Blount School Based Master's Liaison
Company: Helen Ross McNabb Center
Location: Maryville
Posted on: April 19, 2024
Job Description:
Blount School Based Master's LiaisonHelp Others, Make a
Difference, Save a Life.Do you want to make a difference in
people's lives every day?Or help people navigate the tough spots in
their life?And do it all while working where your hard work is
appreciated?You have a lot of choices in where you work---make the
decision to work where you are valued!Join the McNabb Center Team
as the Blount School Based Master's Liaison program today!The
Blount School Based Master's Liaison Duties:
- Duties include providing evidence-based individual, group, and
family therapy to clients and families, coordinating with assigned
schools and other McNabb programs to ensure wraparound care is
provided, and complete all documentation.Summary of role of team:
- Functions as a member of a treatment team to plan, implement,
and evaluate successful interventions for children and
families.
- The holder of this position will provide individual, family,
and group counseling sessions including initiatives that encourage
communication, trust building, and responsibility of actions and
clinical process of all activities.Summary of position:
- Serves as the primary clinician that provides
counseling/liaison services to a predetermined number of
children/youth and families in the Alcoa City School Systems.
- Interfaces with the school system and other agencies to
increase cooperation and consistency between home, school, and
community.
- Functions as a member of a treatment team to plan, implement,
and evaluate successful interventions for children and
families.
- Assessment and Counseling Services provide therapy services and
screens individuals for admission to individual therapy or other
services such as care coordination, case management, and medication
services based on the individual's unique strengths, needs,
abilities, and preferences. TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS/ENVIRONMENT
- This position operates primarily in the community within Alcoa
City Schools and in the home setting.JOB
DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIESThis job description is not intended to be
all-inclusive; and employee will also perform other reasonably
related job responsibilities as assigned by immediate supervisor
and other management as required. This organization reserves the
right to revise or change job duties as the need arises. Moreover,
management reserves the right to change job descriptions, job
duties, or working schedules based on their duty to accommodate
individuals with disabilities. This job description does not
constitute a written or implied contract of employment.1. Works in
a multi-disciplinary team approach to meet the needs of persons
served.
- Represents the Center professionally in dress, presentation and
demeanor.
- Participates in treatment team.
- Work with other professionals in the community, to promote
continuity of care and further program development.
- Coordinates with community members to meet the needs of
consumers.
- Provide linkage to other community supports, agencies, or
services that are appropriate for client.2. Complete all
documentation in compliance with CARF, insurance and funding
standards.
- Work with leadership team to ensure grant requirements are
met.
- Update required paperwork every 6 months, or sooner if
appropriate, with consumers.
- Completes treatment plan within 30 days of initiating
treatment.
- All documentation within 24 hours of initiation.3. Monitoring
of treatment effectiveness and compliance.
- Ensure that all policies are accurate, thoroughly documented
and consistently applied.
- Make sound decisions when faced with multifaceted
problems.
- Devote appropriate time and effort to the development of
professional competence as evidenced by attending a minimum of 1
professional training annually.
- Achieve optimal level of desired program goals and outcomes as
measured by program productivity standards.
- Meet productivity standards set by the program.
- Attends supervision as scheduled without tardiness.
- Attends administrative team meeting when on site without
tardiness.
- Meets QA/QI indicators as set by the program.
- Facilitates evidence-based individual, family, and group
therapy.
- Meet weekly with direct supervisor to discuss clinical and
administrative concerns/ changes.COMPENSATION:
- Starting salary for this position is approximately $47,838 /yr
based on relevant experience and education.Schedule:
- This position requires in-person, daily attendance Monday
through Friday during school hours.Travel:
- Travel is required to and from the schools this position
serves.
- Client transport may be necessary and would be done with a
personal vehicle. Equipment/Technology:
- Must have basic competency in office applications such as Word
and Excel.
- Will have access SurfacePro and Center cell phone for
scheduling and completing data entry in the electronic medical
record.
- Position requires regular use of a computer, and appropriate
phone etiquette.
- Position is required to respond to all voicemails, emails and
messages within 24 hours.QUALIFICATIONS - Blount School Based
Master's LiaisonEducation:
- Master's degree in Human Services or related field with
coursework or experience in the areas of cultural diversity, human
development, etiology and treatment of mental illness, alcohol and
drug abuse, physical and sexual abuse, and intellectual
disabilities.
- Demonstrated knowledge and competency in mental health service
provision and leadership.
- This position also requires that the employee has an F
Endorsement on his/her Driver License to be available to transport
individuals as needed.
- This position requires utilizing a personal dependable vehicle
to conduct Center business.
- Maintaining a dependable vehicle and certified driver status is
a condition of employment.
- Required to be certified in and adequately implement verbal and
physical de-escalation techniques. Experience / Knowledge:
- Must have course work and or experience in the areas of
cultural diversity, human development, etiology and treatment of
mental illness, alcohol and drug abuse, physical and sexual abuse,
suicide, and neurodevelopmental disorders.
- One year experience preferred.
- Experience working with children is preferred although
applicants may have other skills and experiences that could
accommodate this position.
- This person will either possess experience or training in the
Re-Education Philosophy or will acquire such training in the course
of employment.Physical:
- Exposure to biological hazards.
- Hearing of normal and soft tones.
- Close eye work.
- Lifting up to 50 lbs. Pushing/pulling up to 150 lbs.
- Frequent sitting, standing, walking, bending, stooping, and
reaching.
- Regular attendance is an essential job function.
- Required to be certified in CPR/First Aid and trained in Handle
with Care de-escalation techniques.
- Ability to effectively and ethically counsel children and
families.
- Ability to present professionally and work within a team format
to plan, implement, and evaluate successful interventions.
- Ability to effectively run and process groups with children and
families.
- Ability to work within a team format to meet positive goals for
children and interface with other agencies involved in the ecology
of the family.
- Must have mental ability to exercise sound judgment under
pressure.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment and effective
decision-making, ability to set and demonstrate appropriate
boundaries, ability to be an empathic listener, flexibility,
willingness, and adaptability to working with diverse
populations.
- Must also have the ability to communicate effectively and
possess good time management and organizational skills.
- An essential job function is a reliable, predictable 40 hour
per week job, on site and in the community, with regular
attendance.
- Hearing of normal and soft tones.
- Valid driver's license.Apply today to work where we care about
you as an employee and where your hard work makes a
difference!Helen Ross McNabb Center is an Equal Opportunity
Employer. The Center provides equal employment opportunities to all
employees and applicants for employment and prohibits
discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race,
color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status,
genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender
identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by
federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and
conditions of employment.Helen Ross McNabb Center conducts
background checks, driver's license record, degree verification,
and drug screens at hire. Employment is contingent upon clean drug
screen, background check, and driving record. Additionally, certain
programs are subject to TB Screening and/or testing. Bilingual
applicants are encouraged to
apply.PI27fd4cb1c351-31181-34272974
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