Job Description
About the position
The Supervisor provides supervision for Mental Health Counselors in the Full Service School counseling program. The role oversees program staff and supports counseling, staff development, case coordination, and delivery of therapeutic services to children and families in school settings.
Responsibilities
• Provide day-to-day supervision of program staff, including performance evaluations, coaching, caseload evaluation, workflow monitoring, and progressive discipline.
• Provide counseling services to individuals, children, couples, and families.
• Conduct workshops and provide training to parents, teachers, and children.
• Complete assessments of children and families when required and recommend treatment and support for children and family members.
• Train and mentor new therapists.
• Assist with selecting and hiring new staff and therapists.
• Maintain a weekly client log for individual, couples, and family therapy clients and provide it to the manager.
• Maintain an electronic calendar of scheduled appointments.
• Help develop and present therapeutic topics for families at some school Family Night events.
• Act as the in-field point of contact for staff, supervisors, and agency partners.
• Provide professional case consultation to professionals involved in clients’ cases.
• Prepare reports and documentation in compliance with contracts and funding streams.
• Refer clients to appropriate community resources and organizations.
• Maintain client files in accordance with program standards.
• Facilitate psycho-educational groups within the Full Service Schools.
• Work cooperatively as part of a team.
• Complete other duties as assigned.
• Attend professional training.
• Provide crisis management therapy.
Requirements
• Master’s degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a related field from an accredited college or university.
• Two years of experience counseling children and families.
• Knowledge and skills in identifying abused and neglected children and adults; child development; and individual and family functioning.
• Knowledge and skills in working with hard-to-reach or resistant individuals and families.
• Knowledge and skills in collaborating with other disciplines and services.
• Skills in group dynamics and leading group discussions.
• Knowledge and skills in working with military families, gang prevention and bullying, substance abuse, and parenting.
• Licensed in the State of Florida as an LMHC, LCSW, or LMFT.
• Clear a Level II background screening.
• Clear professional and personal reference checks.
• Clear local background checks from Duval County and the county in which the employee resides.
• Clear a drug screen.
• Provide copies of all degrees by the first day of employment.
• Clear a Motor Vehicles Records check.
• Provide proof of and maintain minimum personal auto bodily injury liability insurance.
• Clear an E-Verify check to substantiate authorization to work in the United States.
Nice-to-haves
• Training or certification in Infant Mental Health, Child-Parent Psychotherapy, and Trauma-Informed Care.
• Qualified Clinical Supervisor in the State of Florida.