Location: Twentynine Palms,CA, USA
About the EmployerOur mission at MUSD, where students always come first, is to ensure that all students have a rigorous, high-quality education which empowers them with twenty-first century skills, enabling them to be successful in college, career, and society. Job SummaryThe job of Mental Health Counselor is done as part of a comprehensive team that provides emotional, behavioral, and mental health support for students at the school sites. The Mental Health Counselor will assist in the implementation and monitoring of appropriate classroom and school-wide behavioral and social emotional interventions; support the creation and implementation of individual student behavior support plans, complete educationally related mental health services, be a member of the Morongo Unified School District Emergency Crisis Response Team; and provide direct, short term intensive behavioral and/or social emotional intervention support to identified students to promote stabilization and optimal functioning within the educational environment.Requirements / QualificationsTo Apply submit an Edjoin Application, Resume, and three (3) letters of recommendation are required. Education: Master's Degree in Social Sciences, Social Work, Psychology, Human Development, Education, or related field required Registered as Associate Social Worker, Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, or Associate Marriage Family Therapist Certificates and Licenses: Hold a regular license under the Board of Behavioral Science (BBS) (preferred) or registered unlicensed under Board of Behavioral Science (BBS) Current and valid crisis management prevention and response program certification or ability to obtain within ninety (90) days of employment Current and valid CPR/First Aid certification Must possess a valid California Driver License during the course of employment and be insurable by the District's liability insurance carrier Experience: One (1) year of experience working with at-risk youth (group home/residential care, day treatment, wrap around programs, school-based setting, transitional programs, etc.). Clearances: Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Check and TB Clearance upon selection.Master's Degree is required. Master's Degree in Social Sciences, Social Work, Psychology, Human Development, Education, or related field required; Registered as Associate Social Worker, Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, or Associate Marriage Family Therapist Certificates and Licenses: Hold a regular license under the Board of Behavioral Science (BBS) (preferred) or registered unlicensed under Board of Behavioral Science (BBS), a current and valid CPR/First Aid certification, a current and valid crisis management prevention and response program certification or ability to obtain within ninety (90) days of employment, and must possess a valid California Driver License during the course of employment and be insurable by the District's liability insurance carrier; Clearances: Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance; TB Clearance Candidate may be licensed or intern/unlicensed; will affect salary range.Comments and Other InformationIntern/Unlicensed: Management Range 12 $65,704/10 months Licensed: Management Range 19 $77,808 - $101,272/10 months *POSITIONS LOCATED AT 29 PALMS HIGH SCHOOL & ITINERANT EAST-PVES/CES