GRADE: 13

SALARY: $41,392 – $64,688

POSITION TITLE: Wellness Unit Coordinator

DEPARTMENT: Officer Wellness

REPORTS TO: Wellness Unit Commander

Position Summary

The Wellness Unit Coordinator organizes and supports employee wellness services for commissioned and noncommissioned Department personnel. The position coordinates peer support activities, critical incident outreach, wellness training, provider relationships, program information, and administrative follow-up under the direction of the Wellness Unit Commander.

FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB

Essential Functions

• · Coordinate wellness support in response to critical incidents, including officer-involved shootings, line-of-duty deaths, and employee deaths, as directed and consistent with approved protocols.
• · Conduct or arrange outreach to affected employees and coordinate appropriate debriefings, follow-up contacts, referrals, and other support services.
• · Build and maintain working relationships with qualified mental health professionals
• · Visit Department facilities, attend roll calls, and participate in approved ride-alongs to promote awareness and accessibility of wellness services.
• · Maintain confidential records and program documentation in accordance with Department policy and applicable privacy requirements.
• · Research and recommend wellness initiatives, resources, and programs for Department employees.
• · Assist with scheduling and logistics for training, guest speakers, presentations, and employee development activities.
• · Coordinate calendars, resource lists, provider contacts, communications, and program activity reports; perform other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• · Ability to work varying shifts and be on-call nights and weekends
• · Driver’s License is Required

Machines, Tools, Equipment’s and Work Aids

• · Personal Computer
• · Telephone
• · Cell Phone
• · Copier/Fax Machine
• · Vehicle

Working Environment:

• Normal office environment with attending outside functions when required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• · Strong verbal, written, listening, and interpersonal communication skills, particularly
• when assisting employees experiencing stress or grief.
• · Ability to establish productive relationships with employees, supervisors, peer support
• personnel, providers, and community partners.
• · Ability to exercise discretion, protect sensitive information, and follow established
• referral and confidentiality protocols.
• · Ability to prioritize urgent and competing needs, work independently, and respond
• professionally under pressure.
• · Ability to maintain accurate records, schedules, resources, and communications; research
• programs and assess aggregate information.
• High school diploma or equivalent

PHYSICAL/VISUAL ACTIVITIES OR DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, reach, grasp, talk, and hear.

This position requires clarity of vision at 20 inches or less and the ability to bring objects into sharp focus, while reading from a computer screen.

The job has light physical demand (primarily sedentary) requiring the employee to exert negligible force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects in the normal course of routine office activities.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The job description does not necessarily contain all of the actual or essential duties of this position.  All job offers are contingent upon passing a medical evaluation/drug screen and criminal background check.

Certain job functions described herein may be subject to possible modification in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.  

“Commonly associated” is not intended to mean always or only. There are different experiences that suggest other ways or circumstances where reasonable changes or accommodations are appropriate.