School-Based Behavioral Health Specialist

School-Based Behavioral Health Specialist

Part-Time | Exempt

On-Site | Greater Seacoast Community Health (GSCH)

$64,106 - $74,872 annually (based on years of experience | .73 FTE)

Make a Difference Where It Matters Most - In the Lives of Students

What if your workday meant helping a student feel safe, heard, and supported?

At Greater Seacoast Community Health, we're looking for a School-Based Behavioral Health Specialist who is passionate about supporting adolescents through real-life challenges-right where they are: in school.

This is more than a clinical role.

It's an opportunity to change trajectories, build resilience, and create lasting impact in the lives of students and families.

Why This Role Matters

As a key member of a school-based support team, you will:

• Provide direct mental health care to students navigating emotional, behavioral, and social challenges
• Support early identification and intervention for mental health and substance use concerns
• Help create a safe, inclusive, and trauma-informed school environment
• Collaborate with educators, families, and healthcare professionals to support student success

Your work directly impacts student well-being, academic success, and long-term outcomes.

What You'll Do

Clinical Care & Counseling

• Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments
• Provide individual and group counseling
• Deliver evidence-based interventions (age-appropriate and trauma-informed)

️ Crisis Intervention & Risk Assessment

• Perform safety and risk assessments (including suicidality)
• Provide crisis intervention and develop safety plans
• Triage students based on urgency and level of need

Collaboration & Care Coordination

• Partner with school counselors, nurses, teachers, and administrators
• Engage families in care planning and support
• Coordinate referrals to community-based services when needed

Prevention & Student Support

• Support early intervention and prevention strategies
• Facilitate group sessions and skill-building activities
• Promote resilience, coping skills, and healthy decision-making

️ Documentation & Compliance

• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the EHR
• Adhere to all licensing, ethical, and organizational standards

What You Bring

Required Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in a behavioral health field

REQUIRED: Active licensure with the NH Board of Mental Health

• Current BLS Certification

What Makes You Successful Here

• Compassionate, calm, and grounded
• Skilled at working with adolescents and diverse populations
• Strong clinical judgment and crisis management ability
• Collaborative and team-oriented
• Adaptable in a fast-paced, school-based environment

Work Environment

• On-site in school settings (not remote)
• Follows the academic calendar
• Opportunity to work across multiple school locations

Schedule & Compensation

This is a .73 FTE, salaried (exempt), benefits-eligible school-based position. Work is performed on-site during the academic year, aligned with the school calendar. While students are not in session year-round, employees remain on payroll and receive consistent pay throughout the entire year, including school breaks and summer months.

Our Mission & Culture

At GSCH, we are committed to:

Compassion. Respect. Integrity. Collaboration. Excellence.

Our mission:

To deliver innovative, compassionate, integrated health services accessible to all-regardless of ability to pay.

Our vision:

A community where everyone has the opportunity to live a long and healthy life.

Make an Impact

If you're ready to use your clinical expertise to support students, strengthen communities, and make a meaningful difference every day-

Apply today at GetCommunityHealth.org