Therapeutic Mentor - STARS - Helping Students Remain in School

Advanced Behavioral Health, Inc. is looking for Therapeutic Mentors to provide direct support services to students in kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) in Frederick County Public Schools, helping to address school refusal behavior and related challenges by delivering skill-building activities, facilitating group sessions, and supporting students’ social-emotional development. This role will focus on reinforcing therapeutic goals, promoting consistent school attendance, and linking students and families to appropriate community resources. 

ABH is a family centered mental health program that offers a wraparound approach to treatment. We specialize in Psychiatry, Off-Site Counseling Services, On-Site therapy, and Therapeutic Mentoring. If you share our mission and vision, we invite you to join a team that wants to make a difference within the community. 

Compensation:  $50,000 - $60,000/annual
Job Types: W2, Full-Time 
Location: Frederick County, Maryland

Essential Functions:

• Provide individualized coaching and skills-based support to students in grades K–12 participating in the STARS Program, with the goal of reducing school refusal behaviors and promoting consistent school attendance. 
• Facilitate structured group sessions and learning activities that promote social-emotional growth, coping strategies, and engagement, with sensitivity to anxiety, trauma, and related behavioral challenges. 
• Maintain regular communication with students, families, and treatment team members to reinforce therapeutic goals, promote school re-engagement, and support continuity of care. 
• Collaborate closely with STARS Program Therapists, program director, and other stakeholders to ensure services are coordinated, trauma-informed, and aligned with each student’s individualized treatment plan. 
• Implement therapeutic and rehabilitation activities identified in individualized treatment plans, focusing on early intervention strategies designed to address the root causes of absenteeism before patterns escalate. 
• Support linkages to appropriate school and community-based resources that assist students and families in overcoming barriers to attendance and overall well-being. 

Qualifications & Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or health-related field, or proof of completion of thirty (30) hours, or the equivalent of college credit toward a bachelor’s degree in a health-related field, or one (1) year of work experience in a supervised mental health setting.
• Prior experience working with troubled youth, is preferred.
• Excellent working knowledge and use of an Electronic Medical Records system (EMR) and Microsoft Office.
• Excellent in both written and verbal communications skills.
• Valid, unrestricted driver’s license and reliable transportation.

Full-Time Employee Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision 
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) 
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance 
• Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability  
• Voluntary Insurance Policies: Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness, Hospital Confinement 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• PTO Accruals, Paid Holidays, Floating Holiday, Wellness Day, Paid Birthday
• Company Issued Laptop and Cell Phone 

ABH is committed to diversity and to equal opportunity employment. ABH does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, height, weight, physical or mental ability (including HIV status), veteran status, military obligations, or marital status. This policy applies to hiring, internal promotions, training, opportunities for advancement, and terminations and applies to all ABH employees, interns, clients, and contractors. 

Join our team and make a difference!