CIS-Crisis Intervention Specialist - Pasadena ISD

Job Title

CIS Crisis Intervention Specialist

Program/Operations Department

Communities In Schools of Southeast Harris County and Brazoria County

Assigned Program Director

Exempt

September 2022

This position will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the program at the school site. The Crisis Intervention Specialist works closely with principals, counselors, students, parents, community members, and other concerned individuals to ensure that identified Communities In Schools of Southeast Harris and Brazoria County programs are provided. Bilingual applicants preferred.

• Coordinates services for identified students and families during the school day and possibly before and after school.
• Interview students and/or parents and/or guardians with problems such as personal and family adjustments, abuse, criminal conduct, finances, employment, food, clothing, housing, and physical and mental impairments to determine the nature and degree of the problem.
• Secures information such as medical, psychological, and social factors contributing to a student's situation and evaluates these and the student's capacities.
• Counsels students individually, in family, or in other small groups regarding plans for meeting needs and aids students to mobilize inner capacities and environmental resources to improve social functioning.
• Helps students to modify attitudes and patterns of behavior by increasing understanding of self, personal issues.
• Maintains working knowledge of community resources and agencies and connects the appropriate resources to individual students’ and families’ needs.
• Refers and follows up with student and/or parent and/or guardian to community resources and other organizations.
• Compiles records and prepares reports, meeting required deadlines in a timely manner.
• Review the service action plan and perform follow-up inquiries to determine the quantity and quality of services provided to the student and the status of the student's case.
• Accesses and records student and community resource information.
• Secures supplementary information such as free and reduced lunch status, discipline reports, grades, and other school data reports necessary to assess the student’s needs accurately.
• Actively involve volunteers in their areas of interest and expertise.
• Work closely with principal(s) and counselor(s) to effectively structure programs, meeting the needs of the individual campus setting. When required, determines student's eligibility for financial assistance.
• Effectively meeting the objective of the CIS-Crisis Intervention program through individual mentoring and/or counseling and/or organized group sessions.
• Organizing and maintaining student case files in compliance with the Perfect File Checklist as outlined by CIS.
• Plan, organize, and implement program design to meet the needs of the students and families effectively.
• Relate, motivate, and encourage students, parents/guardians and/or administrators, faculty, and staff.
• Have knowledge of Southeast Harris and/or Brazoria County resources.
• Must be able to interact positively with a diverse group of individuals of the school, city, and state entities.
• Compile and submit reports and information in a timely manner.
• Exhibit excellent work attitude, strong work ethic, and self-motivation.
• Be responsible for program planning and implementation of objectives.
• Facilitate, develop, and/or conduct workshops as deemed necessary by the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and/or Program Director.
• Encourage and motivate parents to become actively involved along with their children in school activities.
• Work with students and parents to implement recreational and extracurricular activities to enhance self-esteem and reinforce developmental skills.
• Work with parents, students, and staff in CIS fund-raising activities and provide a financial report following each activity.

The Communities In Schools of Southeast Harris and the Brazoria County Crisis Intervention Program Director supervise the site coordinator. (See organizational chart)

Masters Degree is strongly…