Mental Health Specialist (394-1243)

Dedicated. Compassionate. Inspiring. Rewarding.

These are just some of the words to describe what it's like working at YCS. YCS employees are devoted professionals who have a passion for helping children, adolescents and adults.

Do you share the same qualities?

The School Based Youth Services Program integrates health promotion, competence building, and positive youth development strategies into an array of services that seek to increase protective factors for all participating students.

Mental Health Counseling: Individual, family and group clinical and non-clinical counseling services are offered to all students. NJ SBYSP mental health counseling provides students with trauma informed short-term counseling to address the emotional and physical development issues that can impede the students good health, academic success and ability to maintain healthy relationships.

NJ SBYSP Clinical Counseling is directed towards contemporary issues to get students through the school day with an emphasis on crisis counseling, situational adjustment, stress management, family and/or social functioning, bullying and other forms of peer victimization; anger management; self-harming behaviors, violence prevention; anxiety, teen dating abuse, short-term depression, and sexual identity/orientation.

Requirements:

• Master's Degree


• Biligual (Spanish/English)