Mental Health Liaison, Seasonal

POSITION OVERVIEW

ONE YEAR seasonal position subject to available funding.

The Mental Health Liaison will assess, plan and deliver appropriate activities designed to identify strengths and challenges, develop and meet site and family goals, and to facilitate the learning and growth of designated Hope Center children, families, and staff members.

All Sunbeam employees and volunteers are expected to be sensitive to clients' cultural and socio-economic characteristics and reflect Sunbeam Family Services' core values.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Demonstrate capacity for providing developmentally appropriate, trauma-informed, hope-centered, and evidence-based practice.
• Support and serve as a resource for improving the quality of interactions with Hope Center children, families, and staff to promote improved mental health, behavioral, and educational outcomes.
• Implement and model developmentally appropriate mental health and behavioral interventions and curriculum to promote and enhance whole child well-being and to develop staff and families as life-long learners and advocates for their children.
• Facilitate and participate in education team meetings and trainings.
• Assist in the planning, coordinating, and conducting of parent engagement activities and parent educational opportunities for families.
• Identify needs and coordinating referrals, as appropriate, for Hope Center children, families, and staff members.
• Complete required documentation accurately and in a confidential manner.
• Follow agency policies and procedures.
• Respect the confidential nature of Personal Identifiable Information (PII).
• Accurately communicate information in minutes, e-mails, memos and other written and verbal correspondence.
• Promote culturally sensitive practice.
• Travel locally as required in the performance of responsibilities.
• Perform other appropriate and related responsibilities as assigned by supervisor, Clinical Director, Senior Program Director or Executive Team member.