Mental Health Therapist For TEC (Therapeutic Enrichment Program)

Mental Health Therapist

The San Mateo Union High School District is seeking a Mental Health Therapist to support its Therapeutic Enrichment Program (TEC), a specialized program designed to support students who require ongoing therapeutic interventions to successfully access their education in both general and specialized instructional environments. Serving students in grades 9–12 who receive special education services, the TEC Program provides a supportive and therapeutic learning environment through a collaborative multidisciplinary team that includes an Education Specialist, Mental Health Therapist, and Paraprofessional. Together, team members work to support students' academic, social-emotional, and behavioral growth while fostering engagement, resilience, and success in school. As a TEC Mental Health Therapist, you will provide individual and group counseling, therapeutic classroom and milieu support, crisis intervention, consultation, care coordination, and collaboration with school staff and families as part of the student's school day. This unique role offers the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with students and provide seamless continuity of care across the classroom, school site, and district. As an embedded member of the multidisciplinary team, you will play an integral role in supporting students within a therapeutic educational environment and helping them develop the skills necessary for long-term success.

Requirements / Qualifications

- Cover Letter - Resume

QUALIFICATIONS

-Education/Training Experience: > Master's Degree or higher in counseling, psychology, clinical social work, or a closely related field > At least one of the following: - Valid Marriage Family Therapist (MFT), or - Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) > Bilingual Spanish speaking is preferred.

Comments and Other Information

SMUHSD EQUITY VISION Vision: All students will learn in a safe, inclusive and equitable environment that validates, respects and honors their unique backgrounds, interests and identities. Mission: We will continually identify, disrupt and eliminate institutional biases and barriers to ensure that all students have the skills and knowledge to thrive physically, emotionally, and academically. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER STATEMENT: San Mateo Union High School District is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. SMUHSD makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. For more information, read through our Nondiscrimination in Employment policy. Please see the attached job description or the District website at under Human Resources-Job Postings to view the District's Racial Equity Policy and Regulation as follows: • BP0415.1 Racial Equity • AR0415.1 Racial Equity • Equity Flyer TITLE IX SEXUAL HARASSMENT COMPLAINT PROCEDURES: The District's Administration Regulation (AR) 4119.1/4219.12/4319.12 – Title IX Sexual Harassment Complaint Procedures apply to allegations of sexual harassment involving job applicants. The District designates the following individual(s) as the responsible employee(s) to coordinate its efforts to comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in accordance with AR 4119.12/4219.12/4319.12 – Title IX Sexual Harassment Complaint Procedures, as well as to oversee, investigate, and resolve sexual harassment complaints processed under the District's AR 4030 – Nondiscrimination in Employment. The Title IX Coordinator(s)/Compliance Officer(s) may be contacted at: > Kirk Black, Deputy Superintendent, Human Resources and Student Services / View email address on click.appcast.io / View phone number on click.appcast.io > Sheliah Burnette, Director of Student Services / View email address on click.appcast.io / View phone number on click.appcast.io Office Address: 650 North Delaware St., San Mateo, CA 94401 Telephone: View phone number on click.appcast.io