Trauma Specialist, PHASeS Program

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Philadelphia Health and Safe Schools (PHASeS), at the Center for Urban Bioethics at Lewis Katz School of Medicine, focuses on creating trauma-informed schools. A primary objective is to engage with community sectors, staff, parents, and children to increase their awareness and application of trauma-informed principles. Incorporating multidisciplinary approaches to wellness including art, fitness, and mindfulness, the PHASeS team provides educational coaching, parenting guidance, and models trauma sensitive values to empower the school community. A principal endeavor of the program is to transform nearby public K-8 schools into urban trauma sensitive beacons. Providing safe and welcoming trauma-informed schools for children to learn, teachers to educate, and a community to grow will elicit openings to achieve educational milestones, generate a climate of sustainability, and engender greater academic and social equity.

The Trauma Specialist provides trauma sensitive education, intervention, consultation, outreach, counseling, training, coaching and case management for those individuals, families, schools, and/or communities who have been directly, secondarily or vicariously exposed to and/or impacted by trauma.

Responsibilities include:

• Developing trauma informed assessments for schools, communities, and/or systems; utilizing trauma sensitive/informed modalities and therapeutic interventions with individuals and systems
• Addressing symptoms of trauma in schools, communities, and/or systems
• Providing referrals and intensive support services to assist in successful connection to resources, including, school, family, social supports and services
• Facilitating groups
• Disseminating trauma sensitive information to staff, families, community groups, local leaders, and the general public
• Recording data; participating in school based and community meetings; maintaining an open line of communication with supervisor, personnel, staff, volunteers, individuals, and/or family members

Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Education & Experience:
Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Education, or related field and at least four years of related experience including trauma-informed experience, training and/or community engagement; and/or previous counseling experience. Previous crisis intervention experience; previous experience in community engagement. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Required Skills & Abilities:
*Demonstrated computer skills and proficiency with MS Office Suite software programs
*Ability to obtain ACT 33 Child Abuse Clearance
*Excellent verbal and written communication skills
*Excellent interpersonal skills, along with the ability to work with a diverse constituent population of students, faculty, staff, project participants and partnering organizations
*Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive situations with professionalism and diplomacy
*Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information
*Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills
*Demonstrated organizational skills, along with the ability to be detail-oriented and maintain documentation.
*Ability to provide trauma informed emotional support, counseling, education and coaching
*Ability to travel to off-site locations that may not be accessible via public transportation
*Strong sense of discretion and professionalism
*Compassionate and approachable personality

Preferred:
*MSW
*Licensed Professional Counselor, fitness and wellness professional, or related field preferred; active professional state license preferred

This position requires a background check.
This position requires Child Abuse Certifications prior to the commencement of service.
This is a grant funded position.

This position is assigned a hybrid work arrangement (on-campus and remote), the duration of this hybrid work arrangement is at the discretion of Temple University and the Department.

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Compliance Statement: In the performance of their functions as detailed in the position description employees have an obligation to avoid ethical, legal, financial and other conflicts of interest to ensure that their actions and outside activities do not conflict with their primary employment responsibilities at the institution. Employees are also expected to understand and be in compliance with applicable laws, University and employment policies and regulations, including NCAA regulations for areas and departments which their essential functions cause them to interact.

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