Youth Behavioral Health Group Facilitator – K–12

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Virginia.

📋 Description

• Lead structured virtual sessions for elementary, middle, and/or high school students utilizing approved curricula and evidence-based activities.

• Create safe, respectful, and inclusive group settings while outlining expectations, confidentiality limits, and participation guidelines.

• Facilitate discussions, practice skills, role-play, reflect, and engage in interactive activities tailored to developmental stages.

• Adjust facilitation techniques to accommodate group dynamics, diverse learning needs, engagement levels, and student strengths.

• Conduct assigned groups focused on social skills, emotion regulation, stress management, coping mechanisms, mental health education, and substance use topics within the scope of practice.

• Identify concerning disclosures or behaviors and adhere to escalation, safeguarding, mandated reporting, and crisis response protocols.

• Collaborate with clinical staff when students need assessment, higher-level care, or additional support.

• Prepare for sessions using approved lesson plans, materials, and objectives.

• Document attendance, participation, progress, incidents, and necessary documentation, typically within 24 hours.

• Organize meet-and-greet sessions for parents/guardians.

• Relay scheduling issues, absences, engagement challenges, and emerging group needs to program or clinical leads.

• Participate in mandatory onboarding, training, case consultations, and quality improvement meetings.

• Safeguard student and family information while adhering to privacy, documentation, and security protocols.

• Arrive on time and well-prepared, report safety concerns, maintain professional communication, and implement feedback received.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in counseling, psychology, social work, human services, education, or a closely related field is required.

• A relevant master’s degree is preferred.

• Experience in facilitating structured groups with children or adolescents in educational, community, clinical, or youth-serving environments.

• Proficiency in managing group dynamics, engaging reluctant participants, communicating with youth, and fostering a supportive learning atmosphere.

• Understanding of child and adolescent development, trauma-informed practices, culturally responsive engagement, and professional boundaries.

• Strong virtual facilitation skills and dependable technology.

• Capability to complete precise and timely documentation.

• Valid active professional licensure or other legally permitted status for clinical therapy groups, along with necessary supervision and organizational authorization.

• Ability to fulfill required background checks, credential verification, and child-safety training.

• Availability during evenings and weekends is mandatory.

• Familiarity with telehealth platforms, electronic health records, and collaborative care teams.

• Experience with evidence-based approaches such as CBT-based coping skills, DBT-informed emotion regulation, motivational interviewing, or psychoeducation.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible remote work environment.

• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact through group facilitation.

• Engage in mission-driven work.

• Paid onboarding, training, case consultation, and quality improvement meetings at a rate of $55.00 per hour.

• Compensation of $55.00 per hour for group facilitation, documentation, parent/guardian meet-and-greet sessions, and approved additional responsibilities.