School Counselor

About This Role

Supporting students with disabilities through comprehensive behavioral health services is the core of this school counselor role, which follows the school calendar and includes a mandatory summer school session. The position involves collaborating with administration and team members to ensure quality services for all students and their families.

Responsibilities

• Support the students of the Children Services Division and the mission of the Center by providing comprehensive behavioral health services following guidelines and specific regulations
• Work collaboratively with program directors and interdisciplinary team members to ensure quality services to all students served and their families
• Develop recommended annual individualized education plan (IEP) goals and objectives
• Develop appropriate treatment plans, based on a student’s IEP's
• Provide comprehensive psychosocial services using methods and instruments appropriate to the developmental age and needs of the student
• Provide services as indicated on annual IEP
• Document student treatment outcomes correctly and contemporaneously
• Implement classroom management and individual behavior intervention
• Provide assistance as necessary to management and team during student/family crisis and/or suspected child abuse/neglect screening and reporting

Requirements

• Graduate degree (Masters) in Social Work, Psychology, or Behavioral Sciences
• NYS Licensure as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), or Mental Health Counselor (MHC) Limited Permit working towards LMHC, or Master Social Worker (MSW) working towards LMSW
• Professional experience working with students with developmental, physical, neurological disorders, and Autism Spectrum disorders preferred
• Less than 1 year of job related experience required
• Must be at least 18 years old
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Early Access to Pay with RAIN
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Important Details

• Schedule: follows school calendar with a mandatory six week summer school session

About the Company

The Center for Disability Services offers hope, innovation, and achievement to the people it supports. For 80 years, it has been one of upstate New York’s largest providers of programs and services for individuals who have disabilities, offering many innovative programs and vital services not available elsewhere.