Trauma Coordinator & School-Based Resilience Professional
- Company
- OHEL Children's Home and Family Services
- Location
- Hollywood, FL
- Work type
- Part Time
- Posted
- 2026-08-19
Job description
Responsibilities:
Lead and coordinate Ohel's trauma response services throughout South Florida in collaboration with Ohel's National Trauma Team
Respond to traumatic events affecting individuals, families, schools, synagogues, and community organizations
Recruit, mentor, supervise, and support members of the South Florida Trauma Team
Provide crisis intervention, death notification, pre-bereavement support, short-term counseling, and individual and family consultations
Partner with the Clinical Director of Ohel's South Florida outpatient mental health clinic to strengthen outreach, identify community needs, and expand access to behavioral health services
Build lasting relationships with schools, educators, healthcare providers, social service agencies, clergy, and community leaders
Deliver engaging workshops, webinars, and professional development for educators, administrators, clergy, and community organizations
Train and coach school personnel in trauma-informed practices, resilience-building, and social-emotional learning (SEL)
Help organizations respond to crises with compassion while promoting healing and preventing retraumatization
Represent Ohel through community presentations, outreach initiatives, educational events and social media
Qualifications:
Masters degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Psychology, or a related mental health field
At least 5 years of clinical experience, including trauma, crisis intervention, or disaster response (experience on a trauma response team is preferred)
Strong understanding of child development, trauma-informed care, and social-emotional learning
Experience working in schools or educational settings
Excellent presentation, training, leadership, and public speaking skills
Experience recruiting, mentoring, and supervising teams is a plus
Comfortable using technology, multimedia, and social media for outreach and education
Calm, compassionate, flexible to provide steady support during times of crisis