School Counselor

We are hiring in Carmel, NY! Join us at Easterseals NY- Carmel for an exciting career as a Part Time School Counselor .

• Salary Range $28-40/hr.

Position Summary:

• Easterseals-Project Soar is seeking a School Counselor for their preschool program under the guidance of the Program Director.
• Essential Job Functions:
• Participate in the development of treatment plans and identify appropriate short and long-term social service goals for clients.
• Participate in developing and carrying out behavior management programs as indicated.
• Provide play therapy/counseling services to students with IEPs.
• Provide social work assessment, counseling and referral.
• Update the master treatment plan based on the changes to the master problem list and social work treatment plans.
• Assist client, family and team with short term planning.
• Participate and provide recommendations in all relevant interdisciplinary team conferences.
• Educate team members about specific psychosocial issues that may be impacting on client's treatment plan.
• Establish rapport with families and caregiver support systems with client consent and facilitate family meetings as needed.
• Support/educate clients to relevant social, economic and mental health concerns.
• Facilitate appropriate educational and parent groups and assist classroom staff/administration with family meetings.
• Carry on a positive working relationship with both inter- and intra-Agency sources.
• Maintain professional ethics
• Maintain documentation as defined in Agency's Policy Manual and as required by funding sources, including quarterly progress summaries, IEPs and annual reviews.
• Continue to develop professional skills by attending in-services and conferences.

Experience and Education:

• Licensed in Psychology, Social Work, or Mental Health Counseling.
• Two (2) years experience providing counseling to families and play therapy with young children.
• Possess ability to function as an integral member of a multi-disciplinary team.

QUALIFICATIONS : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT : The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Equal Opportunity Employer