Mental Health Professional, School-Based

Provide intensive, community-based mental health services to youth in foster care experiencing behavioral or emotional instability. Deliver interventions rooted in evidence-based models to support emotional regulation, attachment, safety, and skill development. Conduct strengths-based assessments and collaborate on individualized service plans focused on placement stabilization. Offer coaching, psychoeducation, and support to foster parents, caregivers, and placement providers. Coordinate services with DCFS caseworkers, schools, therapists, and other partners to ensure continuity and wraparound supports. Provide crisis intervention, safety planning, and de-escalation strategies as needed. Document services, progress, and outcomes in the electronic health record in compliance with agency and contractual requirements. Participate in team meetings, case staffings, and interdisciplinary collaboration to monitor progress and adjust service plans. Engage youth and families using relational, strengths-based, and trauma-informed approaches aligned with IPS program expectations.