Classroom Support Counselor
Behavioral Health Network, Inc.

Apply your knowledge of child development and behavior management within local schools!

Join our team of competent and compassionate professionals as a Classroom Support Counselor in the SEBS program at Behavioral Health Network! Classroom Support Counselors provide social, behavioral, and academic support grounded in basic trauma-sensitive principles to students in their classrooms.

Learn, grow, accomplish: develop skills utilizing best practices to provide support for students to help them improve academically and socially at a middle school. Attend trainings on de-escalation strategies, trauma sensitive approaches, and have the opportunity to participate in outreach to families.

Program: an elementary school multidisciplinary team working within a social-emotional behavioral supportive classroom (SEBS).

Part of a collaborating team utilizing SEBS best practices, they provide sound and culturally sensitive consultation to school staff with the aim to support students' psychosocial skill-building with awareness and professionalism.

Additionally, Classroom Support Counselors provide telephone and in-home support and consultation to parents when needed. They participate in BHN and school-required trainings, as well as weekly team meetings at the school and supervision through BHN.

Behavioral Health Network is a growing non-profit community behavioral health agency that has been providing services to children, adults, families and communities in Western Massachusetts since 1938. BHN provides comprehensive, outcome-driven behavioral health care. We are dedicated to offering high quality, affordable and culturally appropriate care to people of all ages and income levels in our constituent communities.

Qualifications/Requirements

Classroom Support Counselors at BHN have the following qualities:

• Basic knowledge of child development and behavior management, particularly in a school setting (required).
• Bilingual in Spanish and English (preferred).
• Bachelor's degree and one (1) year experience working with target population; or Associates' degree, High School Diploma, HiSET®, or GED ® and two (2) years experience working with target population.
• Previous experience working with children with challenging Social/Emotional/Behavioral concerns.
• Basic computer skills including email and the internet.
• Demonstrate willingness and ability to treat challenging and diverse client populations.

How do I apply to be a Classroom Support Counselor?

If you are interested in this opportunity, please click "Apply for Job" from Kronos/WFD or visit our website at www.bhnworks.org and click on "Browse All Jobs" to apply!

BHN maintains its commitment to social justice and diversity and strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply.

**NOTICE**

In accordance with the BHN Mandatory COVID vaccine policy - all staff, interns, temps, residents and contractors are required to be fully vaccinated no later than day one of employment. Medical or religious exemptions will be offered and must be approved prior to starting work.

The same guidelines noted above apply during flu season (defined as December 1st - through end of flu season as announced by the CDC) for BHN's Mandatory Influenza Vaccine policy.

Additionally, BHN is a Tobacco Free workplace. All Staff, interns, temps, residents and contractors agree not to smell of or use Tobacco or ENDS products while on paid work time or within sight of any BHN facility.

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