Social Service Provider 2, Licensed - Apex School-Based Therapist

Position Title : Apex Therapist / SSP 2

Position Number :

Work Unit : Aspire Youth and Young Adults

County : Dougherty

Immediate Supervisor : Youth Services Coordinator

Qualification :

Master's Degree in Counseling or other related field

Full licensure (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, ECT) or associate licensure actively pursuing full licensure (LAPC, LAMFT, LMSW, ECT)

Special needs of population serviced :

Work requires the knowledge and skills necessary to provide direct services appropriate to youth ages 5-26 and their families.

Assigned duties include :

initial and ongoing assessments, individual, group, and family therapy, quality collaborative documentation, maintain all required trainings and certifications, attend staffings of youth, participate as a team player, attend stakeholders meetings and collaborate with other agencies for the benefit of the youth, attend any state meetings as needed, prior insurance authorization completion, maintain 50 % billable productivity.

Bloodborne Pathogen Category :

Employee performs assigned tasks which involve no exposure to blood or other potentially infectious material AND performance of category I tasks are not a condition of employment

(Category III).

Mandatory Training Category (Check One)

___ Administrative __X__Direct Care ____Medical

Performance Improvement

Aspire Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities Services goal is to continually improve the delivery of service by improvement of consumer outcomes and satisfaction. All employees have a role in performance improvement and are expected to interact collaboratively with co-workers, and other contacts to provide consistent, high-quality, consumer focused services.

Age Related and Special Needs of Population Serviced

Work requires the knowledge and skills necessary to provide direct consumer services appropriate to youth ages 5-26 and their families.

Staff should be able to : (Define competency Areas)

• Customer Service - Ability to provide helpful, courteous, accessible, responsive, and knowledgeable service to all youth, families, and stakeholders served
• Accountability - Demonstrates knowledge of policies and procedures
• Accountability - Ability to complete all related professional development trainings initially and annually
• Accountability - Ability to keep all credentials and certificates up to date
• Accountability - Knowledge of and adherence KPI standards
• Accountability - Ability to maintain productivity standards set forth by agency
• Team Work and Cooperation - Ability to participate with fellow employees and community partners in a respectful and professional manner
• Results Orientation - Knowledgeable of EMR and able to complete agency and state required reports on word, excel, and other agency databases
• Results Orientation - Ability to complete all required assessments with youth and their families
• Results Orientation - Ability to complete documentation in a timely manner
• Results Orientation - Knowledgeable of insurance requirements and ability to complete insurance authorizations for services provided
• Judgment and Decision Making - Knowledgeable of eligibility requirements for core services, Apex, and other specialty programs for cross-referring and quality of care
• Judgment and Decision Making - Knowledge of intervention protocols in collaboration for school and community

Assigned Duties

DESCRIPTION OF WORK DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES : (Type in or attach current description of duties. Employees are expected to perform their work in a competent and efficient manner. Include % of time)

Yearly Apex presentations

Monthly and quarterly monitoring reports

Afterschool program

Family Connections

Establishing / strengthening partnerships with local schools, tutoring centers, SPED services, etc.