Resiliency Specialist - School Based

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1 Position in the Jackson County School District

Position provides resiliency-based prevention education services within assigned elementary schools. Specialist provides services to classrooms, small groups, and individuals focused on self-regulation skills, coping skills and mindfulness practices, and works on identifying and developing a trauma informed response to student vulnerabilities. Specialist may provide coaching for teaching staff on creating trauma sensitive classrooms. Resiliency services include use of evidence based curriculum and creating additional content to support the needs of the students.

Position requires Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in social work, psychology, education, sociology, or related field and/or equivalent of education and experience. Synergy’s School Based Integrated Services Program provides services to local school districts and charter schools. The objective of this program is to assist school staff in the implementation of a trauma sensitive and resiliency based school culture. Working with schools to recognize and address student vulnerabilities as they relate to trauma through classroom education, support, case management, clinical services, behavior support and faculty coaching.

School based staff will model trauma informed care approaches to working with students, families, school systems, and communities in accordance with Synergy Services policies, procedures and philosophies. Staff for this program should be familiar with trauma informed practices and dynamics of school settings; have strong communication skills, work ethic, and organization skills; be self-motivated, flexible, reliable, and be able to work as a part of a team while also working independently.

• Provides prevention education, classroom and in-service consultation and training for children, youth, guardians, staff, and the community on resiliency based prevention topics and social emotional learning.
• Follow approved evidence-based curricula with fidelity
• Create lessons and collaborate with teachers and/or co-workers on prevention material.
• Models trauma informed care approach to working with students, families, school systems, and communities in accordance with Synergy Services policies, procedures and philosophies
• Provides professional development and consultation regarding trauma to school staff;
• Assists with trauma-informed care implementation in the school setting;
• Provides crisis management as needed;
• Service Coordination
• Provides lesson planning and coordinating with the needs of teachers and students, case management tasks when necessary and follow-up;
• Participate on school implementation/care teams in an effort to synthesize relevant scientific theories and evidence and to translate them into coherent, user-friendly interventions and prevention strategies.
• Provides support calls and networks with other agencies;
• Writes reports or provides data as requested;
• Participate in defining program outcomes and maintaining all…