Trauma Informed Care Mental Health Therapist

Beach Cities Learning is looking for a Part-Time fully licensed Mental Health Therapist for for our location in Manhattan Beach, CA.

With focus and experience in trauma informed care.

Part-time hourly position, up to 20 hours per week, with potential to move to full time.

Fully Licensed Mental Health therapist starts at $37 p/h.

Beach Cities Learning (http://www.beachcitieslc.com), a Learn It Family of Companies division – is a team of highly dedicated and credentialed professionals who take the education process to a new and exciting level. By creating mutual partnerships with local districts, Beach Cities Learning provides students a uniquely different approach to education that better prepares them for academic success and the opportunities that await them after high school.

In this position, you'll join a school-based special education team , which works with school districts to deliver the highest-quality special education services to students with special needs.  

The Mental Health Therapist will be responsible for…

• DIS Counseling- Designated Instructional Services focuses on social/emotional functioning that negatively affects academic progress and the development of long-term academic/vocational goals and independent living-skills.
• Crisis Intervention - Available during the school day as needed when student is experiencing a crisis situation; Help develop and/or implement safety plans for high-risk students.
• Consultation/Referral – Ongoing consultation with administrators, teaching staff, students’ families, and outpatient service professionals to address school-related problems and issues; Participation in IEP meetings; assistance in coordinating parent meetings as needed; Provide information/make referrals to community resources as needed.
• Developmental/Preventative Guidance
• Help oversee WAVES Behavior Modification Program for students.
• Develop and maintain WAVES program/goals for each individual student in accordance with IEP goals
• Monitor and create, when necessary, Behavior Support Plans
• Assist classroom teacher in administering WAVES privileges
• Assist educational staff in the infusion of counseling content into the curriculum/planning of community activities

• License – Marriage and Family Therapist, Clinical Social Worker, Educational Psychologist, or license eligible intern under the supervision of an LMFT, LCSW, or LEP;
• Associates MFT or CSW, we will provide supervision for their hours toward licensure.
• OR Credential – PPS in School Psychology, School Counseling, or School Social Work
• Specialized Skills – Ability to interact and communicate both verbally and in writing with adolescents, educational staff, families, and the public; Knowledge of school-based/community resources, especially related to the mental health, social services, and education fields preferred.
• Spanish speaking skills a plus

Beach Cities Learning is proud to offer a collaborative team approach, professional development, and structured, strong mentoring program.

Learn It Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Candidates must be presently eligible to work in the United States.

$30 - $50 / hour