Crisis Response Clinician (215 Days)

Dallas Independent School District•Dallas, TX

13h•Onsite

About The Position

Provide immediate crisis intervention and stabilization services for students, families, and staff during the school day and through assigned after-hours crisis response support. Conduct comprehensive risk and threat assessments involving suicide, non-suicidal self-injury, homicidal ideation, threats of harm, behavioral escalation, trauma exposure, and other mental health crises. Develop, implement, and monitor individualized safety and stabilization plans in collaboration with students, families, campus leadership, and multidisciplinary teams. Lead campus crisis response and post-incident stabilization efforts to minimize disruption, restore safe learning environments, and provide trauma-informed support following critical incidents. Respond to and ensure timely follow-up of all P3 anonymous tips in accordance with district safety, threat assessment, and crisis response protocols. Participate in threat assessment, Student Support Team (SST), crisis team, and MTSS meetings to support early identification, intervention planning, and coordinated service delivery. Provide short-term, trauma-informed, and solution-focused therapeutic interventions for individual students, classrooms, and groups impacted by crisis, trauma, or behavioral health concerns. Utilize clinical assessment tools, diagnostic techniques, and evidence-based practices to determine needs, develop treatment plans, monitor progress, and modify interventions as appropriate. Provide comprehensive case management services, including referrals and coordination with psychiatric, medical, mental health, social service, juvenile justice, hospital, and community-based providers. Support student transition and re-entry planning for students returning from DAEP placements, psychiatric hospitalization, residential treatment, juvenile justice placements, or other restrictive settings. Consult with campus administrators, counselors, educators, Student Support Teams, and Reset Coordinators to promote effective interventions, de-escalation strategies, restorative practices, classroom management, and positive student outcomes. Provide staff support following high-impact incidents, including consultation, psychoeducation, resilience-building, secondary trauma mitigation, and referral to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Benefits resources. Develop and deliver professional learning and community outreach programs related to crisis response, suicide prevention, trauma-informed practices, social-emotional learning, threat assessment, mental health awareness, and behavioral health concerns. Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant clinical documentation and data review processes, ensuring adherence to district standards, evidence-based practices, FERPA, HIPAA, licensure requirements, and professional ethics. Maintain operational readiness and district-wide service delivery, including travel to multiple campuses, participation in hands-on crisis situations, collaboration with families and community partners, and working flexible schedules including evenings, weekends, and special events as needed.

Requirements

Master’s or Doctoral degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or related mental health field required.
Current Texas licensure (LCSW, LMSW, LMFT, LPC, or LSSP) required.
Demonstrated experience conducting suicide and threat risk assessments.
Strong knowledge of evidence-based therapeutic practices.
Experience working in fast-paced environments requiring management of competing priorities, including crisis response and active caseloads.
Ability to work collaboratively with students, families, educators, law enforcement, and community providers.
Ability to provide reliable personal transportation.
Ability and willingness to work non-traditional hours, including evenings or weekends, to support crisis response and family accessibility.

Nice To Haves

Minimum of two (2) years of school-based or crisis response experience preferred.
Preferred Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish.
Preferred Experience collaborating with juvenile justice, hospital systems, or community crisis teams.

Responsibilities

Provide immediate crisis intervention and stabilization services for students, families, and staff.
Conduct comprehensive risk and threat assessments.
Develop, implement, and monitor individualized safety and stabilization plans.
Lead campus crisis response and post-incident stabilization efforts.
Respond to and ensure timely follow-up of all P3 anonymous tips.
Participate in threat assessment, Student Support Team (SST), crisis team, and MTSS meetings.
Provide short-term, trauma-informed, and solution-focused therapeutic interventions.
Utilize clinical assessment tools, diagnostic techniques, and evidence-based practices.
Provide comprehensive case management services, including referrals and coordination with providers.
Support student transition and re-entry planning.
Consult with campus administrators, counselors, educators, Student Support Teams, and Reset Coordinators.
Provide staff support following high-impact incidents.
Develop and deliver professional learning and community outreach programs.
Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant clinical documentation and data review processes.
Maintain operational readiness and district-wide service delivery, including travel to multiple campuses, participation in hands-on crisis situations, collaboration with families and community partners, and working flexible schedules including evenings, weekends, and special events as needed.