This position under the Student Affairs division will offer case management services to UTRGV students with at-risk mental health and social support needs through interventions, referrals, coordination and connection to follow-up services exercising independent judgment and authority as required. This position will also coordinate and focus on well-being initiatives and oversight of the campus food pantries. Responsible for all phases of the program, including budget recommendations, program selection, staff supervision, recommendations for future planning, and innovation.

• Provides casework services to include the assessment of need, formation of plan, intervention, and follow- up monitoring of individual student status.
• Manages a caseload of students with medical, mental health, socialization, academic and/ or behavioral needs to ensure access is coordinated to support systems.
• Develops and maintains current a database of referral resources and community services.
• Abides by established policies, procedures and protocols when responding to students of concern and in managing caseloads.
• Maintains case history and progress records; prepares reports as needed.
• Serves as a liaison between students and campus/community providers.
• Serves as a member of the BIT (Behavioral Intervention Team).
• Generates a weekly report of student of concern cases.
• Implements prevention programming and presentations focused on well-being and mental health. 
• Coordinates and provides oversight to the campus food pantries and its functions.
• Coordinates programs to ensure that implementation and prescribed activities are carried out in accordance with specified objectives as assigned.
• Supervises and manages the day-to-day activities and personnel of the assigned program.
• Develops and supervises the implementation of multiple projects or programs as assigned.
• Participates in budget planning and is responsible for controlling expenditures in accordance with budget allocations for the program.
• Assists others in writing and developing proposals for funding grants.
• Coordinates the various activities of the program.
• Coordinates long and short-term programs, including performing feasibility studies and estimating the cost of the program.
• Represents department in official functions.
• Reviews program records and reports of activities and recommends modifications to methods or procedures as required.
• Drafts brochures, letters, agendas, and contracts.
• May plan, develop, organize, and coordinate research and survey designs.
• Attends meetings, conferences, and seminars related to the program’s mission and goals.
• Supervises and organizes seminars, conferences, and presentations.
• Provides appropriate reports as required for the project or program.
• Provides ongoing staff development, on site demonstrations and field-based experiences related to project or program.
• Conducts formal training or gives instruction regarding program policies and procedures.
• Develops, cultivates, and maintains working relationships with internal/external departments/agencies and other organizations associated with and/or receiving benefit from the program.
• May coordinate and oversee tutorial, counseling, teaching, and/or training activities of the program.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Three (3) years of experience performing closely related duties, including program planning/coordination or related experience in the appropriate field of the program, or
• One (1) year of the required experience with a Master’s degree, or
• Five (5) years of the required experience with an Associate degree or 60 hours of College Credit, or
• Seven (7) years of the required experience with a High School Diploma or equivalent.

About The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) is a comprehensive academic institution of higher education located in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) of South Texas, along the Texas-Mexico Border. With locations throughout the Valley, UTRGV empowers successful futures, enhances daily life, and lets our region shine as a global innovator in higher education, bilingual education, health education, biomedical research, and emerging technology that inspires positive change. Above all, we are committed to serving our student body – the majority of which is Hispanic/Latino and first-generation – and to advancing the prosperity and well-being of the Rio Grande Valley in innovative and meaningful ways. Check out how we are making a difference: https://www.utrgv.edu/rankings/ The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran stat...us. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the civil rights act of 1964, the title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non discrimination in it's education programs and activities, including employment. Clery Act The Campus Security and Fire Safety report includes information on security policies and crime data for the previous three years. The report is available on the University Police website https://www.utrgv.edu/police/crime/information/campus-safety-report/index.htm. You can request a hard copy of the report from the University Police Department located at 2671 FJRM Ave. Brownsville, TX 78520 or 501 N. Sugar Road Edinburg, TX 78539, (956) 882-7777.

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