Washington County Mental Health Services
Location
Barre, VT | United States
Job description
Job Title: VT Project AWARE Designated Agency Mental Health Consultant
Position Type: Full Time
Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide consultation to LEA administration, MTSS team, and other relevant education staff on mental health concepts, screening, prevention, and intervention approaches for student social, emotional, mental health, and wellness.
Assist in the development of protocol and referral pathways, as well as effective strategies to engage students and families.
Participate in a district/community leadership team (DCLT) with LEA administrators and leadership from other community service organizations to conduct needs assessments, plan interventions across all levels of MTSS, and evaluate the effectiveness of MTSS strategies and interventions through shared data and resources.
Offer mental health consultation on the selection, implementation, and continuous review of a district-wide universal screener for student social, emotional, and behavioral needs.
Support the DCLT's data-driven review of the effectiveness of MTSS strategies and interventions, revising as indicated.
Engage in ongoing needs assessments and contribute to the development of Universal, Targeted, and Intensive practices and intervention protocols.
Collaborate closely with the Project AWARE LEA Coordinator to ensure effective data collection methods in screening, referral, and services received.
Support the development of mental health and wellness-related policies and procedures, such as universal screening assessments, referral protocols, suicide prevention, crisis intervention, behavioral threat assessment, and staff trainings.
Collaborate and communicate effectively with VTAOE, VT Department of Mental Health, LEA, other AWARE regions, technical assistance entities, evaluator, and community members.
Participate in evaluation activities related to Project AWARE.
Qualifications:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
In addition to performing essential duties satisfactorily, the individual must possess the following:
Amount of Travel:
Travel required for some trainings, meetings, and consultation with local school-based teams.
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