• This posting will close at 5 pm on Monday, April 29, 2024
• Location: Forest Grove High School
• FTE: 1.0
• Start date: August 26, 2024
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred

Job Title: MENTAL HEALTH CARE COORDINATOR

POSITION SUMMARY

The Mental Health Care Coordinator will ensure the provision of behavioral health service coordination for children and families identified within the district with potential behavioral health needs. This position will determine eligibility for coordination services, assist school personnel and families in procuring needed treatment or other services, monitor student progress, coordinate delivery of appropriate services, maintain applicable caseload records and prepare reports. The Mental Health Care Coordinator reports to the District Coordinator of Behavioral Health and Wellness or designee and does not supervise any employees.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinate mental health services at designated schools in Forest Grove School District
• Develop care coordination plans for identified children and families
• Effectively engage diverse families in the care coordination process
• Provide technical assistance, consultation and training to district staff regarding community resources and other behavioral and mental health issues, as necessary
• Provide clinical consultation to schools, as necessary
• Provide brief intervention and motivational interviewing to students and families while awaiting appropriate community resources as needed
• Provide leadership in the district crisis response team and help facilitate the district’s suicide prevention/intervention efforts
• Act as a liaison to provide coordination with systems of care, i.e. community mental health partners, chemical dependency and physical health care providers, local acute hospitals, DHS, Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, schools and others, as needed
• Provide professional development on relevant behavioral health topics at the building and district level
• Supervise the monitoring of student progress by school personnel; visit school buildings, attend school meetings; provide for additional services, as new needs arise
• Provide psychoeducation and support to students and families around alcohol and drug prevention, use, and abuse.
• Work with other county agencies and community organizations to coordinate effective behavioral health service provision to students
• Provide information on, and referrals to, specialty services; arrange for a variety of goods and services related to mental health and substance use treatment
• Seek out appropriate best practices and emerging research in the field of behavioral health and wellness
• Clinically supervise mental health counseling interns toward the provision of services to students, as needed
• Demonstrate an understanding of how the work of the Care Coordinator fits within the context of the district’s Behavioral Health and Wellness vision, mission and guiding principles.
• Participate in ongoing care coordination program development and evaluation
• Model appropriate confidentiality requirements

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain consistent and predictable attendance to meet the requirements of the position.
• Participate in various meetings for the purpose of receiving information or sharing information and expertise with students, colleagues and parents/guardians.
• Confer regularly with immediate supervisor
• Perform other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience Required

• Master’s degree in counseling, marriage and family therapy, social work or psychology
• Holds a license from a relevant licensing board (e.g. Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists, Oregon Board of Psychology).
• Minimum three years of experience delivering mental health services to children and families.

Education and Experience Preferred

• Experience working in a wraparound model with multiple community providers.
• Experience working within a school system with children and families.
• Certification as an Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC I/II/III) through the Mental Health and Addiction Certificate Board of Oregon

Skills

• Maintains integrity of confidential information relating to students, staff or district patrons

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents with mental health disorders, models of behaviorism, community mental health services and caseload management.
• Knowledge of Federal and State regulations, especially educational laws applying to disabled children and child abuse laws; and knowledge of State and Federal regulations relating to mandated services for disabled students and the health and welfare of children and adolescents.
• Knowledge of best practices in the field of social emotional learning, including but not limited to trauma informed practices, collaborative problem solving, PAX, etc.
• Knowledge of best practices in the field of substance use prevention.

Abilities

• Ability to identify precipitating events; gather histories of mental and physical disabilities, alcohol and drug use, past mental health services and criminal justice contacts
• Ability to assess family, systemic, social and school relationships
• Ability to provide individual, family and group therapy.
• Ability to effectively communicate with individuals having mental health needs, their families, service providers and school personnel
• Ability to evaluate mental health needs and to develop care coordination plans
• Demonstrates command of oral and written English language
• Ability to work collaboratively and establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers
• Ability to effectively work and communicate with students, parents, and school personnel from diverse cultures or backgrounds in English, Spanish, or other languages related to the job
• Ability to maintain accurate and complete records.
• Demonstrate professionalism and appropriate judgment in behavior, speech and dress in a neat, clean and appropriate professional manner for the assignment and work setting

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

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  In an eight-hour day employee may:

• Stand/Walk [ ] None [ ] 1-4 hrs [ ] 4-6 hrs [X] 6-8 hrs
• Sit [ ] None [ ] 1-3 hrs [ ] 3-5 hrs [X] 5-8 hrs
• Drive [ ] None [X] 1-3 hrs [ ] 3-5 hrs [ ] 5-8 hrs

• Employee may use hands for repetitive:

• [X] Single Grasping [X] Pushing and Pulling [X] Fine Manipulation

• Employee may use feet for repetitive movement as in operating foot controls:

• [X] Yes [ ] No

• Employee may need to:

• Bend [X] Frequently [ ] Occasionally [ ] Not at all
• Squat [X] Frequently [ ] Occasionally [ ] Not at all
• Climb Stairs [ ] Frequently [X] Occasionally [ ] Not at all
• Lift [ ] Frequently [X] Occasionally [ ] Not at all

• Lifting:

• [ ] Sedentary Work: Lifting 10 pounds occasionally with frequent sitting and occasional standing/walking.
• [ ] Light Work: Lifting 20 pounds occasionally with occasional sitting and frequent standing/walking.
• [X] Medium Work: Lifting 50 occasionally, 25 pounds frequently with occasional sitting and frequent standing/walking.
• [ ] Medium Heavy Work: Lifting 75 pounds occasionally, 35 pounds frequently with occasional sitting and frequent standing/walking.
• [ ] Heavy Work: Lifting 100 pounds occasionally, 50 pounds frequently with occasional sitting and frequent standing/walking.

The Forest Grove School District is an equal opportunity employer and provides services to the public on an equal opportunity basis and does not discriminate in employment or the provision of public services on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation or belief, citizenship or marital status.

Persons having questions about equal opportunity and nondiscrimination should contact the Director of Human Resources at the Forest Grove School District, 503-359-2414.