Posted 4d ago

School-Based Behavioral Health Specialist

@ Greater Seacoast Community Health
Somersworth, New Hampshire, United States
$64k-$75k/yrOnsitePart Time
Responsibilities:Conduct mental health assessments, Provide individual counseling, Deliver evidence-based interventions
Requirements Summary:Master’s degree in behavioral health; active licensure with NH Board of Mental Health; BLS certification.
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🌟 School-Based Behavioral Health Specialist

Part-Time | Exempt
📍 On-Site | Greater Seacoast Community Health (GSCH)
💰 $64,106 – $74,872 annually (based on years of experience | .73 FTE)


💚 Make a Difference Where It Matters Most — In the Lives of Students

What if your workday meant helping a student feel safe, heard, and supported?

At Greater Seacoast Community Health, we’re looking for a School-Based Behavioral Health Specialist who is passionate about supporting adolescents through real-life challenges—right where they are: in school.

This is more than a clinical role.
👉 It’s an opportunity to change trajectories, build resilience, and create lasting impact in the lives of students and families.


🚀 Why This Role Matters

As a key member of a school-based support team, you will:

  • Provide direct mental health care to students navigating emotional, behavioral, and social challenges
  • Support early identification and intervention for mental health and substance use concerns
  • Help create a safe, inclusive, and trauma-informed school environment
  • Collaborate with educators, families, and healthcare professionals to support student success

👉 Your work directly impacts student well-being, academic success, and long-term outcomes.


🔍 What You’ll Do

🧠 Clinical Care & Counseling

  • Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments
  • Provide individual and group counseling
  • Deliver evidence-based interventions (age-appropriate and trauma-informed)

⚠️ Crisis Intervention & Risk Assessment

  • Perform safety and risk assessments (including suicidality)
  • Provide crisis intervention and develop safety plans
  • Triage students based on urgency and level of need

🤝 Collaboration & Care Coordination

  • Partner with school counselors, nurses, teachers, and administrators
  • Engage families in care planning and support
  • Coordinate referrals to community-based services when needed

🌱 Prevention & Student Support

  • Support early intervention and prevention strategies
  • Facilitate group sessions and skill-building activities
  • Promote resilience, coping skills, and healthy decision-making

🗂️ Documentation & Compliance

  • Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the EHR
  • Adhere to all licensing, ethical, and organizational standards

What You Bring

Required Qualifications:

  • Master’s Degree in a behavioral health field

🚨 REQUIRED: Active licensure with the NH Board of Mental Health

  • Current BLS Certification

🌟 What Makes You Successful Here

  • Compassionate, calm, and grounded
  • Skilled at working with adolescents and diverse populations
  • Strong clinical judgment and crisis management ability
  • Collaborative and team-oriented
  • Adaptable in a fast-paced, school-based environment

🏫 Work Environment

  • On-site in school settings (not remote)
  • Follows the academic calendar
  • Opportunity to work across multiple school locations

🕒 Schedule & Compensation

This is a .73 FTE, salaried (exempt), benefits-eligible school-based position. Work is performed on-site during the academic year, aligned with the school calendar. While students are not in session year-round, employees remain on payroll and receive consistent pay throughout the entire year, including school breaks and summer months.


🌱 Our Mission & Culture

At GSCH, we are committed to:

Compassion. Respect. Integrity. Collaboration. Excellence.

Our mission:
To deliver innovative, compassionate, integrated health services accessible to all—regardless of ability to pay.

Our vision:
A community where everyone has the opportunity to live a long and healthy life.


🚀 Make an Impact

If you’re ready to use your clinical expertise to support students, strengthen communities, and make a meaningful difference every day—

👉 Apply today at GetCommunityHealth.org