Student Support Worker - Peabody and McPherson School Districts

• Peabody School District- Elementary, Middle & High School Focused

• McPherson School District – High School Focused

• McPherson School District – Elementary Focused

Willing to train the right person who is interested in the psych field!

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide competent community based services in the school, as assigned by supervisor and as specified in the patient’s treatment plan provided from a qualified mental health provider.
• Provide community based services based on the philosophies and principles of emphasizing patient’s strengths.
• Assist staff/clinicians in identifying, providing outreach to, and establishing rapport with new community based services patients.
• Communicate regularly with referral sources at admission, as needed during treatment, and at termination, if appropriate.
• Provide case consultation services and attend treatment meetings with internal staff and external agencies and organizations, as needed.
• Maintain clinical outcomes within Prairie View standards.
• Provide community based services to the patient that comply with ethical standards and procedures.
• Engage in the following patient-centered community based activities as needed by each patient/family:
  • Highlight patient/family’s strengths and successes to help improve their self-esteem.
  • Employ problem solving with patient/family to help them resolve issues and problems.
  • Provide effective crisis intervention services to the patient and their family.
  • Assess strengths and set goals with the patient/family; review regularly.
  • Help the patient/family become linked with necessary community services/resources.
  • Teach life and parenting skills to patient/family.
  • Encourage patient/family to become more actively involved in the community.
  • Provide support and advocacy with various systems on behalf of patient/family to facilitate obtaining needed resources and/or protection of rights.
  • Be flexible in providing services and needed support to our patients and their families during times that would best fit the patients’ needs.
• Demonstrate competency in working with child/adolescent patients and their caregivers.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of differences between typical and atypical child/adolescent behavior.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of healthy child/adolescent environmental structures and routine, as evidenced by:
  • Effective provision of individual and group interventions.
  • Offering effective input into team building, and/or treatment planning.
  • Demonstrate the ability to establish and maintain appropriate limits and boundaries when working with children/adolescents and their caretakers, both individually and group work.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of risk factors for individual children/adolescents in regards to personal safety, safety in the community, and worker safety; demonstrate knowledge of appropriate interventions to keep the patient and others safe.
  • If participating in psychosocial group work assignments, demonstrate knowledge of group management strategies, and best practice psychosocial group skill curriculum development

• Minimum Education:Either 4 years of equivalent work experience or bachelor’s degree
• Minimum Experience:Previous case management experience preferred. Past experience working with children helpful
• must be comfortable working with & setting boundaries with children that suffer from mental illness (ages 2-18)
• ability to prioritize work appropriately and work independently
• solid foundation of computers is required
• requires some flexibility with schedule, as some days can vary based on the needs of the patients and organization
• must have valid driver’s license and be insurable through Prairie View insurance company
• must be able to pass extensive background checks.
• The right candidate will be patient, organized, and have the motivation to provide caring and competent case management services to their assigned school based on the patient's treatment plan.

Benefits for FULL TIME Position:

• Affordable Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance
• Retirement Plan (401k); match after 1 year of employment
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) accruals
• Company paid life and disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Delta Dental of Kansas
• Vision Direct
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account with employer contribution
• Bereavement Leave
• Plus much more