Campus Licensed Mental Health Professional (LCSW)

Texas Sports Academy Main•Carrollton, TX

14d•Onsite

About The Position

Texas Sports Academy is a K–12 school for student-athletes, combining an accelerated academic model with high-level athletic development. The school is hiring a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) as the dedicated mental health professional for approximately 150 student-athletes across its Carrollton, Frisco, and Parker campuses. The professional will divide time among the campuses based on student need, remain reachable by phone during school hours, and occasionally attend evening family meetings or trainings. Crisis response at any campus takes priority. The position provides solution-focused support, screenings, referrals, crisis intervention, risk assessments, safety planning, threat assessment participation, re-entry planning, and postvention support. It also includes staff training and student prevention efforts, family education and support, confidential documentation, mandated reporting, maintenance of Texas licensure, and anonymized reporting to school leadership. Performance coaching and academic counseling are handled by other roles.

Requirements

MSW or DSW from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
Current, active LCSW license in good standing with the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council.
Real experience in crisis intervention, suicide risk assessment, and safety planning.
Ability to build trust quickly with teenagers, including students reluctant to ask for help.
Sound judgment under pressure and clear, compassionate communication with students, families, and staff from diverse backgrounds.
Strong professional boundaries, respect for confidentiality, and organized, timely documentation.
Ability to pass a criminal background check and fingerprinting.
Current CPR/First Aid certification, or willingness to obtain it within 30 days of hire.
Valid driver's license and reliable transportation for regular travel between campuses.
Ability to manage a caseload across all three campuses.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a school, athletic, or youth sports setting.
Knowledge of athlete mental health issues, including injury, performance pressure, identity, and eating disorders.
Training or experience in CBT, DBT skills, or trauma-informed care.

Responsibilities

Provide solution-focused individual and small-group support for anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, family difficulties, and athlete-specific concerns such as injury, loss of playing time, performance pressure, burnout, disordered eating, and substance use.
Screen students for mental health needs and refer students and families to outside therapists, psychiatrists, and programs.
Maintain a current directory of vetted providers in the three campus areas.
Serve as the school's primary responder to suicidal thoughts, self-harm, or threats toward others.
Conduct risk assessments, including using tools such as the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale, develop safety plans with students and families, and coordinate emergency referrals, including to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline when appropriate.
Participate in behavioral threat assessments with school leadership and, when appropriate, law enforcement.
Lead re-entry planning after hospitalization or crisis and provide postvention support after a loss in the school community.
Train faculty, Academic Guides, coaches, and staff to recognize and respond to warning signs.
Maintain suicide prevention, crisis response, and threat assessment protocols across all three campuses.
Lead student prevention efforts concerning stress, healthy relationships, and help-seeking.
Provide parents with clear, compassionate next steps during and after a crisis, connect them with outside resources, and offer family education on adolescent and athlete mental health.
Maintain confidential, timely records of assessments, safety plans, and referrals.
Meet mandated reporting duties under Texas Family Code §261.101 and maintain Texas licensure.
Report anonymized data on crisis responses, referrals, and trainings to school leadership.
Travel regularly among the Carrollton, Frisco, and Parker campuses, remain reachable by phone during school hours, and occasionally attend evening family meetings or trainings.