School Services Training and Operations Coordinator
Aspen Hope Center · Basalt, CO · 1 wk ago
$76k–$87k/yrFull-time
School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMHS) Program Implementation & Regional Outreach
- Collaborate with partners from Aspen to Parachute to align regional goals, share best practices, and drive continuous improvement of school mental health systems through resource mapping and service evaluation.
- Coach and consult with educators, administrators, and school-based clinicians to strengthen classroom interventions, small groups, and Tier 2 supports.
- Support schools in developing and strengthening Tier 1–3 mental health systems, including universal screening, progress monitoring, data-informed decision making, and intervention tracking.
- Design and deliver trainings for school staff, students, and families on mental health literacy, suicide prevention, tobacco and substance use prevention, trauma-informed practices, de-escalation, and crisis response.
- Assist in designing referral pathways and tiered systems for movement between levels of support and connection to crisis services.
- Complete the Safety Net Provider Quarterly Retrospective Report for the SBMHS Program.
- Represent AHC in district, school, and community partnership meetings as assigned.
School-Based Program Leadership And Collaboration
- Collaborate with the School Services Director to develop and coordinate clinician training, team workshops, and onboarding/orientation for school-based clinicians.
- Support operational excellence and quality improvement through administrative chart audits, documentation review, and ongoing monitoring of compliance and performance standards.
- Aid in the development of annual impact reports, grant deliverables, and program evaluation activities, and provide operational feedback during clinician performance evaluations in partnership with the Clinical Supervisor.
- Meet regularly with the School Services Director and school leadership teams to ensure alignment, effective communication, and coordination of school-based mental health services.
- Partner with schools, crisis team staff, and school-based clinicians to strengthen crisis response procedures, postvention protocols, and school mental health and wellness team processes.
- Develop and provide schools with ongoing reports, data summaries, program updates, and feedback surveys to support transparency, accountability, and continuous quality improvement.
- Develop, coordinate, and distribute family-facing mental health resources, training, and newsletters to increase awareness, reduce stigma, and support youth and family mental health needs.
- Promote culturally responsive, equitable, and inclusive mental health practices across school communities.
School-Based Program Leadership And Collaboration
- Support and coordinate the implementation, coordination, and evaluation of tobacco and substance use prevention programming across partnering schools and communities.
- Facilitate a coalition of community partners focused on substance use prevention, connecting schools, families, and organizations around shared regional goals.
- Provide training to school-based clinicians on prevention strategies, early intervention, and the integration of prevention messaging into school wellness efforts.
- Support schools in utilizing data, screening tools, and needs assessments to inform prevention programming, identify areas of need, and evaluate program effectiveness and impact.
Meetings, Supervision, Workshops
- Attends all staff meetings and participates in scheduled supervision with the Hope Center team and School Services Director.
- Represents AHC at two internal and/or external events during the year, determined in collaboration with their supervisor.
- Completes required training based on program needs and availability.
- Participates in four AHC workshops annually.
- Serves on one AHC committee, encouraged.