Director of Student Wellness

Job Description

Job Description

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For more than six decades, Goodwill Central Texas has been relentlessly focused on empowering thousands of people to work. We transform revenue from over 37 retail locations into a combination of education, career training, job placement, career coaching and support, and more. Every time you shop or support Goodwill, you are helping fund our greater mission to serve our community. Goodwill’s vision extends far beyond our retail stores and your generous donations: We envision a Central Texas where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

The Goodwill Excel Center for Adults opened in 2014 as an open-enrollment public charter high school for adults ages 18 to 50. The Excel Center Adult High School transforms lives in a supportive and holistic learning environment where all students are empowered to achieve. 

For more information on the Goodwill Excel Center Adult High School, visit

Commitment to Excellence

At The Excel Center, we are building a high-performing organization focused on transforming lives through the power of education and work and becoming the model of excellence for adult education across Texas. Our team members contribute to a culture grounded in our values of caring, innovation, and accountability and focused on strong graduate outcomes.

All Excel team members:

• Deliver Excellence - Uphold high standards of professionalism, execution, and service to students
• Own the Outcome - Demonstrate accountability through ownership, reliability, follow-through, and continuous improvement.
• Work as One Team - Collaborate and contribute positively to a solutions-oriented culture
• Lead with Purpose - Align actions and decisions to the organization’s mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities
• Strengthen the System - Support systems, processes, and practices that strengthen organizational effectiveness and student impact

All team members demonstrate our standards through strong individual performance and a commitment to collective excellence.

Important Retirement Information

The Goodwill Excel Center for Adults is a Texas public charter school district . Employees in TRS-eligible positions participate in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) .

Eligible employees are required to contribute a portion of their salary to TRS retirement and TRS-Care through automatic payroll deductions. TRS is a defined-benefit retirement system, and employees generally become vested after earning five years of TRS service credit .

Candidates should consider these required retirement contributions when evaluating compensation and long-term employment with the district. Additional information about TRS eligibility, contributions, vesting, and retirement benefits is available through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

The Director of Student Wellness (DSW) at the Excel Center High School is a district level leader responsible for providing strategic leadership and oversight of student mental health and wellness supports, behavioral intervention, restorative practices, and school-based wellness structures across community-based school sites. This role provides leadership, coordination, and support to the Mental Health and Wellness (MHW) team while promoting consistent, trauma-informed, equitable, and student-centered practices across schools.

The Director of Student Wellness leads the development, implementation, and refinement of systems related to behavioral support, restorative intervention, Behavioral Threat Assessment (BTA), crisis response, disciplinary and restorative processes, and student mental health services. While mental health services and behavioral/disciplinary interventions remain campus functions, this role ensures system-wide integration and alignment across related supports. The Director balances systems leadership with hands-on implementation support through staff coaching, case consultation, documentation support, process development and facilitation, and cross-functional collaboration.

This role works closely with district leadership, Campus Directors, Mental Health and Wellness (MHW) clinicians, and external partners to strengthen organizational capacity and ensure student wellness systems are consistent, compliant, and effective. The Director fosters environments that promote student persistence, safety, belonging, and success while remaining responsive to the unique needs of adult learners. 

Role & Responsibilities

Mental Health and Wellness Leadership

• Provide direct leadership, supervision, coaching, support, evaluation, and performance management to the Mental Health and Wellness Team.
• Lead, coach, and support MHW staff in delivering trauma-informed, culturally responsive, clinically grounded, evidence-based, and strengths-based services to students.
• Ensure consistency and quality of mental health and wellness support across community school sites, including review and refinement of MHW programming.
• Facilitate team meetings, case consultations, reflective supervision structures, and professional development opportunities.
• Lead, coordinate, and support crisis response planning for student mental health concerns.
• Provide oversight and monitoring of referral processes, service delivery workflows, documentation practices, and follow-up systems related to student mental health and wellness.
• Collaborate with district and campus leadership to identify and address barriers impacting student well-being, engagement, and persistence.
• Manage relationships and coordination with external licensure supervisors for mental health staff to support ethical and professional practice.
• Build and maintain relationships with community mental health providers, crisis services, and external support agencies to strengthen referral networks.
• Develop, lead, and coordinate training for team members on mental health and risk-related topics including suicide prevention, abuse and trafficking reporting, trauma-informed practices, and threat assessment.

Behavioral Intervention and Restorative Practices Support

• Lead the development of a community school framework for behavioral intervention and restorative practices, as well as related systems and processes.
• Provide leadership and consultation to Campus Directors in implementing behavioral intervention systems aligned with restorative, trauma-informed, and relationship-centered practices.
• Develop and facilitate training and support for campus leadership in de-escalation, restorative conversations, mediation, re-engagement planning, and proactive behavioral supports.
• Provide consultation to campus leaders regarding behavioral strategies and complex student situations.
• Develop and maintain intervention protocols, documentation tools, communication workflows, and behavioral response procedures.
• Analyze behavioral trends and identify opportunities for prevention and system improvement.
• Build staff capacity related to restorative practices, trauma-informed response, and student behavior support.

Behavioral Threat Assessment (BTA) & Safety Coordination

• Lead and oversee the Behavioral Threat Assessment (BTA) process across community-based schools in alignment with Texas Education Agency guidelines and organizational procedures.
• Ensure consistent implementation of BTA protocols, documentation requirements, communication procedures, and follow-up actions.
• Facilitate and support multidisciplinary threat assessment meetings as needed.
• Maintain compliance with organizational and legal requirements related to student safety and risk assessment.
• Develop training materials and decision-making tools related to student safety and threat assessment for Campus Director use.

Discipline and Expulsion Processes

• Provide leadership and consultation to Campus Directors in implementing disciplinary and expulsion processes in alignment with TEA standards, organizational policy, student rights, and restorative practices.
• Ensure disciplinary procedures are implemented consistently, equitably, and with appropriate documentation and reporting.
• Provide consultation and facilitation support in complex disciplinary situations, including leading expulsion hearings when applicable.
• Oversee communication, documentation, and procedural follow-through related to suspension, expulsion, and re-entry processes.

Systems Development

• Provide strategic leadership for ongoing evaluation, refinement, and scalability of districtwide student wellness systems to ensure consistency, effectiveness, and alignment with organizational priorities.
• Lead the development, documentation, and implementation of sc