Summary
Seeks to engage a qualified professional or organization to provide interim leadership of the student services department, ensuring coordination between the school’s counselor(s), social worker(s), behavioral support team, contracted mental-health evaluation service provider(s) and other, related support personnel. As part of this role, the selected bidder will: monitor outputs from school counselors, school social workers, behavioral health team members, and contracted psychological providers as needed. Attend weekly scheduled student services team meetings as needed/requested by school leaders. Work with school leadership to develop and articulate a comprehensive vision and strategy for student socio-emotional, mental, and behavioral wellbeing throughout the school. Review and assess the school’s existing policies, procedures, protocols, and programming related to services provided by the student services department (collectively, the “student services”) and provide recommendations to strengthen comprehensiveness, effectiveness, and system efficiency. As agreed, create, refine, and document policies, procedures, and protocols related to all student services including, without limitation, those related to crisis response, behavioral emergencies, and student re-entry following hospitalization, mobile crisis involvement, or significant mental health episodes. Collaborate with faculty, staff, administrators, and the dean of behavior and climate. Provide leadership and advisory support during crisis situations, as needed. Provide leadership and advisory support during student re-entry situations, as needed. Consult regarding cstag threat assessment procedures, as needed. Produce the anticipated deliverables identified on appendix a hereto, as agreed to by both parties in the final contract.