Mental Health Consultant - Ashland, United States - Kenton County School District

Description

Position Type:
Certified - Professional/Consultant - Other

Date Posted:
4/3/2024

Location:
District Wide

Date Available:
07/01/2024

Closing Date:
until filled
TITLE: District Mental Health Services Consultant

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Valid Kentucky school psychologist, school counselor, or school social worker certification
2. Minimum of five (5) years school experience
3. Master's Degree

REPORTS TO: Assistant Superintendent, or designee

SUPERVISES: None

JOB GOAL: To facilitate, support, and develop mental health programs and services in the Kenton County School District including: social emotional programming, trauma informed care, threat assessment and crisis intervention.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Facilitate the implementation, monitoring and analysis of crisis and threat assessments, trauma informed care, social emotional learning, and mental health services in the district
2. Facilitate the coordination of support services for students with mental health and social emotional needs
3. Review MTSS school plans and structures. Make recommendations to schools
4. Consult with and support teachers, psychologists, social workers, counselors, and school safety teams with the and development of plans to address trauma informed care, social emotional learning, and student mental health needs
5. Assist teachers, counselors, psychologists, and social workers with training and completion of assessments and with data collection and analysis
6. Regularly consult with teachers, counselors, psychologists, and social workers regarding current social emotional learning, trauma informed care, and mental health programs and students
7. Maintain consultation notes and share on a regular basis with district administrative staff and school level staff
8. Attend scheduled district meetings as needed or requested
9. Participate in ongoing professional learning related to job duties
10. Plan and facilitate professional learning for district staff, schools and teams of teachers based on identified needs related to social emotional learning, trauma informed care, threat and crisis assessment, and mental health
11. Train school personnel and conduct suicide risk assessments and threat assessments with students as necessary
12. Participate as a member of a team of mental health professionals with the writing of grants for social emotional learning, trauma informed care, and mental health services to be utilized in the school district
13. Facilitate and support any district sponsored programs related to mental health, trauma informed care, threat and crisis assessment, and social and emotional learning
14. Serve as a resource on social and emotional learning curriculums at all grade levels
15. Observation of students for consultation with teachers, psychologists, counselors, social workers, and administrators on mental health and social emotional learning supports
16. Coach and mentor teachers, psychologists, counselors, social workers, and administrators on creating a trauma informed environment to support students with mental health needs
17. Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• 220 days
• Salary Schedule: Certified Salary Schedule and Academic Program Consultant Index
• FLSA Status: Exempt

EVALUATION:
Performance of the position will be evaluated by an Assistant Superintendent, Executive Director, or designee