Bilingual Community Service Aide

Benefits:

• Training & development
• Company parties
• Competitive salary

Job description

PACE Consulting, LLC (PACE) is a certified MBE/DBE woman-owned small business. We provide behavioral health clinical services and organizational consulting services to individuals and organizations. Our services include but are not limited to clinical counseling, employee assistance counseling, organizational development consulting, staff augmentation services, workshops, training, and supervision. We are solution-oriented, professional, and are dedicated to our work with clients. We have a dynamic team of professionals who are professional and incredible to work with!


Job Title: Bilingual Community Service Aide  FLSA Status: Exempt


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


Full-time Monday through Friday 8am to 4pm 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:

• Coordinates with therapist, care manager, school staff and community partners in providing comprehensive care
  
  

Administrative:

• 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
• Monitors 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

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

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

Working Conditions:Note: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with a disability(s) to perform the essential functions of this position.

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