This position will be approximately 35-37.5 hours per week, seasonal position from late August to early June (during school year) with Healthy Communities Partnership. Interested applicants should submit resume to Karen Johnston at kjohnston.hcpfeanklinpa.org or by mail to 232 Lincoln Way East, Suite B, Chambersburg, PA 17201.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelors degree
- Experience in human services field
- Experience in mental health or substance use programs or services
- Experience working with youth (especially at-risk youth)
Liaison/Educator should have knowledge of:
- local child-serving systems
- child and adolescent mental health
- procedures for accessing local resources for students and families
- the school culture and SAP-related school policies and procedures for teams to which they are assigned (training provided)
- student assistance program policies and procedures (training provided)
- crisis intervention
- suicide prevention and intervention
- screening procedures
Liaison/Educator should have skills in:
- working with parents, students and school personnel
- serving as advocates for parents/caregivers and students in the healthcare system
- accessing local resources
- consulting with school and community child-serving professionals
Responsibilities may include:
- attending SAP core team meetings at assigned schools
- meeting with students individually to perform mental health and drug and alcohol screenings
- consulting with teams for interventions and assisting parents in accessing the appropriate services
- providing in-service and program updates
- facilitating or co-facilitating student education and support groups in schools
- providing follow-up with parents and students
- assisting schools in promotion of SAP program to faculty, staff, students, parents, and community members
- drug/alcohol prevention education in schools and community organizations
Other duties and responsibilities as needed.
