Be@School Coordinato

Job Title: Be@School Coordinator

Reports To: Community Program Supervisor

Job Status: Part Time or Full Time

Job Location: Community

About RWC:

At Roots Wellness Center we treat co-occurring disorders through the lens of social justice. We believe that for many, chronic social Injustice fuels the cycle of illness, addiction, and pain.

Come and work for a company that is at the forefront of social justice, with a commitment to addressing racial and socioeconomic disparities in behavioral healthcare. We are on a mission to provide marginalized individuals and families with excellent clinical care and close the gap within marginalized communities.

Summary:

The Be@School Coordinator will support anti-oppressive/anti-racist practice, and trauma-responsive practice in all aspects of their interactions with staff, community, and company stakeholders through their administrative and operations support of program staff working on site and in community to address socioeconomic and health disparity. Comfort and proven experience and interest in working with staff with a range of identities including age, developmental and acquired disabilities, religion, spirituality, ethnicity, race, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, relationship structure, indigenous heritage, national origin, immigration status, and gender is required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain client caseload service expectations to ensure client care is achieved: 25-30 cases
• Provide intensive outreach to engage families experiencing attendance concerns and collaborate for service delivery
• Provide short-term case management to families experiencing barriers to attendance at school and make appropriate community connections
• Connect families to community resources and advocate for them within oppressive systems
• Encourage service retention and regular communication, coordinate services with other health care providers to ensure that clients receive adequate services
• Build relationships and connections with families to ensure quality care is the foundation of support.
• Provide adequate documentation of services in a timely fashion
• Participating in consistent supervision- for professional development
• Engage community providers for successful partnerships and collaboration
• Ensure compliance with county and grant contracts

Qualifications/Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in family social services, social work, behavioral health/psychology, or another related degree
• 2-3 years working with individuals and families working on addressing behavioral health needs and goals
• Strong written communication and comfort communicating by email to share updates and questions with key stakeholders, edits work for spelling and grammar and able to vary writing style to meet needs
• Strong oral communication demonstrated through the ability to speak clearly and persuasively in any situation, understands how to actively listen and seek clarification and responding well to questions.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred

Work and Physical Environment:

The role involves a combination of office work and fieldwork within the community. Office work includes administrative tasks, documentation, and communication with stakeholders.

Fieldwork involves visiting schools, homes, and community centers to engage with families and community providers. The position may require occasional evening or weekend hours to accommodate the needs of the families and community partners.

Physical requirements include the ability to travel within the community, conduct home visits, and participate in community events.