2023-2024 Mental Health Practitioner - The Learning Center Curiosity Program

Company Description

About KIPP DC:

By 2025, KIPP DC will build upon two decades of proven results to develop into a more impactful, innovative, and inclusive school system, that provides joyful, identity-affirming learning experiences so that all students and alumni achieve extraordinary outcomes. We are a network of eighteen schools educating nearly 7,000 students and employing 1,200 teachers, leaders, and staff members dedicated to our mission. As part of the KIPP network’s 255 schools, we share best practices and innovations with our peers across the city and country.

Our work is grounded in a commitment to excellence, equity, and justice. We believe all students have the right to rigorous, relevant, and joyful learning experiences led by exceptionally talented and diverse educators who promote student achievement and a sense of belonging. We pride ourselves on providing unparalleled professional development and leadership opportunities. We acknowledge the demands of the teaching profession and continually seek to improve sustainability, benefits, and support for teachers. We are seeking staff who are passionate about educational equity, driven by student and family relationships, and constantly seeking to grow.

Job Description

​​​​​​POSITION OVERVIEW:

KIPP DC is looking for a dynamic, committed and flexible mental health practitioner to become part of a vibrant educational community. KIPP DC mental health practitioners are responsible for delivering effective, high-quality, interventions that are data driven. We are looking for a dedicated mental health practitioner to support the social emotional and behavior skill development of our learners who require specialized instruction and related services in a full-time setting outside of general education.  Standard work hours are Monday through Friday from 7:45 am to 4:00 pm two times per week, and 7:45 am to 4:30 pm three times per week. This role is an exempt position and reports to the school leader.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

          Service Delivery 35%

• Provide group and individual therapy and classroom support to special education students and assess student response to the interventions identified.
• Respond to acute mental health crises and provide appropriate intervention services to students and families.
• Collaborate with the Behavior Analyst, and classroom teachers to develop and manage student behavior intervention plans, monitor progress, and provide support and consultation to general and special education teachers to promote implementation.
• Conduct student and classroom observations to monitor individual student progress to Behavioral Goals
• Provide on-going consultation to teachers, parents, and other school personnel to support students’ learning, behavioral challenges, and mental health needs. 
• Conduct risk assessments when students present with safety concerns.
• Align Individualized Education Program (IEP) Goals and Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) Goals in collaboration with the Behavior Analyst and classroom teacher

  Workflow Documentation 25%

• Complete all necessary special education paperwork for special education meetings.
• Log progress notes with all of the required information about the student’s specific IEP goals, responses to the designated interventions, and plan for upcoming sessions, in a timely manner.
• Collect data to track plan fidelity and monitor progress towards goals for IEPs and BIPs.

          Stakeholder Collaboration 20%

• Consult and collaborate with school leaders, teachers, and student support team members to offer prevention and intervention strategies to resolve learning and behavioral challenges of students.
• Support stakeholders in understanding the integration of child development, student academics, and social-emotional functioning. 
• Demonstrate a positive, collaborative, problem-solving mindset with students, parents/guardians, educators, administrators, community members, and colleagues.
• Work directly with Community Based Organizations to make referrals for students in need of mental health services.
• Collaborate with the school team to decrease chronic absenteeism and truancy.

  School and Community Support 20%

• Serve as the school liaison to social service agencies in the surrounding community.
• Act as the School-Based Homeless Liaison, identifying and supporting families that are in need of permanent housing through completion of referrals and fulfilling identified needs.
• Participate in mediations, administrative reviews, discipline hearings, and due process proceedings as it relates to students on caseload.
• Participate in school Open Houses, Parent-Teacher Conferences an