Location: North Chicago, IL - Elementary Schools
Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Friday 9 AM - 5 PM
Job Summary SEL Consultant is responsible for providing school-based interventions and classroom behavioral management strategies for a Elementary school. Consultant is responsible for classroom push in supports, holding student groups and schedule, based on school multi-tier system of supports (MTSS) meetings, collected/analyzed student behavior data and classroom observations. Consultant will coordinate progress and data with school admin and teachers to act as a thought partner for school personnel. Consultant will collaborate with school teams to ensure appropriate interventions are implemented based on student need and symptoms, for students on their caseloads. Consultant will provide other classroom or students supports as appropriate and requested by the assigned school.
Essential Responsibilities and Metrics Consultant will collaborate with school support personnel to select appropriate classrooms and students to receive intervention. Consultant will provide referral and assessment forms for school support members / teachers to complete upon referral for services. Consultant will attend MTSS / multi-disciplinary meetings to provide consultation and assessment for ongoing cases, inform referral processes, or provide guidance on student referrals and school wide SEL supports. Consultant will provide evidence-based classroom and group interventions as determined by needs. Consultant will solely lead or co-facilitate groups with school identified staff. Consultant will also conduct individual counseling sessions or push in classroom support for students who would benefit from crisis stabilization, brief short-term psychoeducational, suicide or homicidal assessments, or more long-term clinical supports to ensure students develop health habits. Consultant will also partner with schools to develop and facilitate parent or staff workshops that focus on the assessed needs of students and skill development. When appropriate, Josselyn clinicians will support students during disciplinary process by conducting peer-peer mediation, brief counseling and stabilization. Josselyn clinicians will not assign discipline or consult with families regarding discipline incident. Qualifications Master's related graduate degree in education or social services required3+ years' experience working in school systems and/or community health-based organizationsExperience with classroom or group behavior managementABA experience preferredThree professional references that reflect ability to perform clinical work Ind2