Refugee Resettlement | Behavioral Health Specialist

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston is seeking a Behavioral Health Specialist to support the Refugee School Impact program in the Houston area. The role focuses on assessing students and families, delivering mental health trainings to participants and partners, making referrals, and coordinating crisis interventions and social-emotional learning activities.

Strong connections with local mental health providers are valued.

Qualifications

• Valid Texas Driver’s License.
• Bachelor in Social Work or related field with Community Health Worker background.
• One year of experience working in the field of mental health.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health trainings to RSI program participants.
• Develop and implement professional development trainings for community partners on refugee mental health.
• Connect with refugee students showing need for mental health care and make appropriate referrals; follow up.
• Create resource packets for schools on mental health topics.
• Coordinate crisis intervention meetings with school counselor, teachers, and parents for students in crisis at school.
• Lead social-emotional learning activities for RSI program and evaluate efficacy of SEL interventions.
• Develop social-emotional curriculum for after-school programs.

Skills

Organizational skills

Planning skills

Interpersonal skills

Confidentiality

Office equipment

Education

Bachelor in Social Work (or related field with Community Health Worker background)

Job description

Catholic Charities is looking for the right people; people who wish to serve their community as a part of a family friendly organization doing good within the Houston-Galveston area. We attract and retain the best talent by investing in our employees. People of all faiths helping people in need.

Refugee Resettlement assists in helping create a home-away-from-home, we assist government-approved refugees in becoming self-sufficient through cultural orientation, job development, family reunification and resettlement.

The Behavioral Health Specialist is responsible for assessing students and families who are eligible for the Refugee School Impact program and connecting them to available resources.

The Behavioral Health Specialist will work closely with the education team to provide mental health training to students, parents, and teachers and provide referrals and follow-up for mental health services, as needed.

The successful candidate will have a passion for working with refugee students, have strong connections with mental health providers in the Houston community, and display initiative.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES

• Provide mental health trainings to participants enrolled in the Refugee School Impact program.
• Develop and implement professional development trainings for community partners on refugee mental health.
• Work closely with the education team to connect with refugee students who display a need for mental health care. Make appropriate referrals for mental health services and follow-up to ensure student is connected with mental health services
• Create resource packets for schools on topic of mental health
• Coordinate crisis intervention meetings with school counselor, teachers, parents for students who are in crisis at school
• Lead social-emotional learning activities for RSI program and evaluate efficacy of social-emotional learning interventions
• Develop social-emotional curriculum to be delivered to students in after-school programs
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Valid Texas Driver’s License
• Bachelor in Social Work or related field with Community Health Worker background
• One (1) year of experience working in the field of mental health

Skills Requirements

• Demonstrate organizational and planning skills.
• Exhibit friendliness and courtesy when interacting with visitors.
• Demonstrate success in dealing with a variety of people.
• Ability to handle confidential information.
• Demonstrate the ability to operate standard office equipment (phone system, copier, fax, etc.).

Catholic Charities is an equal opportunity employer. We actively foster an environment that is free of racism, discrimination, bias, and harassment where all individuals are treated with dignity, safety, and respect. Successful applicant must comply with federal contractor vaccine mandate requirements.

The work you do will help us advocate for the vulnerable among us, a network of support services to people of all ages and from all walks of life and religious backgrounds.