Posting: Counseling/Behavioral Health Job Opportunities: The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan

April 1, 2019

School Based Consulting Clinician AWARE (1 position available)

https://wfa.kronostm.com/index.jsp?POSTING_ID=87096465021&locale=en_US&SRCSEQ=postingSearchResults&SEQ=jobDetails&applicationName=SaginawChippewaIndianTribeofMichiganKTMDReqExt

Elementary Counselor– AWARE (2 positions available)

https://wfa.kronostm.com/index.jsp?POSTING_ID=87086680149&locale=en_US&SRCSEQ=postingSearchResults&SEQ=jobDetails&applicationName=SaginawChippewaIndianTribeofMichiganKTMDReqExt

Project Information:

Project AWARE is 100% funded by SAMHSA, with the primary goal of implementing a trauma-informed school model to serve youth and their families. The SCIT will partner with The Saginaw Chippewa Academy (SCA), Mt. Pleasant Public Schools (MPPS) and Shepherd Public Schools (SPS) to administer services provided by the grant. Trauma informed services and practices, Mental Health First Aid, and Crisis Intervention skills will be taught to school staff and community members to increase mental health awareness and care for students and self.

Project AWARE will provide additional staff for all 3 school systems. The AWARE Project Coordinator/SCIT Community Project Manager will oversee grant guidelines, requirements and implementation. Mt. Pleasant and Shepherd Community Project Managers will build strong relationships between schools, mental health providers, businesses, and community members. The SCA, MPPS and SPS will hire additional counselors to support mental health services within the schools and build relationships with providers to better serve students. Finally, a SCIT Behavioral Health School Based Consulting Clinician will work as a liaison between public schools and the SCIT to support Tribal students and assist with development of partnerships.

Here are links if you would like to learn more about the communities involved:

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan

http://www.sagchip.org/

http://www.sagchipschool.net/

http://www.sagchip.org/behavioralhealth/index.asp#.XJuxr9JKjcs

Mount Pleasant

http://www.mt-pleasant.org/

https://www.mtpleasantschools.net/

Shepherd

https://www.villageofshepherd.org/

https://www.shepherdschools.net/

Applicants may apply on our Human Resources page at: http://www.sagchip.org/hr/#.XJuyctJKjct