Mental Health Consultant - District-Wide (2026-2027)
Job Description
School Mental Health Consultant |
| Job Goal: To assist school staff in the development and implementation of a continuum of services for students with behavior, emotional and mental health concerns and to provide direct services to these students and their families. |
| Job Type: Classified | Job Class Code: 7328 |
| Position Type: Salary | Reports to: School Principal; Director of Student Support Services |
| Terms of Employment: Compensation will be based on 200 contract days on the board-approved Mental Health Consultant salary schedule |
Minimum Qualifications:
- Valid license in a mental health area
- Minimum of 5 years' experience
- Experience in areas of training and staff development
Performance Responsibilities:
1. Training, Technical Assistance and Consultation:
A. Administrators/teachers
- Crisis intervention
- Liaison between alternative sites and home schools
- Interventions, referrals, and screening
- Alternatives to suspension and expulsion
- Placement options
- Clinical consultations/evaluation
- Attend appropriate staff meetings
- Classroom organization and management
- Development of behavior plans
- Data collection/documentation
B. Students
- Provide direct services to students including counseling and therapy in individual and/or group settings
- Provide training to students on identified topics or needs such as appropriate interaction with authority figures
- Assist with transition to and from alternative sites
- Crisis intervention
- Clinical consultation/evaluation
C. Parents
- Provide training and support services to parents in individual or group settings
- Assist parents in developing strategies and skills to interface with the school system and outside agencies
- Crisis intervention
- Clinical consultation
2. Professional Development A. Attend workshops, trainings, and other relevant meetings to stay abreast of issues, regulations, etc.
3. Other A. Shall perform such duties as may be assigned by the Director of MTSS or Superintendent
Adopted: January 17, 2018
Revised: February 17, 2021, July 7, 2021, April 2026