Edith Bowen Lab School Qualified Mental Health Professional

Edith Bowen Laboratory School (EBLS), a K–6 public charter school affiliated with Utah State University, is seeking a compassionate and skilled School-Based Mental Health Qualified Professional to provide direct support to students, families, and staff for the 2025–2026 school year. The professional will work collaboratively with educators, administrators, interns, and families, to address students’ emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs, and to promote a safe and healthy learning environment.

This is a grant-funded position that only offers employment for the  school year. The position is hourly, part-time, requiring 20 hours per week.

• Provide short-term individual and group counseling to students experiencing emotional or behavioral challenges.
• Collaborate with teachers and school staff to identify students in need of mental health support.
• Conduct assessments, screeners, and referrals in alignment with best practices and school policies.
• Assist in developing and implementing individualized support plans and monitor student progress.
• Participate in the school’s Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) and intervention planning teams.
• Provide crisis intervention, de-escalation, and safety planning as needed.
• Offer staff professional development on topics such as trauma-informed care, social-emotional learning, and classroom behavior support strategies.
• Maintain accurate and confidential documentation in accordance with FERPA, HIPAA, and state guidelines.

Minimum Qualifications

• Active state licensure as a school counselor or other counselor, school psychologist or other psychologist, school social worker or other social worker, or school nurse.
• Minimum of one year experience working with school-aged children or in a school-based setting.
• Strong interpersonal, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology or related field.
• Experience working within a PBIS or MTSS framework.
• Familiarity with evidence-based practices for child and adolescent mental health.
• Experience with restorative practices and trauma-informed approaches.

Along with the online application, please attach:

1. Resume to be uploaded in the candidate profile.
2. Cover letter to be typed/pasted into a text box at the end of the application.
3. Contact information for 3 professional references.

** Document size may not exceed 10 MB.**

Employees work indoors and outdoors (on our playground, generally) on a regular basis. Employees move freely throughout the school campus throughout the day. Edith Bowen is ADA accessible.

The Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Service sis committed to inclusive excellence in research, teaching, and service activities across a wide array of education and human service fields. The college is home to eight academic departments with approximately 200 faculty who are engaged in innovative research and high-quality graduate and undergraduate education. The college’s programs and outreach missions are strengthened by an on-campus elementary laboratory school and five stand-alone centers.

Faculty, students, and staff within the college also engage with a broad range of community partners to both provide opportunities for community-engaged research and learning and enhance the quality of education and human service programs throughout the state of Utah.

Edith Bowen is an innovative Laboratory School committed to teaching students the Utah Core Standards using the most-effective practice. Through close collaboration with Utah State University and the experts within the college of Teacher Education and Leadership, teachers implement the most current evidence based practices. Additionally, our classrooms serve as vital elements in conducting and testing research.

Our staff have great autonomy as they use their research, experience, and collaboration to implement ideas with students. With the foundation in constructivism, our students are given opportunities to learn through inquiry,…