Mental Health Support Specialist

Summary:

As our Mental Health Support Specialist , you will assist the Mental Health Specialist to successfully identify possible behavioral and mental health concerns of children. Your cooperative nature will be essential to providing supportive services and building productive relationships with children and their families. Each day will look different from the next as you support the Mental Health Specialist in implementing assessment, referral, and behavior plans. Our organization, Ogden Weber Community Action Partnership (OWCAP) , is searching for a proactive Mental Health Support Specialist who is passionate about maintaining a supportive role, making a meaningful impact on the lives of our community by ensuring appropriate mental health services are provided to children and their families.

What you’ll need to be our Mental Health Support Specialist:

• A problem-solver who likes change and innovation
• Strong rapport and relationship-building skills
• C0genial and cooperative with an efficient, precise work ethic
• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Child and Family Studies, Early Childhood Education or related field
• One year’s experience working with young children preferred

Why you’ll love working with us:

• Status – full time, non-exempt
• Engaging, meaningful work that makes a difference in our local communities
• Excellent leadership & work culture that values & recognizes its employees
• Pay - $20.93 (Starting range)
• Support the Mental Health Specialist with services such as scheduling, assessment and observation, referrals, case management and partnering with families and staff.
• Provide support to teachers and teacher assistants to implement effective classroom management and positive learning environments using classroom observation.
• Model and support implementation of positive guidance plans in the classrooms.
• Provide support to staff and families to identify and implement strategies that support children’s mental health, including those with mental health concerns, through education, observation, and connection to resources.

What you’ll do as the Mental Health Specialist:

Who we are:

Ogden Weber Community Action Partnership

Thank you for considering an opportunity at Ogden Weber Community Action Partnership (OWCAP). Our mission is to elevate individuals, families, and communities of Weber County by improving self-sufficiency through services and collaboration. Our programs include Head Start/ Early Head Start, Mental Health Support, Landlord Tenant Mediation, Family Housing Support, Employment Assistance, Circles program, VITA, Benefits Navigation, On-Site Weber School District (WSD) Adult Education Classes, On-site WSD ESL Classes, and Communities that Care – Roy. Ogden Weber Community Action Partnership is a very visible and vocal advocate for serving the needs of the community. We are excited to review your application and hope your talents and abilities will help us all achieve our goal of providing exceptional programs and services to those in need.