Part time Bilingual Community Service Aide

Benefits

• Company parties
• Competitive salary
• Training & development
• Employee discounts
• Paid time off
• Wellness resources

Job Description

The Bilingual Community Service Aide provides the following services in Montgomery County, MD.

Part-time, Days and Evenings, Monday through Friday, some evenings might be required to meet with families/students.

General Summary:

Coordinate services, events, and activities for a school-based mental health and social services program offered in collaboration with elementary and middle schools and the county’s Department of Health and Human Services in the Gaithersburg and Germantown school/community region. Community Service Aide assists in working to promote mental and emotional wellness of students and families and self-sufficiency of families.

Principal Responsibilities and Duties:

• Community Outreach
• Plans and coordinate outreach/prevention programming and emotional and wellness services for parents/families within the program.
• Plans psycho-educational and emotional support groups with assistance from the Program's school team.
• Plans, supports and implements special events for the team.
• Public speaking
• Provides information/referral services.
• Support the work of increasing family self-sufficiency by assisting family care manager in obtaining community resources.
• Collaborative Responsibilities
• Covers administrative tasks.
• Office Management (includes maintaining office equipment/supplies)
• Tracks client assistance/flex funds budget for site team
• Trains and supervises volunteers
• Orients new staff to site procedures
• Maintains attendance at activities
• Attends regular supervision and staff meetings with agency supervisor
• Attends monthly CSA and CSC meetings, collaborative and agency trainings and retreats
• Staffs at least one weekend agency outreach booth shift per year

Qualifications

• Work experience in related field required.
• Must be able to demonstrate written and verbal fluency in English and Spanish.
• Excellent leadership and collaboration skills.
• Desire to work with a diverse array of families and professionals.
• Experience working within collaborative school-based models of service delivery is preferred.
• Prior experience/equivalent knowledge of immigrant populations & acculturation issues and thorough knowledge of community resources in Montgomery County is preferred.

Working Conditions

Generally, works in a normal school environment. Will spend time in client home settings as needed.

About PACE Consulting

We serve the total person.

PACE Consulting (PACE) is an acronym, which stands for Providing Answers in Counseling and Education. We are a comprehensive behavioral health counseling and organizational consulting agency founded in 2007 and headquartered in College Park, MD. We provide our services in all settings spanning across our office, schools/universities, and workplace settings.

Our behavioral health counseling services include services to individuals, couples, and families. Our licensed therapists counsel children, adolescents, college students, and adults; and address mental health concerns and areas such as depression, anxiety, trauma, stress, race-related stress, marital and relationship conflicts, managing life transitions, and parenting challenges. We provide organizational consulting and training services to educational organizations, corporations, non-profits, and government agencies.

Our Mission

Our mission is to ensure that our clients receive quality behavioral health counseling and organizational consulting services from professionals that are caring, diligent, and passionate about their work.