Licensed School-Based Counselor (LMHC/LMSW)

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About Finger Lakes Community Health: 

Finger Lakes Community Health (FLCH) was founded in 1989 with an original mission of serving the region's agricultural workers by linking individuals to area resources and providing essential health services. In 2009 the organization expanded to become a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), serving patients of all incomes, ethnicities and walks of life. Over the last decade, FLCH has grown to provide medical, dental, and behavioral health services to over 28,000 patients at eight health centers. With over 200 employees we strive to provide high-quality and innovative health care services to the Finger Lakes Region.

Job Summary:

Finger Lakes Community Health is seeking a dedicated Behavioral Health Clinician to join our team at the new School-Based Health Center located within the Penn Yan Central School District. This is a unique opportunity to provide meaningful, year-round support to eligible students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

The clinician will deliver high-quality psychotherapy, clinical assessment, and evaluation services to address behavioral, developmental, emotional, and social challenges. All care will be provided in accordance with the New York State Department of Health Article 28 regulations for Diagnostic and Treatment Centers.

This position follows the district’s academic calendar, including summer school hours, based on the board-approved school schedule. This includes regular school days, scheduled breaks, paid holidays, and summer school hours. Any additional days that the school is closed outside of the anticipated schedule will be subject to FLCH policy and may still require work to be completed at another FLCH facility.

Schedule:

During School Year: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM (follows the school calendar)

During Summer School: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–1:00 PM

Additional Hours: Occasional evening or weekend hours may be required to attend school-related events such as parent-teacher conferences, school board meetings, or community engagement activities.

Additional Offererings: Hours may also be available at one of our health centers when the school is closed as an option to make up additional work time. 

Benefits Offered:

Monday through Friday schedule, closed all major holidays, school breaks, and all partial days recognized by the school.

Medical insurance with up to 85% employer contribution

Dental, Vision, and Life insurance

Safe Harbor 3% 401k contribution

3 weeks (120 hours) of PTO annually

Education reimbursement 

Main Responsibilities:

Formulate and complete assessment

Provide counseling and psychosocial plans to address the following:

mental, social, emotional, behavioral disorders and problems

developmental and addictive disorders, conditions and disabilities

Use assessment instruments to identify and evaluate disorders and dysfunctions of mental illness.

Utilize various therapeutic inventions

Provide mental health counseling using evidence based approaches (this will be up to provider and patient needs). This may include but not limited to:

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

Solution Focused Therapy

Motivational Interviewing

Develop and implement treatment plan

Work collaboratively with individual on individualized treatment plan that includes the following:

Diagnosis/assessment

Goal

Objective

Barriers to treatment

Strength of individual

Modality and Intervention used

Target date

Coordinate care with an integrated focus

Team based coordination with primary care

Participate in behavioral health case conference

Be a core member with a multidisciplinary care team

Participate in a planned supervision for license and consultation

Documentation

Progress notes and treatment plans are documented in an integrated electronic medical record. Notes will include the following but not limited to:

Presenting problem and status of symptoms

Treatment goals

Progress towards goals

Functional status

*Depending on license, documentation may require supervision and co-signature of notes by a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Education and Qualifications:

A current unrestricted NYS Licensed is required

CPR certification required (can be provided) 

Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with personnel, patients, and community partners

Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion

The ability to work flexible hours -- some evenings are required

The ability to communicate fluently in both Spanish and English is preferred

Physical Requirements: 

Must be able to hear and communicate with clients and staff via phone, web media, and in person.

Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs

Must be able to sit for extended periods of time

OSHA Category I