JOB PURPOSE:

The Hope Squad Liaison willserve as a liaison between local ISD campuses and local program advisor trainerto reduce youth suicide through education, training and peer intervention. Theschool based liaison works in collaboration with and provides training toprogram advisors and other school personnel as part of their job duties. Utilize your "people skills"and your social science knowledge in combination with extensive on the jobtraining and clinical supervision to provide an array of crisis, carecoordination, case management, assessment, recovery planning and skillstraining services to children, adolescents, adults or families. May participate in initial and ongoingassessments utilizing a "trauma informed care perspective" toidentify prior experiences, needs, risks, barriers, goals, objectives,abilities, strengths, supports and preferences, and help facilitate theintegration of this information into person and family centered, recovery,crisis, safety or referral plans. Basedon these plans, may provide face to face case management and/or carecoordination services including making and following up on referrals, identifyingand overcoming barriers to accessing needed services and supports, and engagingor coordinating informal and professional supports in the recoveryprocess. Utilizing approved curriculum,may provide psychosocial skills training for children, adolescents, adults andparents. Provides intervention servicesas determined by risk assessment and consumer needs. Uses all informationobtained to guide changes to the recovery plan and refers to the mostappropriate services as needed. Collaborates with other professionals on thetreatment team and other healthcare, social service, educational and criminaljustice organizations. May conductcommunity outreach activities. Completesall documentation necessary to document services performed.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:A bachelor's degree from an accreditedcollege or university with a major in social, behavioral or human services oris a registered nurse. (Social,behavioral, and human services are: psychology; social work; medicine; nursing; rehabilitation; counseling;sociology; human development; physician's assistant; gerontology; educationpsychology; special education; early childhood intervention; or early childhoodeducation.)

DEGREE AND/OR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED (IFAPPLICABLE): BA/BS or RN

DRIVING REQUIRED: Yes FLSA STATUS: Non-exempt

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

• Appropriatewritten and verbal communication. This includes spelling and grammar.
• Abilityto provide documentation according to standards, assessments, brief mentalstatus exams, memos, letters, various complex reports and miscellaneous otherdocuments with acceptable spelling and grammar.
• Computer - skilled in the use of technology with Microsoft Office and all Googleapplications.
• Familiaritywith community mental health and other resources
• Abilityto build rapport with individuals including coworkers.
• Demonstrateskill in utilizing appropriate professional tools and interventions.
• Comfortinteracting with individuals of diverse cultural, ethnic, and economicbackgrounds and with social service, healthcare, educational and criminaljustice organizations.
• Acquiresand uses new skills as the job requires.
• Ability to work with considerable latitude and exercisediscretion and independent judgment. This would include personal initiative andproblem solving skills. 
• Abilityto complete all job requirements in a timely manner.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS OR CONDITIONS (specify):

• May be required to interact with other consumers, referralsources, outside agencies, and family members to determine needs and actions tobe taken.
• Current State of Texas Driver License or if you live inanother state, must be currently licensed in that state.
• Liability insurance required if employee will operatepersonal vehicle on Center property or for Center business. Must be insurable by Center's liabilitycarrier if employee operates a Center vehicle or drives personal car on Center business.
• Must complete all training requirements in month in whichthey are due.
• May be required to provide on-call duties.
• Availability of a personal vehicle for business use may berequired.
• Work may take place within clinic-office or communitysettings (schools, nursing homes, emergency rooms, clients' residences,shelters etc.) and may interact with agitated or disruptive individuals.
• May be responsible for providing group services and/orcrisis services as needed.
• Must pass a pre-employment drug test.
• Must successfully pass all background screens as requiredby the state
• Ability to input data into computer, make calculations,complete paperwork, produce reports.
• Must be physically able to perform all job requirementsthat may include home visits, walking on uneven surfaces, climbing stairs, andstanding or sitting for long periods of time if required.
• Some QMHP positions require flexible hours includingevenings, nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Adhere to professional dress and appearance standardsconsistent with the position and daily workplace needs.