Coordinate services, events, and activities for a school-based mental health and social services program offered in collaboration with elementary and middle schools and the county’s Department of Health and Human Services in the Gaithersburg and Germantown school/community region. Community Service Aide assist in working to promote mental and emotional wellness of students and families and self-sufficiency of families.

Pay starts at $22/hr.

Principal Responsibilities and Duties:

Community Outreach:
 

• Plans and coordinate outreach/prevention programming and emotional and wellness services for parents/families within Linkages to Learning
• Plans psycho-educational and emotional support groups with assistance from the Linkages to Learning school team
• Plans, supports and implements special events for the team
• Public speaking
• Provides information/referral services
• Support the work of increasing family self-sufficiency by assisting family care manager in obtaining community resources
  
   

Collaborative Responsibilities:
 

• Coordinates with therapist, care manager, school staff and community partners in providing comprehensive care
  
   

Administrative:
 

• Office Management (includes maintaining office equipment/supplies)
• Tracks client assistance/flex funds budget for site team
• Trains and supervises volunteers
• Orients new staff to site procedures
• Monitors attendance at activities
• Attends regular supervision and staff meetings with agency supervisor
• Attends monthly CSA and CSC meetings, collaborative and agency trainings and retreats
• Staffs at least one weekend agency outreach booth shift per year
  
   

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:
 

• Bachelor’s degree in related field. An equivalent combination of education and work experience may be considered in lieu of bachelor’s degree.
• Must be able to demonstrate written and verbal fluency in English and Spanish.
• Excellent leadership and collaboration skills.
• Desire to work with diverse array of families and professionals.
• Experience working within collaborative school-based models of service delivery is preferred.
• Prior experience/equivalent knowledge of immigrant populations & acculturation issues and thorough knowledge of community resources in Montgomery County is preferred.
  
   

Working Conditions: Note: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with a disability(s) to perform the essential functions of this position.
 

• Generally, works in normal school environment.
• Will spend time in client home settings as needed.Looking for more jobs near me. Find your favorite job now by visiting our jobs page.