Project AWARE-Project Manager
- Employer
- Windham Public Schools
- Location
- Willimantic, CT, US
- Salary
- Competitive
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- Job Category
- Product, Services & Policy, Project Manager
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Administration/ Manager
11/8/2018
Central Office
ASAP
01/11/2019
Position: The Project Advancing Wellness and Resilience Education (AWARE) grant Project Manager will be responsible for overseeing and leading all project activities under the district's new Project AWARE five-year project. The purpose of Project AWARE is to increase awareness of mental health issues among school-age youth, train educators and other youth-serving adults to detect and respond to mental health issues and to connect children, youth and families who may experience behavioral health issues with appropriate services. Program implementation is expected to expand access to school and community-based mental health services, build capacity and leadership to sustain community based mental health promotion, prevention, early identification and treatment services and initiatives, build collaboration among families, schools and communities, increase culturally specific and developmentally appropriate mental health services, provide outreach to youth and families, develop systems for identifying signs and symptoms early and link families to existing services and develop multi-tiered behavioral health frameworks. To learn more, please see the attached posting form. Interested candidates are expected to familiarize themselves with the Project AWARE initiative found on SAMHSA website at: https://www.samhsa.gov/grants/grant-announcements/sm-18-006
Qualifications: The qualified candidate must have Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, have experience managing projects between educational institutions and local service systems and have expertise in the fields of education, mental health, and/or substance abuse. Other experience working with multiple systems, clinical field and community organizing will be highly considered. Preferred qualifications include: certified social worker, licensed counselor/clinician, 068/071 endorsement codes preferred, and/or mental health certifications. Bilingual preferred.
CTReap#80999
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