Mental Health Coordinator
Seattle, WA
USPGMS/ US Ministries – US Resettlement Program /
Regular, Full-time /
Hybrid
ORGANIZATION SUMMARY:
World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization that is fighting for change that lasts, right here in the U.S. and across the globe. We bring sustainable solutions to the world’s greatest problems – disasters, extreme poverty, violence, oppression, and mass displacement. The organization is approximately 75 years old and has worked in over 100 countries around the world since its founding.
In the United States, we come alongside local churches, community organizations and hundreds of individual volunteers to support newly arriving refugee and other immigrant families. Today, we are proud to partner with over 6,000 local churches, and 95,000 volunteers globally to bring hope, healing and transformation to the most vulnerable.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Are you a person of compassion? An advocate for justice? Someone who stands up for the rights of the vulnerable and speaks out for the marginalized, the exploited and the forgotten? Do you believe in our calling as Christians to welcome the least of these and love our neighbor?
If you answered ‘yes’, to any of the above, World Relief, and millions of people around the world need you.
World Relief seeks a Mental Health Coordinator to assess newcomers mental health, well-being and resilience at several stages of the welcome and resettlement process. The ideal candidate will utilize mental health experience alongside screening tools to determine newcomers’ mental health risks and need to access clinical mental health resources or community based psychosocial support. This position will build a portfolio of referrals to community clinical mental health resources and liaise directly with the World Relief Western Washington (WRWW) Resilience Team staff to provide psychosocial supports.
Role & Responsibilities
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Complete screening assessments with newly arrived refugee clients at regular intervals spanning R&P and PC programs
- Assist resettlement case managers in recognizing mental health needs and developing a support plan
- Proactively work with caseworkers to ensure smooth enrollment in PC for cases in need of long-term case management regarding mental health
- Build portfolio of community mental health resources and provide warm referrals when appropriate
- Coordinate and consult with WRWW Resilience Programs to ensure smooth referrals and program continuity
- Work with the Pre-Arrival team and RHPP to support medically complex cases
- Case note and proactively document assessments and outcomes of cases
- Provide monthly trainings to staff on mental health/trauma informed care
- Collaborate, consult, and partner with local service providers
- Ensure professional and timely provision of all necessary services
- Practice confidentiality in practice, language, and record keeping in accordance with applicable licensure requirements and office policies
- Maintain professional competency through continuing education
- Actively participate in monthly staff meeting
- Submit any requested data to the program manager through monthly, semi-annual, and annual reports
- Maintain accurate and organized files and records of services provided
- Adhere to all World Relief policies, including but not limited to, incident reporting procedures, code of conduct, security safety and health
- Perform other tasks and projects as assigned
CLIENT SERVICES
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Experience in mental health assessments
- Skilled in Treatment Planning and Goal Setting
- Organizational Skills
- Interpersonal Skills
- Teamwork
- Knowledge of World Relief
- Confidentiality and Professionalism
- Initiative and Independent Work
- Communication Skills (oral and written)
- Technical Skills
Requirements
- Mature and personal Christian faith
- Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief
- Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities
- Able to affirm and/or acknowledge World Reliefs Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity and National Evangelicals For the Health of The Nation document
- Advanced degree in mental health/social services or equivalent experience required
- Case management experience strongly preferred
- A heart for service for vulnerable people
- Cross-cultural experience strongly preferred
- Ability to work well on own and manage own program
- MS Office skills required
- Highly self-motivated with strong follow-through and problem-solving skills
- Direct-service experience with vulnerable populations preferred
- Valid driver’s license, regular access to vehicle, and ability/willingness to drive clients to appointments
- Occasional evenings or weekends required
$29.50 - $30.40 an hour
World Relief offers a competitive benefits package (25 hours + per week):
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Offer 16 company Paid Holidays + 4 additional Personal days per year!
- Paid Sick and Vacation Time
- Paid Parental Leave (12 weeks for qualified employees)
- FSAs: Medical & Dependent Care, & Commuter Funding
- Supplemental Life Insurance (employee, spouse, and children)
- Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident insurance policies
- Legal Shield Insurance
World Relief pays 100% for eligible employees:
- Group Term Life (employee, spouse, and children)
- Long Term & Short-term Disability
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Long Distance Travel Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
World Relief - Retirement:
- 401K & Roth
- WR matches up to 4%, then an additional quarter percent up to 10%
- Eligibility: Full Time (40 hours per week) is eligible after 3 months of employment. Part time is eligible after 1000 hours in a year.
World Relief Discounts (Immediately Eligible):
- Verizon
- Pet Insurance through Nationwide
- Home and Auto insurance through Liberty Mutual
- Working Advantage Discount Program
- Active & Fit Gym Membership
World Relief is honored to be recognized with the Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation for exceeding the core components of our well-being program including leadership and culture, program foundations and execution, and whole person health.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
· While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations
· The ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-15 pounds.
· Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read application information.
· The employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
· General office setting. World Relief also offers hybrid and remote schedules for limited positions.
· Great lengths of time working on computer, reading from computer screen, entering information, standing at copier or fax machine, and some time on the phone or in virtual meetings may be required.
· Year-end archiving activities involve repeated lifting and bending.
· Physical, emotional and intellectual demands
· Equipment used: Employee computer (desktop or laptop), printer, and copier.
· All of the above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. Individuals may be required to perform any other job-related instructions as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation. This position description is not all-inclusive and is always under review.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V.
For World Relief staff, strong commitment to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief is essential, and Christian faith is a prerequisite for employment, based upon United States federal guidelines provided in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Legal Background in the United States
World Relief is both an equal opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization. World Relief strictly prohibits and does not tolerate unlawful discrimination against employees on the basis of person’s race, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law, which does not conflict with the protections afforded World Relief as a faith-based employer.
In addition, physical or mental limitations will not be a factor in the application of World Relief's employment policies or employee practices, except for those situations in which occupational requirement make consideration of such factors necessary.
Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e 1(a) World Relief has the right to, and does, hire only candidates who agree with World Relief’s Statement of Faith.
