Partner of Mental Health - Educational Services Center

Cherry Creek Schools•CO, CO

About The Position

The Partner of Mental Health provides first-line support, training, and coaching to building-based mental health providers. The role collaborates on hiring, crisis response, and professional development across the department, and promotes equitable, trauma-informed practices that foster a positive and supportive environment for staff and students. The position leads districtwide social-emotional learning and mental health efforts serving general education and special populations, and strengthens systems and partnerships that support student well-being and effective service delivery. Responsibilities include leading districtwide projects that improve mental health services, operational efficiency, and community partnerships; supporting school mental health teams with technical guidance and training; consulting with and coaching mental health professionals; and contributing to professional development, hiring, onboarding, evaluation, and supervision. The role also supports social-emotional learning, community referrals and continuity of care, behavior planning, grant partnerships, licensure and compliance systems, and crisis response. It supervises a range of mental health professionals and interns. The position requires a master's degree, five years of professional work experience, experience with school-based mental health services, a Colorado Department of Education Special Services Provider license as a School Psychologist or Social Worker, and a Colorado driver's license. A criminal background check and fingerprinting are required. The position is primarily indoors, may involve travel to district sites, and may involve crisis situations. Work location may change to meet organizational requirements.

Requirements

Master's degree.
Five years of professional work experience.
Experience with school-based mental health services.
Colorado Department of Education Special Services Provider license as a School Psychologist or Social Worker.
Colorado driver's license.
Criminal background check and fingerprinting are required.
Racially conscious and culturally competent, with the skill, will, capacity, and knowledge to commit to continuous improvement.
Demonstrated commitment to equity, inclusion, and culturally responsive practice.
Advanced knowledge of typical office equipment and programs, including telephones, copiers, computers, spreadsheets, PowerPoint, Google Drive, and email.
Ability to work cooperatively and actively engage with teachers, teaching assistants, administrators, mental health personnel, and special education personnel to provide student interventions and consultation.
Ability to adhere to professional ethical standards and guidelines developed by the National Association of School Psychology and the American Psychological Association.
Ability to promote and follow Board of Education and district policies, as well as building and department procedures, protocols, and guidelines.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in the public sector, specifically public education.
Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies Psychologist (PSY) credential.
Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP) credential.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) credential.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Doctor of Psychology (PsyD), or Doctor of Social Work (DSW).

Responsibilities

Lead and manage districtwide special projects that enhance mental health service quality, operational efficiency, and community partnerships, including field placements, community provider vetting and referrals, curriculum and professional learning, communications, website content, assessment inventory, grants, staffing, and licensure and compliance systems.
Provide technical support and training to school mental health teams to support legally defensible service delivery and psychoeducational evaluations.
Promote a positive and healthy working environment for mental health professionals in an assigned feeder area and districtwide through consultation, support, training, oversight, and regular contact with building-based staff.
Onboard and coach early-career professionals in school-based mental health services, including planning and teaching ongoing professional development.
Serve as secondary evaluator for first- and second-year mental health personnel in the assigned feeder area and support professional growth through feedback, training, and goal setting.
Support school buildings with universal, targeted, and intensive social-emotional learning supports that incorporate cultural humility, equity, and trauma-informed practices; analyze district social-emotional learning screener data.
Help building mental health providers locate community mental health resources and support continuity of care with school-based teams.
Collaborate with the mental health leadership team to plan and deliver monthly department-wide training for mental health professionals.
Collaborate with special education liaisons and leaders, BCBAs, and RBTs to support legally defensible, evidence-based behavior plans based on functional psychological and behavioral needs.
Participate in recruitment and hiring, interviews, new-hire coordination, mentor assignment, and addressing licensure status and needs.
Respond to crises in the assigned feeder area, collaborate with mental health partners and area security coordinators, monitor Safe2Tell reports, and partner on DHS matters, Threat Assessment and Intervention Plans, and Suicide Risk Reviews.
Perform other duties as assigned or requested.
Interview, hire, direct, assign, train, supervise, evaluate, discipline, and terminate direct reports, as applicable.