African American/Black Culture -School Based Mental Health Consultant, George Middle School & Peninsula Elementary

Current employees: Please apply through the employee portal to be considered for this opportunity.

Pay Range:

$41.45 - $50.97 Hourly

Department:

Health Department

Job Type:

Regular Represented

Exemption Status:

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified):

July 15, 2026

The Opportunity:

Overview:

THIS WORK MATTERS!

We seek leaders, achievers and doers who bring skill and passion to a challenging and evolving environment.  At the Multnomah County Health Department we are all  inspired by the mission: We work with communities to advance health equity, protect the most vulnerable, and prompt health and wellness for everyone and we uphold the values: Compassion and Care, Empowerment, Racial Equity, Creativity and Integrity. And create a culture of respect, trust and understanding for the highly diverse population we serve in our communities. 

Our team is recruiting clinicians for the role of African American/Black Culture - School Based Mental Health Consultant. In this capacity, you will deliver comprehensive mental health support to students and their families within educational environments. This 0.80 FTE position (2026-27), split between George Middle School and Peninsula Elementary, focuses on serving at-risk youth and families, specifically targeting those who are uninsured or Medicaid-eligible. Responsibilities encompass conducting clinical assessments and screenings, providing individual, family, and group therapeutic interventions, and offering expert consultation to school personnel. Furthermore, you will facilitate essential connections between families and community resources. You will also lead prevention, education, and outreach initiatives designed to foster healthy mental development for students and staff. All clinical work is performed in a culturally competent manner with African American/Black communities.

This position requires advanced knowledge of and experience working with the African American/Black community. This would be demonstrated by knowledge of the traditions, values, and customs of the community being served as well as the ability to identify specific examples of experience (professional and lived) working directly with individuals and families who identify with the African American/Black community.

Schedules for this .80 FTE (32-hour) role are structured Monday through Thursday to align with the operational requirements of designated Multnomah County elementary and middle schools.

As the African American/Black Culture - School Based Mental Health Consultant other duties include:

Direct Services 

• Comprehensive Clinical Service Delivery: Provide holistic prevention and treatment services—including assessment, DSM diagnosis, clinical treatment using evidence based modalities (e.g. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and crisis intervention—for school-aged children, adolescents, and their families.

• Diverse Therapeutic Interventions: Facilitate individual, family, and group therapy, psycho-educational groups, environmental interventions, and case management tailored to the specific needs of enrolled clients.

• Culturally Competent Care: Ensure all clinical work, outreach, and engagement strategies are delivered through a culturally responsive lens specifically designed to support the African American/Black community.

• Outcome-Based Progress Tracking: Utilize standardized outcome-based care tools and clinical assessment metrics to monitor treatment efficacy and inform ongoing clinical planning.

• Rigorous Clinical Documentation: Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant treatment records and service notes within the electronic health record in EPIC accordance with all federal, state, and departmental policies.

• Collaborative Care Coordination: Determine appropriate levels of care, including urgent interventions, and coordinate effectively with the Multnomah County Student Health Center and external partners to ensure seamless continuity of care.

Mental Health Coordination, Planning, and Consultation 

• Systems Guidance and Education: Provide expert guidance to school staff and community professionals—such as physicians, child welfare workers, and juvenile justice representatives—on navigating complex mental health systems and determining appropriate levels of care.

• Clinical Data Interpretation: Interpret mental health terminology, diagnostic categories, and psychological testing results to support school staff and teams in effective case planning.

• Behavioral Management Strategy: Develop and implement proactive, tailored behavior management strategies for both individual students and classroom settings to support academic and social success.

• Strategic System Intervention: Offer expert intervention techniques to resolve complex clinical, educational, or administrative system issues, as well as challenging student and family situational problems.

• Community Resource Navigation: Identify and facilitate access to relevant community resources, ensuring students and families are connected to the specific support they need.

• Collaborative Team Coordination: Lead and participate in regular meetings with school-based site staff (e.g., School Counselors, Health Center teams) and multi-agency partners to ensure integrated and consistent support for students and families.

Preventive Mental Health Services 

• Preventive Service Delivery: Deliver comprehensive mental health education—including conflict resolution, parent education, and parenting classes—to students, families, and the community at large.

• Group Facilitation: Facilitate time-limited psycho-educational and support groups designed to foster positive mental health development.

• Collaborative Outreach: Partner with school staff to design and execute educational outreach services that support long-term student wellness.

Team Participation and Administrative Tasks 

• Clinical Supervision: Participate in individual and group supervision with clinical leadership to review cases and refine practice.

• Professional Development: Attend all mandatory team meetings, training, and professional development sessions.

• Administrative Accuracy: Ensure timely completion of all administrative documentation, including timekeeping and mileage reports.

• Data Management: Prepare and maintain accurate quantitative data to support tracking, contract compliance, and key performance outcomes.

• Intern Supervision: Provide field supervision and performance evaluations for Master’s level interns in collaboration with academic instructors.

• Program Support: Complete additional administrative and operational duties as assigned to support program goals.

TO QUALIFY:

We will consider any combination of relevant work experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills as qualifying unless an item or section is labeled required. Please be clear and specific about how your background is relevant. For details about how we typically screen applications, review our overview of the selection process page.

Required Minimum Qualifications/ Transferable Skills*:

Education/Certification: Must meet the standards of Qualified Mental Health Professional - (QMHP - C) with the Mental Health & Addiction Certification Board of Oregon (MHACBO) - more information can be found at MHACBO website. Current QMHP-C, and/or licensed Board of Oregon (LPC, LCSW, CSWA, LPC Associate, PHD, etc)

• Graduate degree in psychology or

• Graduate degree in social work or counseling or

• Graduate degree in a behavioral science field; AND

Experience: Must have a minimum of two (2) years post graduate work experience, and the ability to demonstrate the following proficiencies independent of on-site supervision and oversight: 

• Providing direct mental health treatment services to youth-based clients in an outpatient setting experiencing diagnosable mental health conditions

• Providing assessment, intervention, and safety planning for youth presenting with risk for suicide; and 

• Clinical treatment interventions addressing mental health diagnosis and conditions that are rooted in evidence-based treatment modalities.

Other:  

• This position requires a Background Investigation, which may include being fingerprinted. 

• Advanced knowledge of and experience working with the African American/Black community. This would be demonstrated by knowledge of the traditions, values, and customs of the community being served as well as the ability to identify specific examples of experience (professional and lived) working directly with individuals and families who identify with the African American/Black community.

• Understands cultural, racial and ethnic factors, including systemic advantage or disadvantage; acculturation, intergenerational immigrant family challenges, effects of trauma during immigration, war, separation from family and/or primary supports, detention, refugee camps, etc.; generational trauma, and any factors related to non-dominant culture affecting mental health and treatment. 

*Transferable skills: Your transferable skills are any skills you have gained through education, work experience (including the military) or life experiences that are relevant for this position. Be sure to describe any transferable skills on your application and clearly explain how they apply to this position.

Preferred Qualifications/Transferable Skills: 

• Advanced knowledge of the traditions, values and customs of the community being served as well as having a close affiliation with and membership in the African American/Black community.

• Advanced knowledge of the African American/Black community, historical and current barriers to mental health services and has knowledge of the traditions, values and customs specific to this population. 

• Respect and appreciation for ethnic and cultural diversity

• Ability to apply an equity, intersectional and anti-racist lens

• Ability to provide information/referrals to community mental health providers.

• Crisis intervention, including risk assessment of clients who may be involved in potentially life threatening situations

• Advanced skills in managing sensitive information and ability to support the community.

• Knowledge of cultures, customs and social experiences of communities experiencing marginalization and barriers to opportunity

• Ability to exercise good judgment, diplomacy, and tact in dealing with sensitive, complex, confidential information and situations, in addition to acting professionally, and empathically, with individuals, internal/external partners and communities

SCREENING & EVALUATION:

REQUIRED: 

The Application Packet: You must submit all requested items below. Failure to do so will be deemed as an incomplete application.

1. A completed online application

2. Attach a Resume demonstrating you meeting minimum qualifications; AND

3. Attach a Cover Letter addressing the following: 

• Demonstrate your experience (lived and professional), affiliation and membership working directly with school age youth and families who identify with African American/Black communities; and

• How you meet the qualifications for this position, including your current certifications; and 

• Why you are interested in the position; AND

3.Attach a copy of your Oregon Licensure and/or QMHP - C Certification (Required)

Note: Please be mindful of checking your email inbox for messages upon submitting your application. You may be emailed requesting for additional items from the Recruiter or hiring manager. If a response is not received in a timely manner your application may not be considered. 

The Selection Process: For details about how we typically screen applications, review our overview of the selection process page. We expect to evaluate candidates for this recruitment as follows:

• Initial review of application/ resume and cover letter for minimum qualifications and all required attachments. If you do not address the minimum qualifications in the application, your application will be considered incomplete and will not move forward in the recruitment process.

• Phone screen

• Supplemental Questionnaire

• Oral exam

• Consideration of top candidates

• Background, reference, and education checks

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Type of Position: This hourly union-represented position is eligible for overtime

Type: Represented

FLSA: Non-Exempt 

The employee holding this position is designated as an Essential Employee under Multnomah County Personnel Rule 3-15-015, Essential Employees. This position is essential to the public health and safety, and required to report for duty regardless of County decisions to close or curtail other county operations. 

The eligible list created from this recruitment may be used to fill future regular, limited duration, temporary, on-call, full or part-time assignments within the department.

Questions? Please contact the recruiter. Application information may be used throughout the entire selection process. This process is subject to change without notice.

Disclaimer: This announcement is intended as a general descriptive recruitment guide and is subject to change. It does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract.

In accordance with Oregon Law, Multnomah County is not collecting school attendance dates in the initial application process; please do not include these dates in your resume, cover letter and other application materials.

Diversity and Inclusion: At Multnomah County, we don't just accept difference; we value it and support it to create a culture of dignity and respect for our employees.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran or protected veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. The EEO Know Your Rights poster is available for your reference. Multnomah County is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We request priority protected veteran referrals.

Veterans’ Preference: Under Oregon Law, qualifying veterans may apply for veterans’ preference. Review our veterans’ preference page for details about eligibility and how to apply.

Accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act: We gladly provide reasonable accommodation to anyone whose specific disability prevents them from completing an application or participating in this recruitment process. Please contact the recruiter below in advance to request assistance. Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may contact the recruiter through the Telecommunications Relay Service by dialing 711.

Questions?

Recruiter:

Andrea Archuleta

Email:

andrea.j.archuleta@multco.us

Phone:

+1 (503) 9887472 x87472

Application information may be used throughout the entire selection process. This process is subject to change without notice.

Disclaimer: This announcement is intended as a general descriptive recruitment guide and is subject to change. It does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract.

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