Mental Health and Wellness Specialist
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position Type:
Special Education/ Specialist
Date Posted: 4/14/2026
Location:
School Board Office
Student Mental Health and Wellness Specialist
Reports To:
Director of Special Education
Job Summary
The primary responsibility of the Student Mental Health and Wellness Specialist is to provide building level support and intervention for students in grades Pre‑K through 5 who are identified as exhibiting behavioral difficulties which impede their social/emotional development and academic success. Additional responsibilities will include district wide coaching and staff training.
Qualification Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements and qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions
Supports and assesses behavioral programs for students in a therapeutic and behaviorally supported educational environment.
Provides staff development and works collaboratively with teachers, paraprofessionals and support staff to demonstrate best practices, therapeutic interventions and strategies.
Integrates techniques to enhance instruction for students with social, communication, behavioral and learning challenges.
Collaborates with staff to develop an understanding of a variety of methods to improve student behavior.
Assists with the development of behavioral assessments and behavioral intervention plans.
Provides individual counseling or connects students requiring intensive levels of support to community based counseling services.
Plans and confers with the classroom teacher, building administrators as requested concerning any behavioral, social, or personal problems affecting the students.
Assists staff with the development of crisis prevention and intervention plans.
Assists as needed with the crisis assessment team to determine the level of threat and follow through with recommended interventions.
Assists in developing crisis plans for students in collaboration with community based resources.
Attends and makes recommendations for student support/intervention meetings e.g. Child Find meetings, Support plan meetings, School Based Team, IEP meetings, 504 Plan meetings, etc.
Coordinates and conducts individual and group parent education sessions with families as needed.
Assists in developing and maintaining home‑school relations in crisis situations with students.
Monitors student data and makes adjustments to behavior support plans as needed.
Assists with the development and maintenance of program evaluation procedures.
Assists with case‑management and team problem‑solving with other school and district staff, agency personnel and other appropriate professionals on a regular basis.
Demonstrates patience, respect, a receptive attitude towards students of varied academic and behavioral levels of need and abilities.
Utilizes professional knowledge and skills to assure implementation and maintenance of intervention plans.
Ability to identify, document, make recommendations, and report data on students' behavior based on trends and research.
Receives training on approved de‑escalation techniques and physical intervention methods, and utilizes those methods when deemed necessary.
Assumes responsibility for own professional growth and development by keeping current with the literature and new research findings, and by attending professional development as appropriate.
Performs any other related duties as assigned by the Student Mental Health and Behavior Support Coordinator, Director of Special Education, Superintendent, or Designee.
Knowledge,
Skills and Abilities
Thorough knowledge of federal and state mandates and local procedures and regulations relating to special education programs.
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
Ability to effectively relate with persons from a diverse social and economic background.
Skill in the use of personal computers and related software packages, hardware and peripheral equipment.
Ability to collaborate…
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