Job Title: Regional Licensed Professional Counselor Reports to: District Director of Special Student Services Dept. /School: District Academic/Support Services Team Exemption Status/Test: Exempt Location: Dallas/Fort Worth area Primary Purpose: Provide responsive services to individual campuses and the community through district wide: Mental Health Wellness Initiatives, Crisis Management; Interventions for Targeted Students; Trainings; Data Collection and Analysis. Qualifications: Education/Certification * Masters Degree * Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), or Licensed Specialist School Psychologist (LSSP) Experience: * Two (2) years' school or community based counseling, or social work Experience in a K-12 public school preferred Special Knowledge/Skills: * Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills * Knowledge of the types of services provided by school counselors and social workers Proficient in technology, including computer skills, Microsoft applications, Google * Ability to present to students, parents, and staff in one-on-one, small group, and large group settings Knowledge of counseling procedures and protocols * Knowledge of interventions and best practices for students Adept at data collection and analysis * Ability to create PowerPoints for district wide professional development Knowledge on best practices and research on mental health * Ability to create partnerships with mental health agencies and community organizations Major Responsibilities and Duties: Guidance Curriculum: * Conduct district wide presentations for schools * Use technology to upload and share lessons as needed * Research new programs and initiatives to implement district wide Individual Counseling: * Provide counseling for students, as needed Small Group Counseling: * Provide counseling for students, as needed Districtwide Initiatives: * Develop and implement Mental Health Supports for individual campuses and at the district level * Raise awareness of monthly topics through website announcements, flyers, call outs and other promotions in conjunction with the District Academic Team Accountability: * Monitor progress of students and all district wide initiatives * Keep a daily log of activities * Maintain and Outlook calendar Crisis Management: * On call for district wide emergencies * Support students making Anonymous Alerts reports * Conduct risk-assessments, as appropriate * Follow up with crisis Intervention reports as required Referrals: * Maintain district list of community agencies/resources for all regions * Provide referrals to school staff families as necessary Student Management: * Demonstrate support for the district's student management and mental health supports, policies and procedures Policy, Reports and Law: * Support and follow local, state, and federal rules and policies Communications and Community Relations: * Establish and maintain a professional relationship and open communication with headmaster, staff, parents, and the community * Articulate the district's mission and strategic plan goals in the area of Guidance, Counseling, and Mental Health Responsive Services to the community and solicit support Supervisory Responsibilities: Directly supervises none Personal Qualities & Values * Passionately Committed With humility and curiosity, we seek to know more about our core purpose; seek to share (with each other and with others externally as an advocate); seek to live the mission ourselves with relentless pursuit and intrinsic motivation; seek to understand our work and how it serves the mission…which should result in getting the right stuff done with measurable results because we love actualization - not just the theory * Servant's Heart The foundational element of having a servant's heart is the acknowledgement of inherent dignity in their fellow human. Someone with a servant's heart believes that their work is to promote the development of those around them and make it possible for others to be successful in serving the mission of the organization. * Team Player We believe our mission can only be accomplished through collaboration and receive true joy in being a part of something greater than ourselves; Each of us is one part of a whole, each with different roles, expertise and responsibilities; working together in synchronicity. Compensation Great Hearts offers a very competitive benefits package and overall compensation will be commensurate with talent, experience and education.