RANGE: $45,000-$55,000 DOE; (opportunities to work in summer for additional income) PLUS Benefits:
8 paid PTO days per year.
3 paid training days per year.
Bereavement Leave.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Paid life insurance policy.
Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
Aflac.
Employee Assistance Program.
3% matching retirement plan after 2 years of employment.
Flexible schedule.
Student loan reimbursement for licensed therapists.

HOURS: follows the school schedule; 40 hours a week during school year; school breaks, holidays and summers off!

Apply at: https://heartlandcounseling.bamboohr.com/careers

MAIN FUNCTION: The School Based/Outpatient Mental Health Practitioner provides mental health and/or substance abuse services, education, consultation, and prevention to clients/students at schools, including crisis intervention.

PRIMARY SCHOOL LOCATION: South Sioux City Schools

SCHEDULE: follows the school calendar which includes summers, school vacations, and school holidays off (all while still receiving benefits!)

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provides direct mental health and/or substance abuse services that include, but not limited to, intake assessment, individual, family, group counseling, crisis intervention, and prevention
• Completes treatment plans, treatment plan updates, psychotherapy notes, and all other documentation as needed
• Attends regularly scheduled staff meetings, clinical meetings, IEP meetings, and other as needed
• Participates in collection of mental health/substance abuse information and student outcomes data to be used for monitoring the overall performance and effectiveness of services provided
• Determines the family and community resources available for treatment and/or placement and makes appropriate arrangements
• Provides crisis intervention and assessment/evaluation, including after hours and on weekends
• Provide follow up and implementation of re-integration plans for students who are returning to school from hospitalizations and or facility stays
• Be familiar with disciplinary guidelines and at-risk student characteristics/needs, collaborating agency referral guidelines, as well as be familiar with special education regulatory requirements and assistance with process as appropriate
• Foster effective communication with students, parents, and other staff members
• Provide home interventions/visits on a regular basis or as clinically necessary and solicits parents/guardian involvement in program planning and treatment services
• Assists family to locate and appropriately use community resources, agencies, organizations and team members to coordinate services and monitor progress toward treatment goals
• May be required to work an altered schedule and provide clinical services in evenings and weekends
• Other duties as assigned

This position has no supervisory duties.

REQUIREMENTS:
Travel is required, maintain car insurance, and driver’s license
Maintain confidentiality and maintain ethics as dictated by profession
Skill in oral and written communication
Willing to be a team member with all staff

TRAINING & EXPERIENCE:
Master’s degree in social work, counseling, or human services related field. Must have at least two year’s experience. Must possess or be eligible to obtain a Nebraska license of PLMHP, LMHP, LCSW, LIMHP, LICSW

SALARY RANGE: $45,000-$55,000 DOE; (opportunities to work in summer for additional income) PLUS Benefits:
8 paid PTO days per year.
3 paid training days per year.
Bereavement Leave.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Paid life insurance policy.
Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
Aflac.
Employee Assistance Program.
3% matching retirement plan after 2 years of employment.
Flexible schedule.
Student loan reimbursement for licensed therapists.

HOURS: follows the school schedule; 40 hours a week during school year; school breaks, holidays and summers off!

Apply at: https://heartlandcounseling.bamboohr.com/careers

TITLE: Full-time Outpatient Therapist position working 40 hours per week at the Heartland Counseling Services South Sioux City, NE clinic. Must work 2 evenings until 8pm. Hiring Bonus up to $10,000! Position also qualifies for student loan reimbursement!

MAIN FUNCTION:

The Outpatient Therapist provides mental health and/or substance abuse services to clients of the mental health center, including emergency services. Also, this person provides consultation, education and prevention services to other agencies and individuals.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provides individual, family, and group counseling/therapy sessions.
Determines the family and community resources available for treatment and/or
placement and makes appropriate arrangements.
Provides crisis intervention and assessment/evaluation, including after hours and on
weekends.
Provides case consultation as needed.
Provides community education and prevention services, i.e. parenting classes, substance abuse lectures,
cultural issues, etc.
Provides public relations as necessary.
Completes all paperwork in accordance to Agency policies and procedures.
Attends weekly supervisory and clinical staff meetings.
Assists in quality assurance.
Adheres to all agency policy and procedures.
Adheres to Agency policy on confidentiality.
Provides after hour coverage as assigned.
Facilitate outpatient groups as assigned.
Other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS:

To maintain ethics as dictated by profession.
Knowledge of counseling theory and practice.
Ability to form therapeutic relationships with clients and cooperative, supportive
relationships with staff.
Ability to maintain flexibility and openness to new information.
Skill in oral and written communication.
Willing to be a team member with all staff.

TRAINING & EXPERIENCE:

Master’s degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or a related field. Must possess or be eligible to obtain a license as a LMHP, LIMHP, LCSW, or LICSW from the Nebraska Department of Health. Prefer a dual license as a substance abuse counselor with a LADC as well.

BENEFITS:
2-3 weeks paid vacation per year.
12 paid sick days per year.
2 paid personal days per year.
1 paid mental health day per year.
9 paid holidays per year.
3 paid training days per year.
Bereavement Leave.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Paid life insurance policy.
Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
Aflac.
Employee Assistance Program.
3% matching retirement plan after 2 years of employment.
Flexible schedule.
Student loan reimbursement for fully licensed therapists.

$65,000-$75,000 DOE + benefits + student loan reimbursement program AND up to $10,000 hiring bonus

https://heartlandcounseling.bamboohr.com/careers

TITLE: SCHOOL AT RISK YOUTH PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST

REPORTS TO: SCHOOL BASED MENTAL HEALTH DIRECTOR

STATUS: EXEMPT

MAIN FUNCTION: The School At Risk Youth Peer Support Specialist will be an individual who has had direct experience with mental health services and will utilize those experiences to collaborate with, coach, and challenge individuals to view their life situations as an opportunity for growth and change within each individual’s recovery. The School At Risk Youth Peer Support Specialist will aid mental health providers and youth to move toward self-advocacy in the attainment of their own, culturally specific life goals.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work closely with school based therapists to coordinate and enroll students in mental health services.
• Meet with parents to complete documentation needed to establish mental health services for students.
• Facilitate small groups each week in the school setting.
• Interact, build rapport, and connect with youth by sharing common experiences and modeling resiliency and recovery.
• Support youth involved with DHHS, the justice system, education system, youth, and family services.
• Assist youth in understanding components of recovery and resiliency and in applying skills to achieve life goals.
• Provide individualized direct support to peers according to that person’s plan by supporting the individual’s choice and building confidence, leading to a greater degree of independence.
• Work cooperatively and effectively with individuals and groups from diverse populations.
• Attend youth case meetings (when asked), other meetings as appropriate/assigned.
• Locate available resources, trainings, or skill-building opportunities that will help an individual young person to achieve his/her goals.
• Serve as a resource for youth served during scheduled appointments or designated drop-in hours.
• Travel is required.

The School At Risk Youth Peer Support Specialist is expected to:

• Participate in all required trainings; expected certification training within one-year of employment.
• Communicate promptly and in advance – e.g., notify supervisor of schedule/changes/cannot attend a schedule meeting.
• Report any concerns that arise when working with youth as specified in mandated reporting training.
• Be able to model and maintain healthy boundaries with youth in order to promote accountability and independence while consistently offering support.

EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS:
• The School At Risk Youth Peer Support Specialist will have a minimum of an AA Degree.
• Identification as having direct experience with mental health and/or substance use services past or present and be able to bring this experience to ensure services, supports, and goals are driven by the youth.
• State of Nebraska Peer Support Specialist Certification preferred, must become certified within one-year of employment.
• Pass criminal and transportation background checks, valid driver’s license.
• Multilingual preferred, but not required.

BENEFITS:
2-3 weeks paid vacation per year.
12 paid sick days per year.
2 paid personal days per year.
1 paid mental health day per year.
9 paid holidays per year.
3 paid training days per year.
Bereavement Leave.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Paid life insurance policy.
Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
Aflac.
Employee Assistance Program.
3% matching retirement plan after 2 years of employment.
Flexible schedule.
Student loan reimbursement for fully licensed therapists.

$41,000-$43,000 DOE + benefits

HOURS: Day Shift 8am - 5pm Monday - Thursday, 8am - 12pm Friday.

MAIN FUNCTION: processes and maintains varied records and written materials through the use of established clerical procedures (such as scanning, data entry, sorting/filing correspondence and documents), and operates office machines, personal computers, peripheral equipment, and associated software, pertinent to the purposes of an office, program, or administration operations; performs related work as assigned.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Responsible for a variety basic office/clerical support activities such as filing, typing, answering, and directing phone calls, taking messages, scanning, and copying material.
• This position receives frequent supervisory directions and follow detailed/specific instructions per assignment.
• It would be expected to apply the practices, methods, terminology, and operate equipment associated with processing records/written material and providing documents or information to other employees.
• Focused primarily on a specialized support function such as typing, word processing, data entry, secretarial, or customer service duties.
• Assigned more routine and repetitive assignments subject to established work processes, methods, and guidelines in various general support functions such as filing/maintaining databases/archives, miscellaneous typing, copying, collating/sorting/distributing other materials.
• The level of decision-making is controlled by well-defined procedures, policies, and protocols with few options from which to select.
• Obtain pre-authorization of insurance and managed care companies for mental health sessions.
• Set appointments for clinicians on the InSync system.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
• Knowledge of: established methods of filing and record keeping; the purpose and activities of the employing agency and work unit; the practices, procedures, and guidelines pertinent to the agency's office/clerical support functions
• Ability to: communicate in person, and by telephone, computer, email, and correspondence with co-workers, other agency employees, consumers, and visitors to exchange information
• Read or comprehend and apply instructions; file, cross-reference, and retrieve records and other documents using established filing systems; sort material into prescribed categories;
• Learn and explain agency office/clerical support practices and operations to others
• Apply established office/clerical support procedures and standards; determine the reasons for inaccuracies or incompleteness in office documents or records in accordance with established guidelines.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
High School diploma. Experience in performing office/clerical support activities. Or coursework or training in office/clerical support procedures or records management techniques. Bilingual Spanish required.

BENEFITS:
2-3 weeks paid vacation per year.
12 paid sick days per year.
2 paid personal days per year.
1 paid mental health day per year.
9 paid holidays per year.
3 paid training days per year.
Bereavement Leave.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Paid life insurance policy.
Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
Aflac.
Employee Assistance Program.
3% matching retirement plan after 2 years of employment.