Job Description
Full-Time Position Available
Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) Trainer-Temporary.
SCAN-LISD AWARE Project (Webb County)
This is a temporary position that ends on September 29, 2026.
- Seeking a highly motivated and responsible individual that wants to conduct outreach, organize, coordinate and provide Youth Mental Health First Aid trainings to LISD staff and parents/ caregivers of students.
Founded in 1982 in Laredo, Texas, SCAN is a leading provider of social services in South Texas. The SCAN-LISD AWARE Project in Laredo, Webb County, Texas increases SCAN's ability to foster mental health awareness and resiliency among youth and their families by implementing a three-tiered public health model, which includes evidence-based universal and secondary prevention strategies and tertiary intervention strategies among Laredo ISD students and their family members and employees of the school district.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Provide in-person and virtual Youth Mental Health First-Aid Training to school district staff and parents/caregivers of students to help educate them about and reduce stigma around mental health issues.
- Provide outreach and recruit school staff and parents/caregivers to receive training on site or via Zoom or Microsoft Teams.
- Network with designated school district staff to ensure consistent scheduling of training sessions.
- Collect, track and report data from each training provided.
- Provide other training sessions as needed (e.g., Signs of Suicide for Students) to help the AWARE Project meet its annual training goals.
Qualifications:
- A master's degree in psychology, social work, sociology, criminal justice, or related behavioral science field is required.
- Able to engage in regular training sessions and public speaking.
- Good computer skills.
- Good bilingual (English and Spanish) skills are required.
- Valid TX driver's license, reliable transportation, and current auto insurance.
Work Schedule and Compensation:
- Flexible work schedule is 7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
- Salary: $22.60-$24.04 per hour based on qualifications and experience.
Benefits for this Full-Time Position Include:
- Paid Health & Life Insurance
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacation & Sick Leave
- 401 K Retirement Plan
- Bi-weekly pay (direct deposit)
- Dental and Vision Insurance Coverage available at minimal cost
- Detailed Orientation and Ongoing Job Training Provided
- Great Work Environment!
Deadline: Until position is filled.
Creating Stronger Communities by Empowering People!
Type: Full-time
Pay: $22.60 to $24.04 per HOUR
About
SCAN
Serving Children and Adults in Need (SCAN) was officially formed in 1982 as Stop Child Abuse and Neglect in Laredo, Texas. Today, SCAN is a community-based, nonprofit social services organization with a 43-year history of providing a variety of comprehensive and culturally sensitive services to a population that is almost 95% Hispanic and which resides along the Texas-Mexico Border in Southwest Texas. SCAN programs provide diverse prevention, intervention, and treatment services for children, adolescents, adults, and families. At SCAN, our passion is helping people, and we constantly strive to foster the healthy development of families in the communities that we serve. With a budget of more than $15 million, SCAN has more than 40 programs providing services in 17 different counties.
Counties are: Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kinney, LaSalle, Maverick, Real, Starr, Uvalde, Val Verde, Webb, Zapata and Zavala.