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About The Position

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.
• Experience in crisis intervention, suicide risk assessment, and safety planning.
• Ability to build trust quickly with teenagers, including students who are 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 concerns, 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 including 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, and threats toward others.
• Conduct risk assessments, including with 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 a higher level of care is needed.
• 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 on 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 between the Carrollton, Frisco, and Parker campuses based on student need.