Wellness Coach

About the role

The Wellness Coach is a state-certified position established by California’s Department of Health Access and Information as part of the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative. The role offers prevention and early intervention services that support the behavioral health and well-being of children and youth. This includes skills training, psychoeducation, system navigation, crisis de-escalation, safety planning, coping skills, and motivational interviewing.

Engages and supports children and youth in cultural, linguistic, and age-appropriate services, with the ability to refer and link to higher levels of care, as needed. Behavioral health and related services may include wellness promotion and education, screening, care coordination, individual and group support, and crisis referral.

Responsibilities

• Provide counseling and crisis intervention to children, adolescents, and their families.
• Work with school systems to offer culturally, linguistically, and age-appropriate services.
• Offer skills training, psychoeducation, and system navigation.
• Crisis de-escalation, safety planning, coping skills, and motivational interviewing.
• Engage in referral and linking to higher levels of care.
• Offer wellness promotion and education, screening, care coordination, individual and group support, and crisis referral.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Experience providing counseling and crisis intervention to children, adolescents, and their families preferred.
• Experience working with school systems preferred.
• Education: Associate degree required. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Certification as Wellness Coach I or II from the California Department of Health Access and Information is required.
• Licenses, Certifications, Bonding, and/or Testing: Must have Certified Wellness Coach I or II certification from the California Department of Health Access and Information, TB test clearance, Criminal Justice Fingerprint Clearance, if required to operate a vehicle during the course of employment, must possess a valid California Driver’s License and evidence of insurability. 10% pay differential for individuals who have Wellness Coach II Certification through the California Department of Health Access and Information.

Skills

N/A

Benefits

EDCOE pays $600/month toward medical; no cost dental, life insurance, EAP, long term disability; $4.64/month vision; CalPERS retirement.

Pay

$4,668.42 - $6,076.08 monthly

Schedule

8 hours per day, 5 days per week, 215 days per year, 10 months per year

Contact

Contact Danielle Haxton at 530-295-2258 for more information.

Application Instructions

Please upload the following documents along with a completed application: Certification (Certification as Wellness Coach I or II from the California Department of Health Access and Information ), Copy of Transcript (Associate's Degree Transcripts), Letter of Introduction, Letter(s) of Recommendation (Two Current Letters - written within the last two years), Resume.

Comments and Other Information

The Human Resources Department of the El Dorado County Office of Education will make reasonable efforts in recruitment and examination process to accommodate applicants with disabilities. If you need an accommodation, please contact our Title IX Coordinator, Matt Murphy, at 530-295-2250. For more information on Title IX, please visit EDCOE Title IX Information.