1158 - School Mental Health Coordinator

The School Mental Health Coordinator provides specialized services to students, school staff, community agencies, and other professionals. Services are designed to assist School Culture, Students, Families, and Educational Professionals, in providing quality positive behavioral prevention/interventions. These services allow students to reach their highest educational, developmental, and social potential.

Percentage of workload guidelines:

Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum; Prevention/Instruction 50%, Responsive/Group Services 25%, Individual Responsive Services 25%.

Duties:

Develop expertise in school-wide positive behavior intervention systems of support and zones of regulation systems of support and ensure school-wide implementation and training
Be a primary support to school-level principals and school counselors in successful School Climate Transformation Grant (SCTG) implementation
Contribute and Build School Culture
Ensure implementation of the Schools Student Services Team meetings Lead by School Counselor and assisted by Mental Health Coordinator (Mental Health Coordinator is the lead at elementary schools)
Teaching Social-Emotional Learning Programs through classroom and/or small group presentations
- Self-esteem, Anger management, Impulse control, Social skills training, Empathy
1on1 life skills counseling
Family engagement
Work with school mental health team to plan individual school and/or system-wide programs to promote a positive and caring school culture
Providing staff mental health support

Promote regular school attendance
Promote positive digital citizenship
Preventive interventions
Classroom management
Understands mental health and emotional impairments
Understands Family and psychosocial functioning
Identification of barriers to educational achievement

Conduct home visits
Promote safe, caring, and drug-free schools
Empowerment of/advocacy for students and teachers
Provide culturally competent services
Provide appropriate services for homeless students
Provide crisis intervention services
Participate in the development of behavioral modification plans when appropriate
Coordination of services with other disciplines within the school
Support dropout prevention programs

Interpret the School Mental Health Counselors role to the community
Collaborate between the school/family/community
Attend school-based committee meetings
Serve on community interagency teams and other task force teams relevant to School Mental Health Counselors (Child Fatality Team, Child Protection Team, Governor's One-on-One Board)
Serve on the school District Crisis Team to promote a safe school environment

Implement appropriate programs, groups, and initiatives to target at-risk populations (according to assessment)

Encourage parents to be actively engaged in their children's educational experiences

Maintain accurate and appropriate records and documentation
Other duties as assigned

Will participate in these and other activities:

Join and or Rotate with Guidance Counselors on attending

YCC
Communities that care
ALL will attend Quarterly counseling PLC
Student Support Services Summer Conference
Will attend Updates and essentials with CCG Team
Ferpa Training

School Mental Health Coordinators report directly to the school level principal. They also receive guidance and supervision from CTE Center Administrator/Pathways Coordinator and the SCTG Coordinator. School Mental Health Coordinators work side by side with School Counselors within the Utah School Counseling Model.

Policy Adopted April 13, 2021