Jobs
>
San Diego

    SCHOOL-BASED THERAPIST - San Diego, United States - San Diego Center for Children

    Show more Collapse job
    Default job background
    Description
    Job Details

    Job Location
    Main Campus - San Diego, CA

    Position Type
    Full Time

    Education Level
    Graduate Degree

    Salary Range
    $66, $73,500.00 Salary/year

    Travel Percentage
    None

    Job Shift
    Day

    Description
    • Do you want to work with special education students?
    • Do you want to join a team of dedicated staff to help students grow and change?
    • Do you want to work 8am 4pm with 8 weeks paid vacation and 5 days paid sick leave?
    • Do you want Clinical Supervision and hours towards licensure?
    Please consider applying and learning more about us. Come take a tour, meet the team and our student population. It's a challenging but highly rewarding job

    SUMMARY

    The School Therapist provides the student educational counseling by planning and implementing his/her immediate and long-range educational program; social/emotional counseling by helping him/her develop his/her ability to function in social and personal responsibility; and counseling to the student's parents and consultation with staff members on the student's learning and development.

    ESSENTIAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
    • Assist students in identifying and solving emotional and educational problems, assisting with schoolwork, adjusting to school & community life, and supporting progress towards their IEP goals.
    • Cooperate or lead in case management as appropriate to individual case plans.
    • Obtain and evaluate student data, including test results, psycho-educational assessments, personal histories, school records, teachers' reports, parental information, and probation reports.
    • Maintain a close liaison with school district personnel in the implementation of educational programs best suited to high risk youth, so that they might be more successful upon transition when appropriate to regular school settings.
    • Provide consultation related to educational mandates and legislation.
    • Provide individual, group, and parent counseling to students and parents/caregivers including psycho-educational and therapy process groups depending on need and as stated in the student's Individual Education Plan (IEP).
    • Work in collaboration with teachers and staff to develop appropriate Behavioral Intervention Plans for identified students.
    • Provide training to school staff as it relates to mental health and therapeutic services.
    • Develop, support, and implement positive pro-social activities and transition and independent living skills curriculum to increase student's healthy interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships.
    • Support NPS staff and teachers in problem-solving classroom needs in accordance with current legislation.
    • Attend weekly staff and classroom team meetings.
    • Implement and facilitate the NPS positive behavioral support program(s), by collaborating with administration and staff.
    • Co-facilitate and plan scheduled parent support groups and/or parenting education classes.
    • Facilitate and lead special projects for school year
    • Ongoing consultation with outside service providers (mental health professionals, psychiatrists, wraparound services, etc) including collaboration with center service providers.
    • Co-facilitate and manage Student groups with meetings and responsibilities.
    • Participate in one SDCC (Center-wide) committee.
    PHYSICAL DEMANDS

    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to run, walk, sit and drive a vehicle. The employee must be able to move and/or lift a student when clinically necessary, and must be able to follow a student that AWOLs in a walking or running pace. Applying SPA restraint techniques can involve lifting the student, holding the student down in a standing, sitting or ground level manner, as well separating clients who are acting in an unsafe manner to ensure the safety for the clients and staff. Due to the emotional instability of the clients the employee may be subjected to kicking, hitting, punching, biting, hair pulling, etc. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

    Qualifications

    MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
    • Valid California Driver's License (DL) and acceptable driving record
    • Master's degree from an accredited university
    • Must be a registered intern in social work (ASW), psychology (Ph.D.), marriage and family therapy (AMFT), professional clinical counselor (APCC), school counseling (PPS)
    • Minimum of one year experience and or knowledge of students with special needs in multi-cultural awareness
    PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS
    • Bilingual in Spanish
    • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certificate (CPR)
    • Licensed MFT; LPCC, PPS, or LCSW
    • Safe and Positive Approaches (SPA)
    • Standard First Aid
    • Ability to supervise graduate trainees

    We have other current jobs related to this field that you can find below


  • Sunbelt Staffing San Diego, United States

    Job Description · Job DescriptionMinimum 1+ years occupational therapy experience required. · A wonderful and collaborativeschool district inSan Diego, CAis now conducting interviews for a part-time Occupational Therapist (OT) position. In this contracted role, theOccupational Th ...


  • Soliant National City, United States

    Job Description · Job DescriptionMinimum 1+ years occupational therapy experience required. · Are you a passionate Occupational Therapist (OT) seeking a fulfilling opportunity in a school-based setting? Look no further Soliant is currently seeking dedicated OTs to join our team a ...


  • Sunbelt Staffing San Diego, United States Full time

    Job Description · Job DescriptionMinimum 1+ years occupational therapy experience required. · A school district near the San Diego, Californiaarea is looking for an Occupational Therapist (OT) for the upcoming school year. In this full-time guaranteed hours job the Occupational T ...


  • Soliant San Diego, United States

    Minimum 1+ years occupational therapy experience required. · Soliant Health islooking forward to adding a versatile, growth-oriented therapistto join ourteam. You will be responsible for providing services for elementary to middleschoolstudents. You will receive more information ...


  • Sunbelt Staffing Chula Vista, United States

    Job Description · Job DescriptionMinimum 1+ years occupational therapy experience required. · Are you ready to empower students and make a lasting impact in their lives? We're thrilled to offer an exceptional opportunity for a passionate Occupational Therapist to join our team in ...


  • Sunbelt Staffing Chula Vista, United States

    Job Description · Job DescriptionMinimum 1+ years occupational therapy experience required. · We are seeking a skilled Occupational Therapist for a full-time float position to work with K-12 students across multiple schools in the Chula Vista, CA area for the 24-25 school yearPar ...


  • Sunbelt Staffing San Diego, United States

    Job Description · Job DescriptionMinimum 1+ years speech therapy experience required. · Are you a Speech-Language Pathologist seeking virtual employment opportunities? VocoVision is partnering with a Texas school district, currently seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist to join t ...

  • Soliant

    School Based SLP

    4 days ago


    Soliant San Diego, United States

    Minimum 1+ years speech therapy experience required. · We are currently seeking a talented professional to join our team as a Speech-Language Pathologist. As a member of our dynamic team, you will have the opportunity to work with a diverse caseload, collaborating with students, ...


  • Soliant San Diego, United States

    Job Description · Job DescriptionMinimum 1+ years occupational therapy experience required. · Occupational Therapist · A contracted Occupational Therapist is needed in the San Diego area. Must be licensed in California. Interviewing immediately · DESCRIPTION: · Full time · 2024/2 ...


  • Sunbelt Staffing San Diego, United States

    Job Description · Job DescriptionMinimum 1+ years occupational therapy experience required. · Sunbelt Staffing is currently seeking a passionate and qualified Occupational Therapist (OT) for the upcoming school year in San Diego, CA. We provide a competitive compensation package, ...


  • Sunbelt Staffing San Diego, United States

    Job Description · Job DescriptionMinimum 1+ years speech therapy experience required. · Vocovision at Sunbelt is seeking a fully remote Speech Pathologist to help out in a Pennsylvania School District · Job Details: · Position:Virtual Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) · Location ...


  • Sunbelt Staffing San Diego, United States

    Job Description · Job DescriptionMinimum 1+ years speech therapy experience required. · Digital Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) - Minnesota · Job Details: · Position:Digital Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) · Location:Minnesota · Employment Type:Full-time or Part-time · Res ...


  • Soliant San Diego, United States

    Job Description · Job DescriptionMinimum 1+ years occupational therapy experience required. · School district isactively interviewing School Occupational Therapist to be placed next 24/25school year. · Job Duties: · Full time · Onsite · 37.5 hours per week · 24/25 school year ...


  • Soliant Vista, United States

    Minimum 1+ years occupational therapy experience required. · Are you a passionate Occupational Therapist seeking a rewarding role in Vista? Join our team and help students enhance their independence and participation in school activities · Position: School-Based Occupational Ther ...


  • Soliant San Diego, United States

    Minimum 1+ years speech therapy experience required. · Title: School-Based Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) Opportunity in Lakeside, CA · We are excited to announce an exceptional opportunity for a dedicated Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) to join our team at [School Name] in ...


  • ProCare Therapy San Diego, United States

    Job Description · Job DescriptionMinimum 1+ years occupational therapy experience required. · HiringOccupational Therapists · We are in search for an OTfor the school year ProCare Therapy has teamed up with a fantastic school district inSan Diego, CAand we are looking for a talen ...


  • Soliant San Diego, United States

    Job Description · Job DescriptionMinimum 1+ years paraprofessional or special education experience required. · Paraprofessional · A school district in San Diego, California is looking forParaprofessionals for the remainder of the School Year. · There are full-time positions avai ...


  • Verbal Behavior Associates San Diego, United States

    _ Hiring NOW for school positions starting as early as July 8th. _ · Join our team of talented, mission-driven clinicians who are eager to help bring ABA to children and schools that need it the most. With VBA, you'll help change the future for our students, while gaining invalu ...


  • Soliant San Diego, United States

    Minimum 1+ years occupational therapy experience required. · We are actively seeking a motivated and compassionate Occupational Therapist to join a supportive educational team near the San Diego area for the upcoming school year. The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment ...


  • ProCare Therapy San Diego, United States

    Job Description · Job DescriptionMinimum 1+ years occupational therapy experience required. · Occupational Therapist · ProCare Therapy is currently looking for an Occupational Therapistcandidate to work with a school district in Lemon Grovefor next school year. Apply today and le ...