School-Based Behavioral Health Specialist
GREATER SEACOAST COMMUNITY HEALTH
Location
Somersworth, New Hampshire
Salary
$64,106 - $74,872 / YEAR
Quick overview
The specialist provides direct mental health care, crisis intervention, and counseling to students within a school setting. They also collaborate with educators and families to support student well-being and coordinate necessary community referrals.
Requirements summary
Candidates must hold a Master’s degree in a behavioral health field and possess active licensure with the NH Board of Mental Health. A current BLS certification is also required for this position.
Job description
🌟 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)
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💚 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.
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🚀 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.
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🔍 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
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⭐ 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
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- 🌟 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
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- 🏫 work environment
- On-site in school settings (not remote)
- Follows the academic calendar
- Opportunity to work across multiple school locations
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🕒 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.
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🌱 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.
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🚀 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
Benefits
- Benefits-eligible
- Consistent pay throughout the entire year