General Summary:
Coordinate services, events, and activities for a school-based mental health and social services program offered in collaboration with elementary and middle schools and the county’s Department of Health and Human Services in the Gaithersburg and Germantown school/community region. Community Service Aide assist in working to promote mental and emotional wellness of students and families and self-sufficiency of families.
Principal Responsibilities and Duties:
Community Outreach:
- Plans and coordinate outreach/prevention programming and emotional and wellness services for parents/families within Linkages to Learning
- Plans psycho-educational and emotional support groups with assistance from the Linkages to Learning school team
- Plans, supports and implements special events for the team
- Public speaking
- Provides information/referral services
- Support the work of increasing family self-sufficiency by assisting family care manager in obtaining community resources
Collaborative Responsibilities:
- Coordinates with therapist, care manager, school staff and community partners in providing comprehensive care
Administrative:
- Office Management (includes maintaining office equipment/supplies)
- Tracks client assistance/flex funds budget for site team
- Trains and supervises volunteers
- Orients new staff to site procedures
- Monitors attendance at activities
- Attends regular supervision and staff meetings with agency supervisor
- Attends monthly CSA and CSC meetings, collaborative and agency trainings and retreats
- Staffs at least one weekend agency outreach booth shift per year
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in related field. An equivalent combination of education and work experience may be considered in lieu of bachelor’s degree.
- Must be able to demonstrate written and verbal fluency in English and Spanish.
- Excellent leadership and collaboration skills.
- Desire to work with diverse array of families and professionals.
- Experience working within collaborative school-based models of service delivery is preferred.
- Prior experience/equivalent knowledge of immigrant populations & acculturation issues and thorough knowledge of community resources in Montgomery County is preferred.
What you'll get from us.
At Sheppard Pratt, you will work alongside a multi-disciplined team led by a bold vision to change lives. We offer:
- A commitment to professional development, including a comprehensive tuition reimbursement program to support ongoing education and licensure and/or certification preparation
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits for benefit eligible positions
- 403b retirement match
- Generous paid-time-off for benefit eligible positions
- Complimentary Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Generous mileage reimbursement program
The pay range for this position is $45,760 minimum to $51,417.60 maximum. Pay for this position is determined on a number of factors, including but not limited to, years and level of related experience.
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