Trauma Coordinator & School-Based Resilience Professional

About the role

Ohel is looking for a compassionate, experienced mental health professional to lead and expand our trauma response and resilience initiatives throughout South Florida. This is more than a clinical role—it's an opportunity to make a meaningful difference during life's most challenging moments while helping schools and communities build resilience for the future.

As a valued member of Ohel's National Trauma Team, you'll receive ongoing mentorship, supervision, and specialized training from nationally recognized trauma expert Dr. Norman Blumenthal, while working alongside a dedicated team committed to supporting individuals and communities in times of crisis.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate Ohel's trauma response services throughout South Florida in collaboration with Ohel's National Trauma Team
• Respond to traumatic events affecting individuals, families, schools, synagogues, and community organizations
• Recruit, mentor, supervise, and support members of the South Florida Trauma Team
• Provide crisis intervention, death notification, pre-bereavement support, short-term counseling, and individual and family consultations
• Partner with the Clinical Director of Ohel's South Florida outpatient mental health clinic to strengthen outreach, identify community needs, and expand access to behavioral health services
• Build lasting relationships with schools, educators, healthcare providers, social service agencies, clergy, and community leaders
• Deliver engaging workshops, webinars, and professional development for educators, administrators, clergy, and community organizations
• Train and coach school personnel in trauma-informed practices, resilience-building, and social-emotional learning (SEL)
• Help organizations respond to crises with compassion while promoting healing and preventing retraumatization
• Represent Ohel through community presentations, outreach initiatives, educational events, and social media

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Psychology, or a related mental health field
• At least 5 years of clinical experience, including trauma, crisis intervention, or disaster response (experience on a trauma response team is preferred)
• Strong understanding of child development, trauma-informed care, and social-emotional learning
• Experience working in schools or educational settings
• Excellent presentation, training, leadership, and public speaking skills
• Experience recruiting, mentoring, and supervising teams is a plus
• Comfortable using technology, multimedia, and social media for outreach and education
• Calm, compassionate, and flexible to provide steady support during times of crisis

Benefits

• 403B retirement plan with employee contribution
• Sick and vacation paid time off (PTO)

Eligibility for all benefits is based on hours worked, employment classification, and fulfillment of applicable waiting periods and plan requirements.

Pay

Salary: $50,000

Schedule

This is a part-time position located in Hollywood, Florida.