Mental Health Clinician

School-Based Mental Health Clinician — Grades 6–12

Position Title: School-Based Mental Health Clinician
Location: Barrow County, Georgia — school-based/on-site
Employment Type: Contract, part-time or full-time options available
Reports To: Clinical Supervisor / Program Director
Start Date: Upon contract award and district approval
Service Setting: Middle and high schools, grades 6–12

Position Summary

Haven Support Services is seeking licensed or license-eligible mental health clinicians to provide school-based mental health services to students in grades 6–12 in Barrow County, Georgia. Clinicians will provide short-term, solution-focused individual counseling, group counseling, student support interventions, documentation, family/school collaboration, and appropriate referrals.

This role is designed for clinicians who are comfortable working in a school environment, collaborating with school staff, supporting adolescents, and maintaining strong documentation and confidentiality standards.

Primary Responsibilities

The School-Based Mental Health Clinician will:

• Provide short-term, solution-focused individual counseling to middle and high school students.
• Facilitate group counseling or psychoeducational groups as assigned.
• Support students with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma exposure, school stress, behavioral concerns, emotional regulation, family conflict, peer conflict, and adjustment issues.
• Conduct clinical intakes, screenings, and service planning as appropriate.
• Provide crisis support and assist with risk assessments when needed.
• Document all services accurately and timely in the agency-approved documentation system.
• Maintain confidentiality in accordance with applicable FERPA, HIPAA, ethical, and district requirements.
• Collaborate with school counselors, administrators, families, and community partners as appropriate.
• Participate in case consultation, supervision, team meetings, and quality assurance reviews.
• Follow mandated reporting requirements and agency/district crisis protocols.
• Maintain professional boundaries and culturally responsive, trauma-informed care practices.
• Track caseload activity, service contacts, group participation, referrals, and outcomes as required for district reporting.

Required Qualifications

Applicants must meet one or more of the following:

• Licensed in Georgia as an LPC, LCSW, LMFT, psychologist, or other approved behavioral health provider; or
• Licensed at the associate/master’s level and eligible to provide services under appropriate supervision, such as APC, LMSW, AMFT, or equivalent Georgia-recognized credential; and
• Master’s degree or higher in counseling, social work, marriage and family therapy, psychology, or a closely related behavioral health field.
• Experience working with children, adolescents, families, schools, or community-based youth services.
• Ability to pass all required background checks.
• Ability to provide in-person services in Barrow County schools.
• Strong written documentation skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with school personnel while maintaining clinical and ethical boundaries.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior school-based mental health experience.
• Experience providing services to students in grades 6–12.
• Training in trauma-informed care, solution-focused brief therapy, CBT, DBT skills, crisis intervention, suicide risk assessment, or youth mental health.
• Experience facilitating adolescent groups.
• Medicaid, insurance, or grant-funded service documentation experience.
• Bilingual ability, especially English/Spanish, preferred but not required.
• Familiarity with FERPA/HIPAA confidentiality requirements in school settings.

Required Application Documents

Applicants must submit:

• Current resume or CV.
• Copy of active Georgia professional license or associate license.
• License verification information, including license number and expiration date.
• Copy of graduate transcript showing degree conferral.
• NPI number and NPPES profile information, if currently issued.
• Proof of professional liability/malpractice insurance, if independently insured.
• Copies of relevant certifications, such as trauma-informed care, suicide prevention, crisis intervention, CBT, DBT, play therapy, or youth mental health training.
• Three professional references, preferably including at least one clinical supervisor.
• Consent to background check and school district clearance process.
• Copy of government-issued ID, upon conditional offer.
• Documentation of eligibility to work in the United States, upon conditional offer.
• Current CPR/First Aid certification, if available.
• Mandated reporter training certificate, if available.

Work Schedule

School-day schedule, based on assigned campus needs. Some flexibility may be required for parent meetings, crisis response, staff consultation, or district-requested meetings.

Compensation

Contract rate or salary will be based on licensure level, experience, availability, assigned school coverage, and contract funding.

Pay: $50.00 - $55.00 per hour

Work Location: In person