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Job Title: Director of Behavioral Health Initiatives

Join the Oakland Unified School District as we seek a highly skilled and dedicated Director of Behavioral Health Initiatives to lead our efforts in promoting positive school climates and providing essential support services to students and families.

About the Role:

The Director of Behavioral Health Initiatives will be responsible for developing and implementing district-wide frameworks and programs that promote positive conditions for learning and remove barriers to learning. This includes identifying and facilitating the implementation of effective district-wide frameworks and programs that promote positive conditions for learning and remove barriers to learning, including school-based behavioral health services, violence prevention programs, restorative justice, positive behavioral intervention and support, services for foster, homeless, refugee, and migrant students, and crisis response services.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop and implement district-wide frameworks and programs that promote positive conditions for learning and remove barriers to learning.
  • Identify and facilitate the implementation of effective district-wide frameworks and programs that promote positive conditions for learning and remove barriers to learning.
  • Lead district-wide crisis response services in collaboration with the city, county, school, and community-based providers to mitigate the harmful effects of trauma on OUSD students and staff.
  • Serve as district lead in partnership with the Alameda County and the City of Oakland to monitor, enhance, and expand publicly funded school-based behavioral health services targeting improved student attendance, achievement, and behavior.
  • Lead district-wide alignment and expansion of community mental health, restorative justice, and violence prevention programming along within a public health framework emphasizing prevention, early intervention, and intensive services.
  • Develop and implement district-wide systems and supports which embed behavioral health and positive school climate initiatives into the Full Service Community School framework.
  • Leverage and provide direct support to site administrators as they plan for safe, healthy, and supportive learning environments in their Community Schools Strategic Site Plans.
  • Design and deliver training and technical assistance on site-based Coordination of Service Teams (COST), Student Success Teams, and Re-entry Support Teams to ensure direct access to supportive services for all students.
  • Provide leadership in partnership with RAD in the evaluation of district-wide school climate initiatives including restorative justice, to document the efficacy of innovative practices which offer alternatives to punitive discipline.
  • Develop and leverage funding to support a menu of positive school climate initiatives including Restorative Justice, Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support, and Bully Prevention programs to improve the conditions for learning for all students.
  • Provide leadership in the design and delivery services for transitional students and families (foster, homeless, refugee, migrant) in alignment with the Full Service Community Schools Strategic Plan.
  • Develop and leverage partnerships inter-departmentally within the District, with funders, and with community-based organizations with the overall goal of expanding behavioral health and violence prevention programming for students and families.
  • Represent the District at local, regional, and national conferences and convenings, as a leader and trainer in restorative justice and other OUSD behavioral health initiatives.
  • Provide collaborative leadership with school sites and parents in selecting and evaluating community-based mental health and violence prevention providers to ensure quality and alignment with Full Service Community Schools Framework.
Requirements:
  • A Master's degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or a related field from an accredited college or university.
  • Five years of experience in program management, and three years of experience in direct counseling with a diverse population of students and families within an urban school setting.
  • Experience developing and facilitating community partnerships.
  • Experience in providing training and professional development to adult learners.
  • Experience and training in restorative justice practices.
  • Knowledge and experience in developing and supervising behavioral health and violence prevention programs and providers.
  • Demonstrated success in program planning/management activities furthering school success, student achievement, and positive child, youth, and family development.
Working Conditions:

The Director of Behavioral Health Initiatives will work in an office and school environment, with frequent driving to conduct work, and a flexible schedule. The position requires consistent mental alertness, sitting or standing for extended periods, and lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling objects up to 30 pounds, occasionally 30+ pounds.

The Oakland Unified School District is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any program, activity, or in employment on the basis of actual or perceived race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, gender, sex, or sexual orientation.