School Based Prevention Specialist

Find Your Career at Jefferson Center for Mental Health•Lakewood, CO

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The School Based Prevention Specialist will provide preventative education related to social-emotional learning in school settings and provide information about referring students and families to Jefferson Center as needed. School Districts to be served include Jefferson, Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties.

Requirements

Bachelors, Masters, or License in Education, Counseling, Psychology, or related field required.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of the educational system, CASEL’s model of social-emotional learning, Second Step, mindfulness, and experience with classroom management preferred.
Familiarity with the Second Step Curriculum is preferred, willingness to quickly learn material to effectively teach the curriculum to students.
Knowledge of other social-emotional curriculums is helpful as well.
Knowledge of substance use treatment preferred.

Responsibilities

Plan and implement social-emotional lessons in assigned schools.
Develop and provide topic-specific lessons in either/both virtual and in-person settings.
Engage students in creative ways to effectively teach social emotional learning concepts.
Serve as a liaison for each school for children and families requesting services at Jefferson Center.
Collaborate with school administration, social-emotional specialists and teachers to provide affective education and consultation, while working within school district policy.
Submit 95% of all prevention notes within 30 days.
Enter all classroom attendees that are not enrolled will be entered into the EHR within 30 days.
Attend mandatory in-services, compliance with individualized training plan if required.
Participate in supervision by coming prepared with an agenda.
Report high risk situations.
Meet two times a month for team meetings.
At least twice a month for individual supervision/observation.
Exhibit enthusiasm, courtesy, adaptability, flexibility, and spirit of cooperation in the work environment.
Maintain effective interpersonal relations with consumers, peers, subordinates, upper management, visitors, and the general public.
Effectively responds to client/consumer needs and problems, initiates and maintains positive interactions, timely response to phone calls, email and other requests.
Meet two times a year with Principals to discuss collaboration.
Meet regularly with social-emotional learning specialist in the building to collaborate.
Attend one school function, per semester for the purpose of promoting integration in the community.
Administer surveys to youth and Principals and other administrative staff.
Work cooperatively with other community agencies, as appropriate, and in agreement with supervisor.
Promote a trauma informed atmosphere in every school, with every classroom and with every student.