Wholeness Coordinator

Position Summary

Provide support services to students experiencing mental health challenges. Services may involve crisis intervention, acting as liaison between clients, families, and community agencies, providing school-based prevention and intervention services, and providing referrals for students and families to appropriate community level resources. The Wholeness Coordinator will work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team within a Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS) and work collaboratively with other community and state agencies.

Essential Functions: 

1. Screening, assessing, treatment planning, and implementing direct services for students;
2. Accurately and appropriately use MTSS and clinical assessment procedures for determining and structuring individual, group, and family counseling services;
3. Crisis assessments and follow-up services: referrals, brief family therapy, case management, and formulation of reintegration plans to return to school milieu post crisis;
4. Paperwork: charting within an EHR system and maintaining accurate records;
5. Implement developmentally appropriate and prevention-oriented group activities to meet student needs and school goals;
6. Actively participate in the evaluation of direct services and system-wide fidelity and efficacy;
7. Submit reports and other required paperwork in a timely manner; 
8. Participate in staff development, training, and clinical supervision as needed. 
9. Attend meetings and trainings as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:  (KSAs are the attributes required to perform a job; generally demonstrated through qualifying experience, education, or training.)

Knowledge of:

• Multi-tiered System of Support framework 
• Evidence-based Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculums
• Restorative practices 
• Evidence-based student screening tools
• HIPPA, FERPA and ethical guidelines surrounding client care and documentation
• Individual, group, and family therapeutic modalities
• Treatment planning core features 
• Medicaid billing and EHR processes
• Data collection processes

Skill to:

• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing form with staff parents, district personnel and outside agency partners to ensure the coordination of services and programs to students and families.
• Facilitate meetings with staff, students and families
• Conduct training sessions and provide professional development to staff and district personnel.
• Collaboratively work with community and state agencies and resources. 

Ability to:

• Maintain confidentiality
• Work as a multidisciplinary education support team but also independently as appropriate
• Work with a diverse population of various socioeconomic and multicultural backgrounds.
• Evaluate data points and formulate data decision rules to guide MTSS practices
• Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, and implement recommendations in support of MTSS goals
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Required Certifications and Licenses: 

Must be designated as a State of Nevada qualified mental health professional (QMHP) or (QMHA); master’s degree with State of Nevada Licensure as a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW); marriage & family therapist (MFT); or licensed clinical professional counselor (LPC) preferred. Prior experience in crisis intervention, therapeutic treatment of psychiatric patients, and supervision preferred. 

Experience and Training:

Have previously demonstrated at least three (3) years in the field of mental health, social work or related field either as a licensed professional or working under the supervision of a licensed professional.  Bi-lingual preferred (English and Spanish). Experience in a school setting is preferred but not required.