School-Based Therapist
Seneca Family of Agencies, San Lorenzo, CA, United States
Are you passionate about delivering therapy to help students overcome challenges and thrive in their learning environment?
About the Role
Seneca’s School Partnership Programs is hiring a
School-Based Therapist
to guide students to success at
Grant Elementary
in
San Lorenzo, CA . School-Based Therapists are integrated into the school community where you will provide healing-centered individual and family therapy, case-management services, and conduct mental health assessments. You will also collaborate with caregivers, teachers, counselors, and school leadership to ensure and celebrate the success of youth and families.
About the Ue Constellation Program
Seneca’s
Unconditional Education Constellation Program
partners with 8 campuses across 3 school districts (Castro Valley, Fremont, and San Lorenzo) to support youth and families. Constellation provides Counseling Enriched Classrooms (CEC) consisting of a team of mental health counselors, a teacher, and a therapist. It strives to be a supportive and inclusive program dedicated to ensuring staff feel valued and to provide compassionate support to students.
About Seneca
Seneca Family of Agencies has been nominated among the Bay Area’s Top Workplaces for nearly a decade. We are committed to providing traditionally marginalized communities with a network of mental health, community-based, and educational services, and to building a diverse staff and engaging in equity and inclusion training.
Responsibilities
Collaborate within a transdisciplinary team including teachers, counselors, specialists, and program leadership.
Provide individual, group, and family therapy, as well as case management for a caseload of school-referred students.
Engage caregivers and school staff in the treatment process with regular discussions on student progress and needs.
Provide crisis intervention, including risk screening, assessment, triage, and service linkage.
Provide consultation and/or coaching to school staff around student needs and risk management rooted in a healing-centered approach.
Complete required data collection and service documentation to measure effectiveness and inform team decision-making.
Communicate effectively with families and all others involved in the student’s daily life, including other Seneca programs or outside agencies.
Utilize crisis communication and de-escalation techniques as per Seneca’s crisis response training.
Qualifications
Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy.
Registered or eligible to register with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
Experience working with youth in a mental health or education setting is preferred.
Reliable transportation to and from the school site and other occasional meeting locations.
TB test clearance, fingerprinting clearance, and any other state/federal licensing or certification requirements.
Schedule
School-based schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm.
Paid time off: 5 weeks, 11 paid holidays, and 14 paid school break days.
Benefits
Starting salary $73,212–$87,212 per year, commensurate with experience.
$2,000 sign-on bonus for new employees.
Salary increases each year; $4,000 increase upon licensure; additional compensation for passing a bilingual proficiency exam.
Comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, vision, chiropractic, acupuncture, fertility coverage; short and long-term disability, family leave, and life insurance; partially paid premiums for dependents; 403(b) retirement plan; employer-paid assistance plan.
Flexibility: 5 weeks of flexible paid time off, 11 paid holidays, 14 paid school break days.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness certified employer; relocation assistance may be available for qualified applicants.
Promotional opportunities across California and Washington.
Specialized training and development, including supervision, clinical case conferences, licensure and renewal courses; training stipend for certifications and external trainings.
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About the Role
Seneca’s School Partnership Programs is hiring a
School-Based Therapist
to guide students to success at
Grant Elementary
in
San Lorenzo, CA . School-Based Therapists are integrated into the school community where you will provide healing-centered individual and family therapy, case-management services, and conduct mental health assessments. You will also collaborate with caregivers, teachers, counselors, and school leadership to ensure and celebrate the success of youth and families.
About the Ue Constellation Program
Seneca’s
Unconditional Education Constellation Program
partners with 8 campuses across 3 school districts (Castro Valley, Fremont, and San Lorenzo) to support youth and families. Constellation provides Counseling Enriched Classrooms (CEC) consisting of a team of mental health counselors, a teacher, and a therapist. It strives to be a supportive and inclusive program dedicated to ensuring staff feel valued and to provide compassionate support to students.
About Seneca
Seneca Family of Agencies has been nominated among the Bay Area’s Top Workplaces for nearly a decade. We are committed to providing traditionally marginalized communities with a network of mental health, community-based, and educational services, and to building a diverse staff and engaging in equity and inclusion training.
Responsibilities
Collaborate within a transdisciplinary team including teachers, counselors, specialists, and program leadership.
Provide individual, group, and family therapy, as well as case management for a caseload of school-referred students.
Engage caregivers and school staff in the treatment process with regular discussions on student progress and needs.
Provide crisis intervention, including risk screening, assessment, triage, and service linkage.
Provide consultation and/or coaching to school staff around student needs and risk management rooted in a healing-centered approach.
Complete required data collection and service documentation to measure effectiveness and inform team decision-making.
Communicate effectively with families and all others involved in the student’s daily life, including other Seneca programs or outside agencies.
Utilize crisis communication and de-escalation techniques as per Seneca’s crisis response training.
Qualifications
Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy.
Registered or eligible to register with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
Experience working with youth in a mental health or education setting is preferred.
Reliable transportation to and from the school site and other occasional meeting locations.
TB test clearance, fingerprinting clearance, and any other state/federal licensing or certification requirements.
Schedule
School-based schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm.
Paid time off: 5 weeks, 11 paid holidays, and 14 paid school break days.
Benefits
Starting salary $73,212–$87,212 per year, commensurate with experience.
$2,000 sign-on bonus for new employees.
Salary increases each year; $4,000 increase upon licensure; additional compensation for passing a bilingual proficiency exam.
Comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, vision, chiropractic, acupuncture, fertility coverage; short and long-term disability, family leave, and life insurance; partially paid premiums for dependents; 403(b) retirement plan; employer-paid assistance plan.
Flexibility: 5 weeks of flexible paid time off, 11 paid holidays, 14 paid school break days.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness certified employer; relocation assistance may be available for qualified applicants.
Promotional opportunities across California and Washington.
Specialized training and development, including supervision, clinical case conferences, licensure and renewal courses; training stipend for certifications and external trainings.
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