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    Clinical Mental Health/Drop-In Counseling Intern (2 Positions) JobID: 2424
  • Position Type:
      Student Support Services/School Counseling Intern

  • Date Posted:
      1/21/2025

  • Location:
      Highland Park High School

  •   Position:  Clinical Mental Health/Drop-In Counseling Intern (2 Positions)
    School:  Highland Park High School
    Department: Counseling
    Reports To:  Principal and Counseling Department Chairperson
    Deadline:  Open Until Filled
    Start Date:  August 2025
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    Applicants must be currently enrolled in a graduate clinical mental health counseling program.

    SUMMARY:

    The Drop-In Center is dedicated to providing individual and group counseling services, crisis intervention, and referrals to community resources to students at Highland Park High School in the most caring and safe environment possible. We advocate for the mental health needs of students by offering instruction that enhances self-awareness and promotes interpersonal skill development that leads to successful reintegration into the academic setting.

    District 113 Counseling Interns are members of a highly professional and invested team of student service personnel.  A District 113 Counseling Intern must demonstrate a keen awareness of and sensitivity to the issues facing young people and their families and understand implications for education of students with academic, social and/or emotional challenges.  To be successful in this role, Counseling Interns must be able to function as members of a team and work collaboratively with department colleagues, deans, faculty, and other support staff, as they develop working alliances with students and families.

    Positions Available:  2 Clinical Mental Health Internship positions (3 days per week)

    Please forward all application/resume materials to Teagan Tran. Additionally, intern job postings are on the district website: www.dist113.org  Please complete application materials there as well. 
     
    Contact Information:  
    Teagan Tran, LCPC
    Drop-In Coordinator, School Counselor, & Intern Supervisor
    Highland Park High School
    433 Vine Avenue, Highland Park, IL 60035
    (224) 765-2049
    TTran@dist113.org 
                                                   
    Dr, Tiffany Rowe, Assistant Superintendent of Student Services - (224)765-1019
    Dr. Roslyn Martin, Director of Student Services - (224) 765-1050
    Ms. Jennifer Ginopolis, Department Chair of Counseling - (224) 765-2041    

    QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

    To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

    Applicants must be currently enrolled in a graduate clinical mental health counseling program.

    DROP-IN INTERNSHIP GOALS:
     
    1. Cultivate a space for students to promote positive, healthy behaviors by building and practicing skills to manage discomfort, grief, or difficult transitions
    2. Provide a well-rounded experience which prepares them to enter the field with advanced skills and competencies in the clinical, assessment, and consultation domains.
    3. Engage in a self-directed supervision model that addresses growth in the core competency areas, as well as areas of special interest.
    4. Learn how to work within a team problem-solving model, with an emphasis on flexibly serving student needs, while assessing the outcomes of interventions.
    5. Assist in collecting data on student interventions to guide more effective strategies and improved outcomes.
    6. Provide referrals to school and community resources that treat mental health issues (suicidal ideation, violence, abuse, and depression) with the intent of removing barriers to learning and helping the student return to the classroom
    7. Advocate, collaborate, and coordinate with school and community stakeholders to ensure students have access to mental health services
    8. Gain a thorough understanding of the challenging conditions that impact student growth and learning and the requisite skills and strategies necessary to address those challenges.
    9. Attend professional development workshops and seminars.

    PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, bend, write, type, speak, and listen.  In addition, the employee may occasionally be required to bend, twist, reach and climb.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, peripheral and distant vision.

    The noise level in the work environment ranges from quiet/moderate to loud.  The employee is frequently required to interact with the public and other staff.  The employee is directly responsible for the safety, well-being and work output of students.

    The statements in this job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work to be performed by (an) individual(s) assigned to this position.  They are not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities related to the position.  This job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity and School Board Policy and procedures.  Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification.
     
    The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position.  Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned. 
     








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