Mental Health Therapist School-Based; K-12

Job Summary:

This is a on-site school-based position that serves residents of the Pueblo of San Felipe. The position provides developmentally responsive and culturally grounded mental health services to students across K–12 school settings. The incumbent is expected to provide a range of psychological assessment, diagnostic and therapeutic services for individuals, couples, groups, and families as directed. Services also include crisis assessment and intervention;

school-based consultation; prevention programming; and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to support student wellness, academic engagement, and coordinated care.

The incumbent will work under the direct supervision of the Behavioral Health Director for administrative oversight, with clinical supervision under the school's supervisor or designated School-Based Clinical Supervisor. The incumbent will not have a supervisory role. The position may provide consultation support and co-facilitation support to peer support workers and school staff as appropriate.

• Provides individual, group, and/or family outpatient mental health therapy/counseling to clients and families as appropriate to the position; prepares assessments, treatment plans, discharge plans and follow-up care programs; provides therapeutic crisis intervention and emergency services as applicable. Provides developmentally appropriate services to students across elementary, middle, and high school settings.
• Collects information about clients through assessment, observation, case history, and mental health screenings as applicable; evaluates information to identify causes of presenting problems and make clinical recommendations as appropriate to client’s needs. Conducts suicide risk assessments, safety planning, and crisis response in alignment with school and Pueblo crisis intervention protocols.
• Provides caseload management; prepares individualized services, referring to appropriate resources as needed. Coordinates referrals across school, primary care, behavioral health, and community-based services to ensure continuity of care.
• Provides and/or arranges for therapeutic interventions that best meet the needs of the client/family. Implements evidence-based and culturally adapted interventions, including social emotional learning and skills-based programming when appropriate.
• Participates in multidisciplinary team meetings:
  Mental Health Therapuers, Substance Use Counselors, Peer Support Staff and other community partners as determined by supervisor.

• Collaborates with teachers, administrators, school-based health center staff, peer support workers, and community cultural stakeholders.
• Provides clinical support in crisis situations as determined by supervisor.

• Participates in prevention and early identification initiatives aligned with the Systems of Care (SOC) program or other grant-supported programming.
• Co-facilitates with team members (e.g., Peer Support Workers, medication prescribers, other clinicians)
• Participates in training sessions and workshops to enhance or develop clinically relevant skills.
• Maintains timely and accurate documentation in accordance with tribal, programmatic, licensing, and funding requirements.
• Participates in the review of clinical issues and program policies and procedures.
• As “Essential Staff” may be required to be available for on-call duty coverage and must be prepared to work on days determined to be Tribal Holidays or Administrative Leave.

• Experience working with children, adolescents, and families is strongly preferred.
• Experience in a school-based counseling setting is preferred.
• Experience in integrated primary care, tribal communities, rural…