Mental Health Professional — School-Based

Job overview

The Mental Health Professional — School-Based role is onsite in Decatur, IL. The posting lists compensation by education: $23 per hour for a high school diploma or GED plus five years’ experience, starting at $25 per hour with a bachelor’s degree, or $60,000 per year with a master’s degree. Heritage Behavioral Health Center is a nonprofit dedicated to improving community mental and physical well-being. The professional supports students’ emotional and psychological well-being through assessment, counseling, crisis intervention, and prevention programs. Collaboration with educators, families, and community resources helps develop individualized support plans and promote student resilience and academic success.

What you'll do

• Assess student mental health needs and develop individualized support plans
• provide individual and group counseling
• collaborate with school staff and families
• respond to mental health crises and arrange follow-up
• design and implement school-wide mental health promotion and prevention programs.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

mental health professional

school-based

student counseling

crisis intervention

mental health assessment

decatur il

heritage behavioral health center

full-time

every other friday off

$23/hr–$60k/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Paid wellness day every other Friday
• vacation, sick, personal, and holiday leave
• employee assistance program
• fitness reimbursement
• health, dental, and vision insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• life insurance
• 401(k) and Roth plans
• tuition assistance
• continuing education
• clinical supervision
• NHSC loan forgiveness eligibility.

Why this role

The posting accepts a high school diploma or equivalent plus five years of supervised mental health or social service experience, or a relevant bachelor’s degree; a master’s degree and professional licensure are preferred.

About the employer

Heritage Behavioral Health Center is hiring for this role. Industry: Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers. Sector: 62.