School Mental Health Coordinator (LCSW) - Morgridge Academy

Do you want to make a huge difference in the lives of children who have illnesses? Morgridge Academy is a free K-8 school for children with chronic health issues located on the campus of National Jewish Health. We are seeking a School Mental Health Coordinator (LCSW) to join our team. This important role provides mental health support to children in a medically safe environment. Our small class sizes and exceptional resources make Morgridge Academy an ideal place for a teacher to work!

The ideal candidate will enjoy working with children, staff, and families in an innovative and nurturing environment. 

If you believe in working for a school where we make an impact every day, we invite you to join our team! 

Position Summary
The School Mental Health Coordinator will promote and enhance the learning process for students through an integration of personal/social and academic development.

Essential Duties

1. Manages/supervises and develops an effective staff: providing effective communication, leadership, guidance and resources. Determines staff qualifications and competency: recruits, interviews, selects, hires, trains, orients, mentors, evaluates, coaches, counsels, disciplines, and rewards. Establishes and monitors staff safety and regulatory compliance.
2. Counsels students to encourage and support student achievement regarding a variety of student needs.
3. Implements culturally responsive pedagogy and promotes equity and inclusion.
4. Collaborates with families, teachers, staff, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral, academic, and other problems. 
5. Promotes family engagement and manages the “Sunshine Saturday” program.
6. Meets with families for care coordination and resource referral.
7. Plans individual and group counseling sessions with students, including keeping notes on behavior and appointments and observing learning habits with a focus on a variety of issues such as anger management, self-esteem, feelings, etc.
8. Observes and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
9. Performs threat assessment and suicide assessment for students as needed.
10. Coordinates and implements our PBIS system, including spearheading anti-bullying initiatives.
11. Manages and develops school mental health staff including evaluation, mentoring, and counseling.
12. Teaches evidence based SEL curriculum.
13. Coordinates eighth grade continuation and transition to high school.
14. Analyzes data to assess student need in math and literacy, provide small group academic intervention, and monitor progress in academics.
15. Provides benchmarking and IEP assessments. Collaborates with team members to support Problem Based Learning.
16. Maintains student confidentially and any other confidential information that is obtained during the performance of duties.
17. Participates in the development and implementation of the school quality improvement plan.
18. Assists with supervision of students during recess, lunch, between classes, and during special events.

Competencies

1. Accountability: Accepts full responsibility for self and contribution as a team member; displays honesty and truthfulness; confronts problems quickly; displays a strong commitment to organizational success and inspires others to commit to goals; demonstrates a commitment to National Jewish Health.
2. Impact and Influence: Using appropriate interpersonal styles and techniques to gain acceptance of ideas or plans; modifying one’s own behavior to accommodate tasks, situations, and individuals involved.  Taking advantage of opportunities to make a different and have an impact.  When used will, the intended outcome of this competency is the creation of goodwill, trust and respect while motivating people to want to follow you even when they don’t have to.
3. Collaboration and Teamwork: Cooperates with others to accomplish common goals; works with the employees within and across his/her department to achieve shared goals; treats others with dignity and respect and maintains a friendly demeanor; values the contributions of others.
4. Creativity and Innovation: Applies creative problem-solving skills to develop solutions to problems; recognizes and demonstrates the value in taking “smart” risks and learning from mistakes; develops multiple alternatives and understands the feasibility of each; effectively shares and implements his/her ideas.  Generates innovative solutions in work situations; tries different and novel ways to deal with work problems and opportunities.  
5. Patient Relations: Meeting patient and patient family needs; taking responsibility for a patient’s safety, satisfaction, and clinical outcomes; using appropriate interpersonal techniques to resolve difficult patient situations and regain patient confidence.  
6. Talent Management for Leaders: Clearly establishes and communicates expectations and accountabilities; monitors and evaluates performance; provides effective feedback and coaching; identifies development needs and helps employees address them to achieve optimal performance.
7. Valuing and Leveraging Diversity: Fosters an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are valued and leveraged to achieve the vision and mission of the organization.  

Supervisory or Managerial Responsibility
Manages 1-3 employees

Travel
Minimal travel (< 5%)

Core Values

1. Be available to work as scheduled and report to work on time.
2. Be willing to accept supervision and work well with others.
3. Be well groomed, appropriately for your role and wear ID Badge visibly.
4. Be in compliance with all departmental and institutional policies, the Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct and completes NetLearning by due date annually.
5. Fosters an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are valued and leveraged to achieve the vision and mission of the institution.
6. Adheres to safe working practices and at all times follows all institutional and departmental safety policies and procedures. 
7. Wears appropriate PPE as outlined by the infection control policies and procedures.
8. Demonstrates compliance with all state, federal and all other regulatory agency requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Education: Masters of Social Work from an accredited school required.
2. Work Experience: Minimum of 5 years experience required.
3. Special Training, Certification or Licensure: Colorado Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license required.

Salary Range: $60,000 - $87,258 

Benefits
At National Jewish Health, we recognize that our outstanding faculty and staff are the essence of our organization. For every aspect of health care, our employees are our greatest asset.

With that in mind, we have designed a valuable, comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and their families.

• Medical Plans, Dental Plans and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• FSA and HSA
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance and AD&D
• Voluntary Benefits, like Accident Insurance, Critical Care and Hospital Indemnity
• Sick and Vacation Paid Time Off
• Wellness Program
• Legal Plan