What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Advocate -- Early Childhood position at St. Cloud School District 742?
SCHEDULE:
- Non-Represented Exempt - Full Time School Year Position
- 195 Days per school year
- Hours may vary based on program needs
REPORTS TO: Interim Director of Early Childhood
SUPERVISION: None
COMPENSATION: $50,000 - $75,000 depending on experience and qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:
- Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or other mental health related field
- Experience working with students with social, emotional and/or behavioral needs
- Experience working with early childhood children and settings
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed and Independent Clinical Social Worker, or related mental health licensed practitioner
- Experience working with students and families within a PK-12 school setting.
POSITION SUMMARY: The Mental Health Advocate will work with students and family systems in collaboration with school staff to address and support mental health concerns or behaviors demonstrating a lack of engagement or readiness for school success.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Provides initial or secondary response to students identified for mental health or behavior support.
- Ensures that services are respectful of and are sensitive to the ethnic/cultural context and history of the student and their support system.
- Engages families of students served to mediate concerns impacting school readiness and student success.
- Interviews students or families to obtain information relevant to assessing presenting problems, resources, needs, and appropriate levels of intervention.
- Provides information and assists students with access to community services and resources.
- Assists with service coordination including, but not limited to, crisis intervention, targeted case management, advocacy, service linkage, and navigation.
- Participates in multidisciplinary team meetings to provide feedback related to student school readiness and success.
- Frequent: walking, standing, bending, sitting, hearing, talking, and seeing
- Occasional: lifting, physical restraints
It is the prerogative of the District to assign staff so as to best meet the needs of the District.
St. Cloud School District 742 prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to the Title IX Coordinator. The notice of nondiscrimination is located at https://www.isd742.org/about-us/title-ix.
It is the prerogative of the District to assign staff so as to best meet the needs of the District.
For inquiries, please contact jobs@isd742.org
District 742 is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer
Salary : $50,000 - $75,000
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