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· Lead the division-level School Mental Health team in meeting all goals and objectives in alignment with the division’s strategic plan and organizing efforts across schools to ensure consistent standards of support are met district-wide.

Promote and support all aspects of the HCPS Comprehensive School Mental Health Model to assist in improving access and availability of evidence-based behavioral health promotion and prevention, early identification and intervention, and intensive intervention and supports to meet the needs of children, youth, and families within the school community.

Plan for, implement, and sustain programming that promotes mental health and wellness among school administrators and staff utilizing best practices to support professional resilience, secondary trauma prevention, resiliency, self-care/self-compassion, efficacy/confidence building, and mental/physical health.

Maintain and update the HCPS Mental Health Crisis Response plan in alignment with the National Association of School Psychologist’s (NASP) PREPaRE Model. Work closely with the Emergency Manager to coordinate and serve on division-level mental health crisis response team and co ntribute regularly to school-based critical incident responses to assist school communities with planning, resources, and grief/loss support.

Build and sustain relationships with community mental health providers and agencies, including Henrico Area Mental Health & Developmental Services.

· Formalize school-level mental health teaming processes. Train, coach, and support school teams in developing and sustaining school mental health programs delivered across a multi-tiered systems of support framework.

Coordinate, facilitate, and evaluate targeted professional learning opportunities related to Tier II and III mental and behavioral health and wellness and trauma-informed practices for school mental health professionals.

D evelop a plan to sustain and scale high-quality, standards aligned professional learning opportunities that meet the unique needs of HCPS schools related to Tier I mental health and wellness and trauma-informed practices.

Review the HCPS Suicide Prevention Guidelines, make revisions as necessary, and coordinate annual training for identified HCPS employee groups. Implement suicide prevention programs (i.e., Signs of Suicide), including training, consultation, and data collection/analysis.

· Potential to coordinate the provision of Therapeutic Day Treatment (TDT) services in identified schools, as appropriate.

Potential to provide clinical supervision to school mental health professionals pursuing licensure by the Virginia Board of Health Professionals as a Licensed Mental Health Professional (LMHP).

P otential to provide clinical supervision to school mental health professionals pursuing their School-Based Registered Play Therapist (SB-RPT) credential.

Support the coordination of mental health services at The Oak Avenue Complex’s full-service community service hub in collaboration with the Department of Family & Community Engagement.

Serve on the Division Threat Assessment Team (DTAT) and the Family Assessment & Planning Team (FAPT) on a rotating basis.

Collaborate with Communications to regularly promote mental health & wellness efforts and information to the HCPS school community.

Participate in division, state, and national professional development activities as appropriate and incorporate learning into professional practice.

Perform other duties as required.

Must possess thorough knowledge of HCPS and the local and regional mental health agencies providing services to youth and their families. Evidence of successful experience in grant writing and managing the request for proposal process; ability to complete complex tasks and synthesize outcomes for concise reporting; excellent problem-solving and crisis-management skills; and ability to work well in multi-disciplinary teams as well as independently preferred.

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