Treatment Specialist

The Treatment Specialist serves as the primary school-based coordinator for student wellness and social-emotional support within their assigned school. This individual will work collaboratively with students, families, school administrators, teachers, counselors, nurses, and Alliance healthcare providers to connect students with medical, dental, vision, behavioral health, and community resources.

The Treatment Specialist will coordinate referrals, facilitate workshops and classroom presentations, support care coordination, assist with student enrollment into school-based health services, and help create a safe, supportive, and healthy school environment.

Salary: $ 23.61 per hour

Essential Responsibilities

• Student Support
• Build positive relationships with students.
• Provide social-emotional support and wellness coaching.
• Assist students experiencing behavioral, emotional, family, or school-related challenges.
• Identify students who may benefit from additional healthcare or behavioral health services.
• Encourage student engagement with available school-based health services.
• Care Coordination
• Coordinate referrals for medical, dental, vision, and behavioral health services.
• Monitor referrals through completion.
• Communicate with parents regarding appointments and follow-up care.
• Connect families with community resources and supportive services.
• Assist students in accessing healthcare regardless of insurance status.
• School-Based Health Center Operations
• Coordinate weekly onsite medical, dental, and vision clinic schedules.
• Assist with student registration and enrollment.
• Verify required consent forms before services are provided.
• Coordinate appointment schedules with school staff.
• Maintain accurate service logs and referral tracking.
• Presentations and Workshops
• Ensure that the clinical space is maintained up to clinical standards
• Develop and facilitate engaging educational programs for students, parents, and staff, including topics such as:
• Emotional Regulation
• Stress Management
• Bullying Prevention
• Healthy Relationships
• Conflict Resolution
• Internet Safety
• Substance Use Prevention
• Nutrition and Healthy Living
• Mental Health Awareness
• Self-Esteem
• Respect and Kindness
• Attendance and School Success
• Parent Engagement
• Educate families about available services.
• Assist parents with registration and consent forms.
• Coordinate parent workshops.
• Promote family participation in healthcare services.
• Serve as a liaison between families, schools, and healthcare providers.

School Collaboration

• Work closely with principals, counselors, nurses, teachers, child study teams, and administrators.
• Participate in multidisciplinary meetings.
• Collaborate on interventions that support student success.
• Promote a positive school climate.
• Documentation
• Maintain timely and accurate documentation.
• Enroll families in Get Covered NJ, complete PE applications
• On clinical days coordinate staff and student schedules
• Book appointments in eClinicalWorks and update all information.
• Verify insurance prior to appointments
• Follow up on missed appointments or complicated cases with parents.
• Track presentations, referrals, and follow-up activities.
• Complete required reports within established timelines.
• Maintain confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA and FERPA regulations.
• Crisis Response
• Recognize students experiencing emotional distress.
• Immediately report concerns regarding abuse, neglect, suicidal ideation, or threats of violence according to organizational policies.
• Assist licensed behavioral health professionals during crisis interventions.
• Support assigned clinical site operations by assisting with patient intake, appointment scheduling, registration, consent collection, insurance verification, and follow-up coordination.
• Collaborate with front desk, clinical, behavioral health, dental, vision, and outreach staff to ensure students and families are connected to appropriate services and receive timely follow-up care.
• Assist with maintaining updated patient information in eClinicalWorks, documenting outreach efforts, tracking referrals, and communicating appointment reminders or follow-up needs to parents and guardians.
• Support clinic workflow by helping prepare service areas, organizing educational materials and forms, monitoring pending documentation, and escalating urgent or complex concerns to the appropriate supervisor or licensed provider.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Human Services, Family Science, Public Health, Education, Sociology, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience working with children, adolescents, schools, healthcare, behavioral health, or community programs.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to build relationships with students and families from diverse backgrounds.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and electronic documentation systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a school-based setting or Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC).
• Bilingual (English/Spanish/Arabic) strongly preferred.
• Experience facilitating youth groups or classroom presentations.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care, HIPAA, FERPA, and mandated reporting requirements.
• CPR and First Aid Certification.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• The successful candidate will demonstrate:
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong organizational and time management abilities
• Ability to manage multiple priorities independently
• Compassion, empathy, and professionalism
• Strong problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams
• Commitment to health equity and culturally responsive care
• Strong documentation and data management skills