Remote Mental Health Therapist (NY)

Are you ready to make a difference? While all students have had their routines interrupted in the past year, special education students along with their parents and educators have faced uniquely complicated challenges during the pandemic. This has only heightened the need for an accessible care solution for students with learning and thinking differences. So, we built Parallel.

Parallel's mission is to unite the best of technology and traditional care, and we're looking to grow our team of Mental Health Counselors to work with students.

Who are we?

Parallel is on a mission to provide students with ADHD, dyslexia, and other learning or thinking differences with the resources and encouragement they need to succeed in the classroom and beyond. We ?bring extraordinary psycho-educational services to children, adolescents and teens, and their families - all from the comfort and privacy of home.?

Our services include comprehensive psychological assessments, counseling, tutoring, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy. With 1 in 5 students struggling with a learning or thinking difference, and with most of those families forced into a broken care system, Parallel is solving one of the most pressing problems in both the American education and healthcare system.

Parallel is bringing together an incredible team of individuals to help further our mission. We're hiring across the US and are open to applicants who prefer to work remotely!

We are looking for a Mental Health Counselor with experience working with children. Our ideal candidate has a passion for supporting families and children with learning differences by ensuring they receive the best care and tools for success.

Why join Parallel?

• Collaborate with top clinicians and educators to solve an acute problem
• Directly contribute to bettering the lives of students across the country
• Be part of a high performing team of critical thinkers that thrive on problem-solving
• Access leadership and growth opportunities as the company rapidly scales
• Flexibility to set your own schedule and work on your own time

What You'll Do:

• Conduct an initial Intake Interview
• Collaborate with the clinical team?to create a?treatment plan or an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) for each child,?including?identifying specific counseling related?goals
• Provide?direct counseling services?to children
• Monitor each child's progress?on an ongoing basis
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with parents, staff, and students on progress
• Complete required documentation and data collection necessary for IEP reports, goals, and diagnostic evaluations
• Meet regularly with teachers, paraprofessionals, and specialists to discuss individual students' modifications or adaptations, ongoing learning issues, interventions, or problems
• Participate in bi-monthly team meetings?and ongoing supervision and work collaboratively to ensure students' needs are met

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We strive to create a culture that does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Let's do this! We can't wait to hear from you.

Job Type: Part-time, Contract

Requirements

• Licensed/certified mental health practitioner (inc. Licensed Counselor, Certified School Counselor, Licensed Social Worker, Certified/Licensed School Psychologist)
• 1 year of IEP directed counseling experience in a school setting
• Experience participating in IEP meetings, acting as a case manager, completing educational eligibility determinations and comprehensive reports
• Excellent communication skills, specifically the ability to communicate with children of different ages and from different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds
• Tech-savvy and experience with conducting tele-health services on virtual meeting platforms
• Must have private workspace with secure internet connection

Benefits

• Opportunity for significant growth and career development
• Innovative tools to maximize your time and reach more families and students
• Community of top clinicians and specialists to collaborate with
• Billing, scheduling, and all other administrative work handled by a Parallel Care Coordinator