Mental Health Educator

Job Description

Job Description

$21 per hour.

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POSITION SUMMARY :

The Mental Health Educator plays a critical role in promoting emotional wellbeing, positive behavioral development, and social-emotional learning (SEL) across youth programs. This position bridges direct program support, staff training, family engagement, and internal strategy, ensuring holistic behavioral health practices are integrated into daily operations. With a focus on school-age and camp-based services, this role supports behavior tracking, interventions, staff coaching, and mental health literacy initiatives, while actively contributing to cross-agency coalitions and community outreach efforts.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

1. Monitor and respond to professional communications, emails, and program queries.

2. Communicate and collaborate with YMCA program staff teams, external agency staff, and members of the community.

3. Provide direct support through school-age program shifts.

4. Conduct ongoing behavioral research and contribute to general mental health initiatives.

5. Develop individualized Behavior Support Plans and monitor implementation.

6. Review behavior reports and update digital tracking systems.

7. Facilitate parent meetings, dismissal meetings, conduct behavioral observations, and staff coaching during school age and day camp.

8. Create program materials including behavior trackers, visuals, and SEL tools.

9. Occasionally design and lead trainings on mental health, behavior management, and SEL for staff and extended community.

10. Provide individual support related to mental health and wellness.

11. Interpret and update social-emotional assessment data.

12. Participate in professional development through webinars and continuing education.

13. Assist in grant writing and applications for mental health related programming

14. Other duties as assigned.

YMCA COMPETENCIES (Leader) :

Mission Advancement : Accepts and demonstrates the Ys values. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them. Supports fund-raising.

Collaboration : Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Seeks first to understand the other person’s point of view and remains calm in challenging situations. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative to assist in developing others.

Operational Effectiveness : Makes sound judgments, and transfers learning from one situation to another. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work, and actively participates in meetings. Follows budgeting policies and procedures and reports all financial irregularities immediately. Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high-value experience for members.

Personal Growth : Pursues self-development that enhances job performance. Demonstrates an openness to change and seeks opportunities in the change process. Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths, and limitations and how they impact relationships. Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.

QUALIFICATIONS :

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Community Health Education, Psychology, Social Work or other health related field required.

2. Travel required from branches to various sites throughout Washington and Ozaukee counties.

3. Experience with program planning, implementation, and evaluation

4. Knowledge of community mental health resources.

5. Proficiency with Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and Teams.

6. Experience in working closely with volunteers and staff.

7. Excellent writing, organizational, presentation and communication skills.

8. Strong project management and problem-solving skills.

9. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, volunteers, members, senior leaders, and the public.

10. Understanding of and enthusiasm for the mission of the YMCA. Motivated while working in a fast-paced environment.

11. Valid Driver’s license required.

12. Ability to work with integrity, discretion, and a professional approach.

CERTIFICATIONS :

1. Bloodborne Pathogens / Child Abuse Prevention every year

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

1. 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.

2. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use a computer for extended periods of time and be able to communicate using a computer and phone / smart device. The employee frequently is required to sit and reach and must be able to move around the work environment.

3. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 20 pounds.

4. Ability to travel to various locations.

5. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER : THE YMCA WELCOMES A DIVERSE WORKFORCE

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