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Mental Health Specialist
Job in
Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, 27517, USA
Listed on 2026-01-12
Listing for:
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-01-12
Job specializations:
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Healthcare
Mental Health, Health Educator
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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Job Title:
Interim Mental Health Specialist
Salary
Schedule:
Mental Health Specialist; CHCCS Salary Page
Reports To:
School Principal and School Support & Wellness Department
Salary Grade:
According to placement on Mental Health Specialist Salary Schedule
Work Location:
School
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Work Schedule: 10 Month
Position Summary
Essential Duties
- Enhancing the school climate and broadly by promoting mental health wellness, early identification of needs
- Creating space for family involvement and engagement
- Assisting in the identification and delivery of a range of evidence based prevention to intense interventions
- Developing program evaluation and data collection for efficacy and effectiveness of services
- Communicate extensively and provide consultation, mental health education and prevention information to staff, students, families and school community
- Participate in school team meetings to develop relationships and awareness around trauma, emotional, social and behavioral needs
- Conduct ongoing school need and readiness assessments
- Assist and/or Conduct Crisis Intervention assessments
- Assist in identifying programming and services related to the mental health and well-being of all students
- Knowledgeable of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Individual, Group, Family modalities and Mindfulness
- Carrboro City Schools
Job Description
Job Title:
Interim Mental Health Specialist
Salary
Schedule:
Mental Health Specialist; CHCCS Salary Page
Reports To:
School Principal and School Support & Wellness Department
Salary Grade:
According to placement on Mental Health Specialist Salary Schedule
Work Location:
School
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Work Schedule: 10 Month
Position Summary
The goal of this position is to advance school based mental health awareness, quality prevention, intervention, evaluation and support. Build connections by collaborating with and providing technical assistance and training activities to school teams, families, teachers and staff.
Essential Duties
Coordinate with school teams to promote access to mental health care:
- Enhancing the school climate and broadly by promoting mental health wellness, early identification of needs
- Creating space for family involvement and engagement
- Assisting in the identification and delivery of a range of evidence based prevention to intense interventions
- Developing program evaluation and data collection for efficacy and effectiveness of services
- Communicate extensively and provide consultation, mental health education and prevention information to staff, students, families and school community
- Participate in school team meetings to develop relationships and awareness around trauma, emotional, social and behavioral needs
- Conduct ongoing school need and readiness assessments
- Assist and/or Conduct Crisis Intervention assessments
- Assist in identifying programming and services related to the mental health and well-being of all students
- Knowledgeable of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Individual, Group, Family modalities and Mindfulness
- Provide mental health related support services to school teams and leadership team to include
- Case consultation and feedback to school problem solving teams concerning needs of families and children
- Collaborate and assist with and provide oversight of public and private agencies to offer access to mental health services and programs on the school campus for students and their families
- Assist in the coordination of a school-wide system of intervention, including implementation of a comprehensive mental health plan
- Provide consultation and participate on MTSS team
- Provide coordination and oversight for mental health services at assigned school
- Assist in the development of Functional Behavioral Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans
- Serve on the District-Level Behavioral Health Resource Team, School-Level Threat Management Team…
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