MENTAL HEALTH COORDINATOR

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) , an A-rated district, is the nation’s third largest school system with nearly 500 schools and a diverse enrollment of more than 335,500 students from over 160 countries. Our ongoing tradition of groundbreaking achievement has earned top recognition at the national and international levels and makes M-DCPS your best choice.BASIC OBJECTIVESThe Mental Health Coordinator will be responsible for assisting all learners in developing their potential to grow academically, socially, and emotionally. They offer direct services to students who demonstrate signs of mental illnesses that might be aided by professional treatment. They provide assessment, intervention, and prevention services. They serve as a liaison between the home, school, and community and work collaboratively with all school team members to promote the mental health and well-being of students.JOB TASKS/RESPONSIBILITIESConducts formal or informal assessments to determine a student’s mental health status and provides information that is directly useful in designing interventions.Develops or designs models of prevention and/or intervention aimed at improving academic achievement, behavior, and/or social/emotional development.Provides individual, group, or family counseling to address targeted problems interfering with students' functioning and mental well-being.Coordinates access to community mental health resources that address the needs of the student and support students’ success.Provides consultation to facilitate an understanding of factors in the home, school, and community that affect students’ experiences and works in collaboration with school personnel and community providers to enhance the social and emotional well-being and safety of students.Assists schools in creating and maintaining a safe environment and promotes the development of cognitive, academic, emotional, and social growth among students.Maintains accurate data relevant to planning, managing, and evaluating mental health services.Complies with the various local, state, and federal mandates related to confidentiality and exercises professional judgment in the use of confidential information, based on best practice, legal, and ethical considerations.Performs other related duties as required or as assigned.PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTSThis is work which requires climbing, bending, reaching, sitting, standing, frequent walking, lifting, finger dexterity, grasping, talking, hearing acuity, and visual acuity. The employee is required to travel frequently by car and is subject to both indoor and outdoor environmental conditions.MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTSMaster’s degree and licensing in mental health counseling, social work, psychology, counseling, or related field.Demonstrated two (2) years’ experience with mental health patients, social work, psychology, counseling, or related area.Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written forms.APPLICATION REQUIREMENTSTo create your candidate profile, you will need to gather the following:Official

SEALED

transcripts

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be submitted to M-DCPS via one of the following:Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Transcript Desk,Uploaded References

must

be on a letterhead OR on the District’s Reference Form (Printing T:\FORMS\3000\3506.FRP (dadeschools.net), have an original signature, and be dated within the last year from current or past supervisors or college professors.Salary Minimum:

$49,500.00Please use the link below for salary inquiries.

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