Mental Health Specialist

Mental Health Specialist

Join us at Ignite Community Schools, where we are lighting the way for student success across Texas. As a network of public charter schools under Responsive Education Solutions, we are dedicated to creating joyful, academically excellent environments that empower students to pursue their dreams in college, career, and beyond. We are seeking a passionate and experienced mental health professional to serve as a Mental Health Specialist. This role is designed to support and strengthen the work of campus and regional counselors by providing expertise, coaching, consultation, and direct intervention related to student mental health and wellness.

The Mental Health Specialist will partner closely with Regional Counselors and campus teams to ensure students receive high-quality mental health support and access to appropriate services. This individual will serve as a subject matter expert in mental health promotion, crisis response, trauma-informed practices, and social-emotional development, while helping counselors implement comprehensive counseling programs aligned to Ignite's mission and goals.

The primary purpose of this role is to provide leadership, consultation, and direct support to Regional Counselors and campus counseling teams in implementing a comprehensive mental health and school counseling program across all Ignite campuses. This position focuses on:

• Supporting counselors with mental health assessments, interventions, and referrals
• Coordinating crisis response and risk assessments
• Delivering professional development and coaching
• Building community partnerships and wraparound supports
• Promoting student mental wellness and social-emotional growth
• Assisting counselors in meeting attendance, retention, and school climate goals

The Mental Health Specialist may also provide counseling support services to students and families when needed.

Required qualifications include education in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, Teaching or a related mental health field, minimum of 3 years of experience working or supporting schools, and experience conducting suicide risk assessments, crisis intervention, and trauma-informed care.

Key performance indicators include increasing counselor effectiveness and compliance, improving mental health referral completion and follow-up, strengthening campus implementation of trauma-informed and SEL practices, and reducing crisis incidents and improving intervention response times.