Senior Mental Health Co-Responder
Texas A&M University SystemAbout the role
Job Title
Senior Mental Health Co-ResponderAgency
Texas A&M UniversityDepartment
University Health ServicesProposed Minimum Salary
CommensurateJob Location
College Station, TexasJob Type
StaffJob Description
Our Commitment
Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.
Who we are
University Health Services empowers Texas A&M students through integrated care that supports their physical and mental health. As part of Texas A&M Health—the university’s comprehensive health science center—our clinicians provide the highest level of care in medicine, counseling, psychology and emergency medical services that fosters students’ academic, personal and professional success.
What we want
The Senior Mental Health Co-Responder is responsible for providing mental health care that is responsive to the unique backgrounds and needs of the A&M campus & community. This includes crisis intervention and outreach to individuals, couples, and groups on campus through an ongoing partnership between University Health Services (UHS) and University Police Department (UPD). This position requires riding along with UPD patrol officers for calls pertaining to students and community members in distress, providing consultation for crisis intervention, conducting on-scene stabilization, and facilitating hospitalizations alongside officers. Duties include a trauma-informed, culturally sensitive approach to crisis intervention, triage services, risk assessments for harm to self or others, referrals to mental health treatment programs, follow-up, and case management.
Training and consultation will be a large component of this role. This position provides mental-health training and consultation for police officers and staff on mental health topics such as trauma-informed care, risk assessment, de-escalation techniques, etc. Community outreach will include presentations and tabling events with both UHS and UPD. The provider will work closely to coordinate case management with UPD, UHS, and other University departments such as Student Assistance Services and Residence Life. May provide supervision for clinical staff and graduate trainees in counseling or mental health care.
This field-based position will work under UHS purview while officing remotely out of the UPD headquarters. Work hours will be based on shift assignments as well as periodic calls outside of those hours.
What you need to know
Salary: Will be commensurate based on the selected hire’s education and experience.
Location/Schedule: College Station, TX/Full-Time
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Required Education and Experience
Master’
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