School- Based Mental Health Provider

AXL Academy•Aurora, CO

About The Position

The School-Based Mental Health Provider delivers direct mental health services and proactive wellness supports that promote scholar well-being, academic engagement, and school-wide equity. The position may be filled by a qualified School Counselor, School Social Worker, or School Psychologist, depending on the candidate’s credentials, experience, and alignment with AXL Academy’s needs. The provider collaborates with teachers, families, school leadership, student-support teams, and outside agencies to provide individualized social, emotional, behavioral, and mental health support. The role supports a positive school culture, student growth, and community safety through preventive, responsive, and individualized services. The provider may deliver services required through Section 504 plans and IEPs when authorized by professional credentials, licensure, student plans, and applicable district and state requirements. The provider offers individual and group counseling, school-wide wellness programming, classroom support, small groups, targeted interventions, crisis response, and consultation to staff and families. The role includes participation in MTSS and student-support processes; collaboration on Section 504 and IEP services where appropriate; coordination with community providers; and accurate, confidential documentation in accordance with legal, ethical, school, and district requirements. The provider contributes to accessible, culturally responsive, trauma-informed mental health support and helps scholars develop coping skills, emotional regulation, resilience, self-advocacy, and interpersonal skills. The position involves work throughout the school campus, potentially including indoor and outdoor supervision, emergency and student crisis response, meetings, classroom support, and movement between instructional and support spaces. Professional assignments are determined by the employee’s credentials and scope of practice, school needs, student plans, and applicable requirements.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, School Psychology, Psychology, or another directly related mental health field.
Current Colorado Department of Education Special Services Provider license, or eligibility to obtain the appropriate CDE credential, in School Counseling, School Social Work, or School Psychology.
Experience providing direct mental health, counseling, social-emotional, behavioral, psychological, or related services to children or adolescents.
Knowledge of suicide prevention and risk-assessment protocols, crisis response, de-escalation strategies, trauma-informed care, and school-based mental health practices.
Ability to maintain accurate and confidential documentation and comply with applicable legal, ethical, school, and district requirements.
Strong communication, collaboration, organization, and case-management skills.
Ability to work effectively on multidisciplinary teams involving educators, administrators, families, special education professionals, and community providers.
Commitment to restorative practices, equity, inclusive school culture, and culturally responsive student support.

Nice To Haves

Current Colorado Department of Education Special Services Provider license with an endorsement as a School Counselor, School Social Worker, or School Psychologist.
Additional Colorado mental health licensure or credentialing, when applicable to the candidate’s professional pathway.
Experience providing Section 504 and/or IEP-related mental health services in a school setting.
Experience participating in multidisciplinary evaluations, eligibility processes, or student-support planning.
Experience with suicide risk-assessment protocols and threat-assessment teams.
Familiarity with school-based MTSS, SEL programming, restorative practices, attendance interventions, and behavior intervention plans.
Experience collaborating with community mental health agencies and outside service providers.
Bilingual or multilingual proficiency.
Familiarity with Infinite Campus or other student information systems.
Previous experience in a charter school, public school, or diverse K–8 educational setting.

Responsibilities

Provide individual and group counseling and mental health services addressing social-emotional, behavioral, academic, and wellness concerns.
Deliver Section 504 or IEP-related services when appropriately credentialed, assigned, and authorized.
Help scholars develop coping strategies and skills related to identity, relationships, emotional regulation, resilience, and self-advocacy.
Support scholars experiencing acute distress, behavioral challenges, attendance concerns, school avoidance, or other barriers to academic engagement.
Develop and monitor individualized interventions and mental health supports; refer scholars and families to external services as appropriate.
Communicate regularly with families in a respectful, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed manner.
Develop and implement school-wide wellness programming, classroom push-ins, small groups, and targeted interventions.
Participate in MTSS, student-support, attendance, behavioral-intervention, and problem-solving teams.
Collaborate with instructional and student-support teams on interventions for scholars with social-emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges.
Contribute to Social Emotional Learning, Crew, and wellness programming and school-wide prevention initiatives.
Facilitate workshops and support services focused on regulation, self-awareness, identity development, healthy relationships, coping skills, and resilience.
Consult with teachers and staff about strategies for supporting scholars experiencing mental health or behavioral challenges.
Respond to mental health and behavioral crises using appropriate de-escalation and trauma-informed strategies.
Conduct or coordinate suicide risk assessments in accordance with credentials, school procedures, and district requirements.
Collaborate with leadership, families, district personnel, and outside providers to ensure scholar safety and follow-up.
Support threat assessments and develop, document, implement, and monitor safety and reentry plans when appropriate.
Guide staff regarding warning signs, escalation procedures, mandated reporting, crisis response, and post-crisis support.
Collaborate with Section 504, Exceptional Student Services, MTSS, administrative, and district teams.
Participate in Section 504 and IEP meetings, evaluations, reevaluations, consultation, progress monitoring, and service delivery as appropriate to the provider’s role and credentials.
Maintain a consistent weekly schedule and coordinate flexibly with school leadership while preserving predictable access to required services.
Participate in school events, Crew sessions, student-led conferences, professional development, and other school community activities.
Build collaborative relationships with school staff, families, and community partners; provide professional guidance and informal student check-ins as appropriate.
Partner with families to identify supports, navigate community service systems, and coordinate with outside providers when appropriate and authorized.
Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential case files and documentation, including service minutes, interventions, progress, referrals, safety plans, and outcomes.
Follow FERPA, privacy requirements, professional ethical standards, school procedures, credential-specific standards, and legal reporting mandates.
Contribute to grant reporting, compliance monitoring, program evaluation, and data-sharing efforts as required.
Promote a supportive, accessible, and proactive school culture; empower scholar voice and help remove barriers to learning.