Mental Health Mentor Highland Park High School

Reports to: Principal

Purpose: Under the direction of the mental health team, provides support to students who need mental health support services.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of intervention strategies, assessments, and intervention resources

• BA in a mental health related field

• Ability to communicate effectively with students, school personnel, and parents

• ESOL endorsement preferred

Physical and Emotional Requirements:

Speaking, hearing, visual, reading, writing, word processing, mobility, consistency of temperament, ability to problem solve and work in stress providing environments.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Prepare and deliver targeted social emotional/behavioral supports in a small group, individual, and/or classroom setting

• Deliver social skills lessons using district approved curriculum

• Serve as behavioral mentor to students

• Deliver and use assessment results to diagnose areas of need and make service decisions that address students' needs Use research-based strategies that meet students' emotional, learning, and social needs

• Coordinate planning and communicate students' performance with teachers, mental health team members, instructional coach, and principal

• Use district-approved resources, which includes both primary and supplemental resources

• Monitor and maintain accurate records for reporting student progress to teachers and parents

• Participate in GEI/504/IEP meetings as requested.

• Participate in building Mental Health Team meetings.

• Participate in district professional development.

Terms of Employment: 9 months; salary and work year to be determined by the Board of Education.

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The performance responsibilities are not limited to those outlined in this description and may

include any other responsibilities as assigned by the administrator/supervisor.