| Location | Spring, TX |
Specialist
Mental
Health
Support
Job
Description
JOB
TITLE:
Specialist
Mental
Health
Support
DATE
REVISED:
July
31,
2024
REPORTS
TO:
Principal
DEPARTMENT/CAMPUS:
Student
Services
PAY
GRADE:
AP4
FLSA:
Exempt
FUNDING
INFORMATION:
This
supplemental
position
is
contingent
upon
funding
from
the
ESSA
Title
IV,
Part
A
program.
This
position
is
100%
funded
under
the
Title
IV,
Part
A
program
and
will
require
time
and
effort
in
the
form
of
biannual
certification.
In
the
absence
of
Title
IV,
Part
A
funds,
this
position
will
be
void.
JOB
PURPOSE
SUMMARY:
This
position
is
established
to
provide
specialized
mental
health
support
and
interventions
for
students
experiencing
emotional
and
behavioral
challenges.
It
aims
to
facilitate
reintegration
for
students
returning
from
hospitalizations,
provide
crisis
counseling,
and
ensure
comprehensive
care
through
coordination
with
school
and
community
resources.
The
role
also
seeks
to
enhance
the
overall
mental
health
awareness
and
support
within
the
school
community.
KEY
FUNCTIONS,
ESSENTIAL
DUTIES,
AND
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Specialized
Counseling:
1.
Assist
school
counselors
with
coordinating
interventions
with
students,
acting
as
intervention
specialist
2.
Provide
follow-up
and
reintegration
plan
and
services
for
students
returning
to
school
from
hospitalizations
other
facility
stays;
and
comprehensive
follow
up
to
all
students
served
3.
Make
home
visits
upon
request
and/or
as
appropriate,
based
on
collaboration
with
campus/district
staff
and
accordance
with
department
guidelines
4.
Counsel
at-risk
students
with
presenting
needs/concerns.
5.
Provide
individual
and
small
group
counseling,
based
on
at-risk
and
mental
health
needs
6.
Make
home
visits
upon
request
and/or
as
appropriate,
based
on
collaboration
with
campus/district
staff
and
in
accordance
with
department
guidelines
7.
Use
accepted
theories
and
techniques
appropriate
to
school
counseling.
8.
Consult
with
parents,
teachers,
administrators,
and
other
relevant
individuals
to
enhance
their
work
with
9.
students.
10.
Enhance
awareness
of
mental
health
needs,
services;
and
to
promote
community
understanding
of
mental
health
11.
Provide
crisis
counseling
for
students
in
collaboration
with
the
counseling
team
and
campus
staff
12.
Facilitate
wrap
around
services
to
ensure
the
families
needs
are
met
holistically
13.
Coordinates
with
school
and
community
personnel
to
build
referral
networks
for
individual
student
needs,
as
needed.
14.
Documents
time
with
students
and/or
families
in
the
applicable
system(s)
of
record.
15.
Assist
with
substance
abuse
prevention
and
intervention
Compliance:
16.
Performs
all
assigned
work
activities
in
accordance
with
standard
procedures
and
protocols
established
by
the
department
and
District,
and
in
accordance
with
applicable
standards,
procedures,
protocols,
practices,
and
requirements
as
set
forth
by
regulations
and
governing
entities
including,
without
limitation,
Texas
Model
for
Comprehensive
School
Counseling,
Texas
Association
of
School
Boards,
and
Texas
Education
Agency
(TEA).
17.
Demonstrates
and
maintains
relevant
and
up-to-date
working
knowledge
and
understanding
of
all
applicable
state
and
regulatory
requirements
applicable
to
the
job
function.
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Specialist
Mental
Health
Support
Job
Description
18.
Monitors
respective
work
activity
for
variances
and
anomalies.
19.
Identifies
and
timely
reports
any
known
or
suspected
compliance
issues
to
appropriate
personnel.
20.
Assists
with
audits,
including
the
preparation
for
audits,
whether
initiated
internally
or
externally.
21.
Adheres
to
all
other
District
wide
policies
and
procedures
including,
but
not
limited
to,
human
resources,
safety,
and
emergency
protocols.
General:
22.
Consistently
demonstrates
support
towards
the
District's
Shared
Vision,
Mission,
and
Promise
2
Purpose.
23.
Assists
department
leadership
in
the
compilation
of
miscellaneous
confidential
reports.
24.
Attends
departmental
and
District
meetings,
as
required.
25.
Consistently
displays
integrity,
responsibility,
accountability,
teamwork,
and
ethics.
26.
Performs
assigned
job
duties
and
responsibilities
in
accordance
with
established
performance
expectations,
as
well
as
with
District
policies,
procedures,
protocols,
and
standard
practices.
27.
Maintains
relevant
and
up-to-date
job
knowledge
by
participating
in
continuous
education
initiatives.
28.
Demonstrates
proficient
working
knowledge
and
understanding
of
Microsoft
Excel,
Word,
PowerPoint,
and
Outlook,
Shared
applications
to
include
Sheets,
Docs,
and
Slides,
as
well
as
database
systems
and
applications
relevant
to
the
job
function.
29.
Performs
other
duties
as
assigned.
MINIMUM
EDUCATION,
EXPERIENCE
&
CREDENTIAL
REQUIREMENTS
Preferred
Licensed
Professional
Counselor
or
Licensed
Clinical
Social
Worker
by
the
Texas
State
Board
of
Examiners
of
Professional
Counselors/Texas
Behavioral
Health
Experience
working
in
an
educational
setting
highly
preferred
CORE
KNOWLEDGE,
SKILLS
&
ABILITIES:
Interpersonal
Skills
-
Exhibits
the
ability
to
excel
in
a
team
atmosphere,
working
towards
a
common
goal
while
adhering
to
departmental
deadlines
and
District
guidelines.
Monitors
and
verifies
work,
information,
as
well
as
data,
and
plans
and
organizes
time
and
resources
efficiently.
Empathy
-
Genuinely
seeks
to
understand
and
respect
others'
perspectives
and
emotions
while
encouraging
a
culture
of
compassion,
empathy,
and
support
within
and
beyond
the
organization.
Ethics
and
Values
-
Adheres
to
an
appropriate
(for
the
setting)
and
effective
set
of
core
values
and
beliefs
during
situations
that
are
both
peaceful
and
difficult,
and
acts
in
line
with
those
values.
Stress
Management
-
Demonstrates
resilience
and
stress
tolerance
by
continuing
to
perform
effectively
when
faced
with
time
pressures,
adversity,
disappointment,
or
opposition.
PHYSICAL
REQUIREMENTS
&
WORKING
CONDITIONS:
This
position
requires
frequent
sitting,
walking,
standing,
reading,
seeing,
speaking,
hearing,
listening,
organizing,
interpreting
data
and
information,
operating
office
equipment,
typing
using
a
computer
keyboard
and
mouse,
viewing
a
computer
screen
monitor,
and
use
of
a
telephone.
The
working
environment
consists
of
an
indoor
and
climate-controlled
setting
the
majority
of
the
time.
This
position
may
have
regular
travel
within
the
district.
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Specialist
Mental
Health
Support
Job
Description
EMPLOYEE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
My
signature
below
acknowledges
that
I
have
received
and
read
my
job
description,
and
that
I
understand
the
scope,
essential
job
duties,
knowledge,
skills,
and
abilities,
and
working
environment
that
apply
to
my
job.
I
further
acknowledge
that
I
can
safely
and
effectively
perform
the
essential
job
duties
with
or
without
reasonable
accommodation,
and
in
accordance
with
the
policies,
procedures,
expectations,
and
standards
of
the
District.
Employee
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Employee
Signature:
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Date:
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This
supplemental
position
is
contingent
upon
funding
from
the
ESSA
Title
IV,
Part
A
program.
This
position
is
100%
funded
under
the
Title
IV,
Part
A
program
and
will
require
time
and
effort
in
the
form
of
biannual
certification.
In
the
absence
of
Title
IV,
Part
A
funds,
this
position
will
be
void.
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