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 Carroll 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: Carroll 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. 

• 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.