Mental Health Therapist; SPED

We are accepting applications for professionals interested in supporting a 6-12 school in Huntington Park for School Year 2025-26!

We encourage you to upload any relevant documents you possess to expedite the credentialing process. Our credentialing department will verify your status and provide assistance throughout your credentialing journey.

Documents to upload:

• Non-Credentialed – transcripts, passing test scores, intern eligibility letters.
• Credentialing Program – transcripts, passing test scores, appeasement letter.
• Intern Credential – transcripts, passing test scores, intern program documentation.
• Preliminary Credential – copy of your credential and/or include your credential number.
• Clear Credential – copy of your credential and/or include your credential number.

Keep an eye out for email communication from an Aspire representative. Thank you for considering Aspire!

Aspire Public Schools operates a network of high-performing, college preparatory charter schools serving TK-12 scholars in communities across California. Founded in 1998—in an effort to transform the inequitable racial, social, and gender outcomes that our communities persist through—Aspire is one of the largest and most forward-thinking open-enrollment public charter school systems in the nation.

Our purpose is to prepare our scholars for success in college, career, and life. At Aspire, we set a foundation for our scholars to gain knowledge, skills, and power to access and make choices for their families and post-secondary lives. Every day, our community of students, families, teachers and staff comes together to learn, work, and play in an environment grounded in our values of Bienestar (Well-Being), Culture of Belonging, Community Partnership, Agency & Self-Determination, and Joy.

The Mental Health Therapist (SPED) provides a full range of school counseling, behavioral and social-emotional services to Special Education children in grades K-12, including screening and assessment, individual and group counseling, and work with / refer to outside agencies as appropriate. The therapist is an integral member of the IEP Team, helping to plan, implement, and monitor student programs across school sites.

They influence the development of a safe, successful learning environment and positive school culture by partnering with teachers, administrators, school staff, and members of the Regional and Home Office.

Aspire Public Schools prioritizes the professional development and clinical hour collection of Mental Health Therapists 1 as they work towards becoming licensed therapists.

Aspire Public Schools prioritizes the professional development and leadership capacity building of Mental Health Therapists 2 as they work towards becoming clinical supervisors for colleagues within the organization.

Aspire Public Schools prioritizes the professional development and leadership capacity building of Mental Health Therapists 3 as they are the essential facilitators of clinical supervision for colleagues within the organization.

• Demonstrate knowledge of and support of Aspire Public Schools mission, vision, equity commitments, value statements, standards, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior.
• Consistently update case files for students on their caseload, complying with all Aspire, BBS, state, and federal guidelines and mandates around documentation, practice, and maintenance of clinical registration, including honoring mandated reporting duties.
• Create positive, appropriate, and consistent communication with Aspire staff and administration about student clinical goals and progress.
• Provide crisis counseling and referrals for students as needed, including honing risk assessment methodology.
• Work collaboratively with general education counselors and staff to implement MTSS systems, therapeutic interventions, goals, and data tracking for all students to foster better mental health and positive learning environments.
• Explore and sharpen…