School Based Mental Health Specialist
About The Position
As a School Based Mental Health Specialist (SBMHS) at Clinica Family Health and Wellness (CFHW), you will be part of a state initiative by the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) to serve as a school-based mental health specialist within a local school district. Your role will involve providing data-informed consultation, collaboration, education, and training to the Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) to enhance mental health support for students, school staff, and families. A key focus will be on universal prevention strategies, systems, and procedural enhancements, alongside targeted collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. You will support the implementation of social emotional learning (SEL) programming, deliver mental health, wellness, and suicide prevention education, training, and workshops, and conduct mental health needs assessments, resource mapping, and referral pathway development. Additionally, you will provide resource information to support youth mental health and resiliency building in partnership with the Child and Family Services team, and represent CFHW at inter-agency meetings concerning BVSD students, offering recommendations for mental health treatment and service linkage.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology or a related field
- One (1+) years’ experience working within a school system
- Knowledge of or training in Evidence-based and Trauma Informed programs such as Sources of Strength, Youth Mental Health First Aide, Question Persuade Refer (QPR), Resiliency in Schools and Educators (RISE), or Restorative Justice Practices
- One (1+) years’ experience with program implementation, research and data collection
- One (1+) years’ experience collaborating with schools and school district personal and community partners
- Travel to Clinica and school facilities
Nice To Haves
- Experience working within a grant and managing professional relationships with multiple organizations with multiple goals
- Experience in a school setting or working within a school district
- Passion for affecting systems related to youth, mental health, suicide prevention and social emotional health
Responsibilities
- Provide data-informed consultation and collaboration, education, and training to the Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) to enhance mental health support for students, school staff and families.
- Focus on universal prevention strategies, systems, and procedural enhancements.
- Engage in targeted collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
- Assist with the implementation of social emotional learning (SEL) programming in schools.
- Provide mental health, wellness and suicide prevention education, training and workshops for students, staff, and families.
- Provide mental health needs assessment, resource mapping, referral pathways, and linkage to mental health services.
- Provide resource information, training, and education to support youth mental health and resiliency building in partnership with the Child and Family Services team.
- Represent CFHW at inter agency meetings that support BVSD students, such as truancy review meetings.
- Assist in providing recommendations for mental health treatment and linking students to services.
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- FSA/HSA
- Life and disability
- Accident/hospital plans
- Retirement with employer contributions
- Vacation, sick, and extended illness time off options
- Open communication with leadership and mission-focused engagement
- Training and growth opportunities with a supportive team invested in your success
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
