Job detail
School-Based Mental Health Technician
Effective School Solutions
FULL_TIME
Posted 4/21/2026
Location
Essex County, New Jersey
Salary
$50,000 - $55,000 / YEAR
Core responsibilities
The mental health technician provides direct student care, including in-Classroom support, crisis management, and social-Emotional counseling. They also assist clinicians with data collection, behavior intervention planning, and case management duties.
Requirements summary
Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or a related field. At least two years of relevant experience in a school or clinical setting is required.
bachelor degreeDocumentationDe-escalationCommunication skillsReferralsData collectionInterdisciplinary collaborationMental health supportCase managementCrisis managementClassroom managementCounseling techniquesBehavior intervention plansTherapeutic milieu managementBehavior analyticsSocial/emotional counseling
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits
- Competitive salary
- Free CEUs
- Ongoing supervision
- No weekends
- Small caseloads
- Full-time pay
- School-day schedule
- Light summers
- No on-call hours