School Based Liaison

Job Description:

Job Summary:

The School-Based Liaison serves as a vital link between schools, families, and Brightli services. This role is responsible for initiating and facilitating access to mental health support for students and their families within the assigned schools or school districts.

Essential Job Functions:

• Promptly accept referrals from assigned schools/districts and notify referral sources, ensuring family contact within 3 business days of receiving student information.
• Guide families through the Medicaid eligibility screening and application process, offering assistance as needed.
• Verify benefits for families with private insurance and conduct screenings for grant funding eligibility if applicable.
• Refer families to the School-Based Support Staff for scheduling with the appropriate Evaluator, School-Based Clinician, or clinic based on insurance/funding status.
• Conduct comprehensive family assessments to identify strengths, problems, and needs, offering solutions through internal and external resources.
• Collaborate with schools and community agencies to identify programs that address student and family needs, actively connecting families to these resources.
• Exercise discretion and sound judgment when participating in emergency services to provide rapid aid during emotional crises.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the School-Based Services program's philosophy, mission, and goals.
• Complete all required charting and documentation in a timely manner, adhering to operational guidelines and program standards.
• Function in accordance with Brightli’s Operational Guidelines and within professional codes of ethics.
• Participate in staff development activities, meetings, and training sessions offered by Brightli.
• Support management needs, including data collection, program evaluation, grant application development, and contract maintenance.
• Regularly engage in self-evaluation processes according to Brightli.
• Comply with quality assurance procedures, utilization review processes, and established procedures, rules, and regulations of the Clinical Records Department.
• Perform additional special functions as necessary to ensure the successful delivery of behavioral health services.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Language Skills: Proficiency in reading, interpreting, and understanding documents such as safety rules, instructions, and procedure manuals. Strong written communication skills for creating routine reports and correspondence. Effective verbal communication skills for presenting information to residents, employees, family members, and community contacts.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to perform basic arithmetic operations, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Reasoning Ability: Capacity to apply common sense understanding and carry out instructions in written, oral, or diagrammed form. Problem-solving skills for handling concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Other Skills and Abilities: Establishing and maintaining effective relationships with clients, community partners, and the network of care via telephone and personal contacts. Ability to follow directions and accept supervision. Extensive knowledge of community resources and a proven track record of engaging community partners effectively in client treatment.

Experience and Education Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work (preferred), or other related human service fields is required.
• Alternatively, a high school diploma with experience in mental health or a related field may be considered.

Supervisory Requirements:

None

Employment Requirements:

• Successful completion of background check including criminal record, driving record, abuse/neglect and fingerprint check.
• Completion of New Hire Orientation at the beginning of employment.
• All training requirements including Relias at the beginning of employment and annually thereafter.
• Current driver’s license, acceptable driving record and current auto insurance.

Physical Requirements:

ADA Consideration - Sedentary work:  Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (exists up the 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (exists 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, or pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.  Repetitive movements of hands, fingers, and arms for typing and/or writing during work shift.

Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time.  Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Position Perks & Benefits:

Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life

Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more

Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive

Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within

Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness

Brightli is on a Mission:

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission. If you are passionate about empowering local communities and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization dedicated to cultivating an authentic workplace.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Adult & Child Health is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.