Mental Health Professional/ Social Worker

id='p14180_'>Mental Health Professional/ Social Worker JobID: 14180

Position Type:

POOLS/Pools

Date Posted:

6/30/2026

Location:

TBD

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Job Title: Mental Health Professional/Social Worker

Reports To: Immediate Supervisor

Prepared By: The Division of Human Resources

Summary: The Mental Health Professional/ School Social Worker is responsible for providing comprehensive mental health services to parents, students and school staff and addressing barriers that limit a student from receiving full benefit from their educational experience. The Mental Health Professional/School Social Worker is also responsible for responding to referrals from school administration, school counselors, parents, and teachers by providing direct services. The Mental Health Professional/School Social Worker also serves by assisting families in accessing appropriate community resources.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with mental health concerns, behavioral concerns, positive behavioral support, academic, and classroom support.
• Completes psychosocial assessments and written reports, assessment updates, master treatment plans, treatment plan updates.
• Conduct consultation with teachers, parents, and administrators and maintain regular contact with the parent/guardian of each assigned student.
• Submit weekly/monthly documentation of services rendered to the supervisor.
• Provide individual and/or group counseling/therapy to address barriers to academic progress.
• Maintain adequate, encrypted records and timely documentation for assigned students.
• Review student records to identify previous barriers and/or interventions.
• Analyze information gained through record reviews and interviews to determine environmental impacts and appropriate resource needs; integrate gained information into a written report and oral presentation.
• Assist the school in following school board regulations for excessive absences and truancy.
• Attend student support team meetings and court intervention.
• Provide individual and/or group counseling in response to school-wide crisis.
• Participate in professional development activities aimed at current trends and best practices for the provision of comprehensive mental health practice.
• Participate in regular staffing of cases to support best practice.
• Execute strategies that enhance students' practical school adjustment.
• Maintain an ongoing liaison with community agencies and other resources to meet student needs.
• Administer psycho educational social skill groups, classroom presentations and meetings on recognized aspects of concern for the students.
• Provides consultation for school staff regarding mental health issues including classroom observation and appropriate service determination.
• Submit required documentation for billing when allowable.
• Perform related work as required.

Other Duties:

Other duties as assigned that are related to the functions of the position.

Essential Functions/Qualifications/Requirements:

Education and Experience:

Master's degree in social work or related field, and must possess appropriate licensure (LCSW or LPC preferred): eligibility and maintenance of professional liability insurance for independent mental health practice. Must have a valid certification from the Louisiana Department of Education. The Mental Health Professional/ School Social Worker should have a minimum Provisional School Social Worker Certification or Provisional Mental Health Professional Counselor Certification.

Work Environment Conditions:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Professional Conduct:

The Employees are required to maintain a high standard of professional conduct. Breach of said professional conduct includes, but is not limited to, neglect of duty, dishonesty, engagement in acts that are contrary to East Baton Rouge Parish School System policy, unlawful activities, or any other conduct which is seriously prejudicial to the school system.

Technological Abilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be proficient in general use of a computer, the use of Email as a form of communication, and other job-specific equipment, software, and/or applications.

Note: New employees coming to EBRPSS/current employees new to a position, must use the Verifent website to verify qualifying years of experience (outside of EBRPSS) aligned to the job description. All new employees to the district/current employees new to a position will receive 0 years of experience aligned to the job description until the verification of previous experience aligned to the job description is received.

Verifient Link

Experience verifications must be received in the Office of Human Resources within the first 6 months of employment in order to be eligible for a retroactive payment.

The East Baton Rouge Parish School System and all of its entities (including Career and Technical Education Programs) do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, national origin, disability, or gender in its educational programs and activities (including employment and application for employment), and it is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of gender by Title IX (20 USC 168) and on the basis of disability by Section 504 (42 USC 794). The Title IX Coordinator is Andrew Davis, Director of Risk Management ADavis6@ebrschools.org, (225) 929-8705. The Section 504 Coordinator is Danielle Staten-Ojo DStaten@ebrschools.org, (225) 326-5668.