CIS-Crisis Intervention Specialist - Brazosport ISD

COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: CIS Crisis Intervention Specialist
Department: Program/Operations Department
Location: Communities In Schools of Southeast Harris County and Brazoria County
Reports To: Assigned Program Director
FLSA Status: Exempt
Last Updated: July 2025

This position will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the mental health crisis program at the school sites. The Crisis Intervention Specialist works closely with principals, counselors, students, parents, community members, and other concerned individuals to ensure that identified Communities In Schools of Southeast Harris and Brazoria County programs are provided. All CIS services are guided by a trauma-informed approach that prioritizes safety, transparency, peer support, collaboration, empowerment, and equity.

• Coordinates services for identified students and families during the school day and possibly before and after school.
• Interviews students and/or parents and/or guardians with problems such as personal and family adjustments, abuse, criminal conduct, finances, employment, food, clothing, housing, and physical and mental impairments to determine the nature and degree of the problem.
• Secures information on medical, psychological, and social factors contributing to the student's situation, and evaluates these factors and the student's capacities.
• Counsels students individually, in families, or in other small groups regarding plans to meet needs, and aids students in mobilizing inner capacities and environmental resources to improve social functioning.
• Helps students modify attitudes and patterns of behavior by increasing their understanding of themselves and their personal issues.
• Maintains working knowledge of community resources and agencies and connects the appropriate resources to individual students’ and families’ needs.
• Refers and follows up with student and/or parent and/or guardian to community resources and other organizations.
• Compiles records and prepares reports, meeting required deadlines.
• Reviews the service action plan and conducts follow-up inquiries to determine the quantity and quality of crisis services provided to the student and the status of the student's case.
• Accesses and records student and community resource information.
• Secures supplementary information, such as free and reduced-price lunch status, discipline reports, grades, and other school data, necessary to obtain an accurate assessment of the student’s needs.
• Actively involves volunteers in their areas of interest and expertise.
• Work closely with principal(s) and counselor(s) to effectively structure programs that meet the needs of the individual campus setting. When required, determines the student's eligibility for financial assistance.
• Effectively meeting the objective of the CIS-Crisis Intervention program through individual mentoring and/or counseling and/or organized group sessions.
• Plan, organize, and implement program design to effectively meet the needs of the students and families.
• Relate, motivate, encourage students, parents/guardian and/or administrators, faculty, and staff.
• Have knowledge of resources in either Southeast Harris and/or Brazoria County area.
• Must be able to interact consistently in a positive manner with a diverse group of individuals of the school, city, and state entities.
• Exhibit excellent work attitude, strong work ethic, and self-motivation.
• Be responsible for program planning and implementation of objectives.
• Facilitate, develop, and/or conduct workshops as deemed necessary by the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and/or Program Director.
• Encourage and motivate parents to be actively involved in their children's school activities.
• Work with students and parents to implement recreational and extracurricular activities to enhance self-esteem and reinforce developmental skills.
• Work with parents, students, and staff on CIS fundraising activities and provide a financial report after each activity.

The crisis specialist is supervised by the Communities In Schools of Southeast Harris and Brazoria County, Crisis Intervention Program…