Job description

Why join our countywide agency?

• Because each day we are making a difference in our community, and because we have a positive, employee- and client-centered work culture.

• We pay competitive rates and offer a strong benefits package that includes generous sick leave and holiday pay, employer-paid medical insurance, a free subscription to the meditation/sleep app Calm, and much more!

• We offer continuous employee education and development and paid clinical supervision.

• Family Service Agency is a National Health Service Corps approved site. Licensed MFTs and LCSWs can receive $50K to $100K in loan repayment with a service commitment of two to three years. More information can be found here.

• We work with our staff to offer flexibility whenever possible.

We look forward to you joining our team at FSA of Santa Barbara County!

The Position:
We have a new position open! FSA is looking for a School-Based Counselor in Santa Maria to work with at risk elementary and secondary school students and their families. Each on-site Counselor works with high-risk children and their families, teachers, school counselors, other school personnel and administrators. The School-Based Counselor also works with community agencies to make appropriate referrals. Clinical supervision will be provided. Most work will be provided in-person with the potential for telehealth sessions as needed.

FSA strives to be a trauma-informed and resilience-oriented organization. Because working with those impacted by trauma can affect staff in various ways, FSA actively identifies and employs methods to support staff to embody a healthy and sustainable balance of care for both themselves and others.

Sample of Duties and Responsibilities:

• Communicate regularly and work collaboratively with the school-based support team that includes the school principal, school psychologist, teachers, the family advocate and the school-based mental health counselors. Keeps principal apprised of social, emotional, and behavioral concerns with students.
• Identify high-risk children/families that have high probability of developing emotional/behavioral problems.
• Assist students in developing behavioral skills for resisting social influences that promote high-risk behaviors through direct instruction, modeling, rehearsal, coaching and reinforcement.
• Assist students in developing necessary assertiveness, communication, goal-setting, and problem-solving skills that may enable them to avoid high-risk behaviors.
• Provide direct services to high-risk children and families through direct counseling support, networking and referral to community-based agencies.
• Provide direct services to families at home through phoning or home contacts for students identified as at-risk.
• Attend Child Study Team meetings as they relate to the high-risk children/families with whom they may be working (at the determination of the principal).
• Provide supportive services or referrals when necessary, for high-risk children and others on campus.
• Provide consultation to teachers, counselors, deans, and principals.
• May conduct classroom presentations at the discretion of the principal.

Job Type: Full-time

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