2025-2026 Mental Health Specialist - MTSS

Mountain View Whisman School District

Posted on : 19-04-2025

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Job Location

Mountain View, CA - USA

Monthly Salary

$ 122943 - 151203

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Posted on : 19-04-2025

Job Description

Position Type:
Administration/Clinical Therapist/Mental Heath

Date Posted:
4/17/2025

Location:
All sites

Date Available:
07/01/2025

Closing Date:
05/01/2025; 4:00pm

Mountain View Whisman School District
Human Resources Department
Job Title: Mental Health Specialist
Classification: Certificated Management
Date Approved: 12/8/2022

Compensation:
$122943 $151203

Qualifications:

Education
Required
An earned masters degree or advanced degree of at least equivalent standard from an accredited college of university.

Experience
Desirable

At least 3 years successful experience as a school counselor or therapist.
Bilingual/Biliterate (Spanish)

Credentials
Required

California Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) Credential in School Counseling School Psychology or School Social Work

Valid license through the California Department of Consumer Affairs: Board of Behavioral Science or Board of Psychology; or American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (ABPN) in any of the following areas:
- Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP)
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)
- Licensed Psychologist

Position Description

The Mental Health Specialist provides collaborative and consultation services to Multitiered Systems of Supports (MTSS) and Individual Education Plan (IEP) teams conducts evaluations to determine need for Educational Related Mental Health Services and delivers individual group parent and/or family counseling as determined by an assessment and/or the students Individual Education Plan team. The Mental Health Specialist conducts inclass outofclass observations to gather data for assessment; and collaborates with teachers as well as aids if applicable to gain collateral information. The Mental Health Specialist consults with private sector clinical service providers. The Mental Health Specialist will assist MTSS and/or IEP teams in determining appropriate services supports and program components to address mental and/or behavioral health needs. The Mental Health Specialist is intended to support progress related to educational functioning and improve the students access to the educational program.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Under the direction of the Director of Student Supports & Special Education the Mental Health Specialist may be assigned to:

Consult and collaborate with general and special education personnel for students referred for or receiving mental health services.
Conduct Mental Health Services assessments per district protocol for students with an IEP write a summary report and attend to Individual Education Plans to make recommendations.
Consult and collaborate with Behavior Analysts and/or Behavioral Technicians in development of wraparound team supports for chronically absent students.
Develop and maintain mental/behavioral health programs in collaboration with the MTSS Intervention or Individual Education Plan team process.
Make recommendations to MTSS and/or IEP teams for mental health counseling services to include developing appropriate measurable goals providing progress report on student goals collaborating with MTSS and/or Individual Education Plan team members regarding student progress.
Attend Coordination of Services Team (COST) treatment team wrap around team or IEP team meetings as appropriate for specific student interventions or services.
Provide services for students who have IEPs and demonstrate socialemotional mental or behavioral health needs that impact their educational progress. These services include delivery of individual group or family counseling services.
Support District in supervision of monitoring student progress by school personnel visit school facilities attend school meetings and advise District regarding additional services as needs rise.
Provide information dissemination or professional development training to school staff regarding prevention and intervention activities and behavioral support systems.

Travel from site to site and/or perform necessary home visits for the purpose of assessing providing direct treatment program monitoring and/or collaboration.
Consult with or attend meetings with county agencies medical or private care practioners to inform student supports.
Uphold ethical and legal duties such as FERPA compliance confidentiality Education Code compliance and/or HIPAA compliance in accordance with applicable licensure.
Perform related duties as assigned.

ADA Profile

Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time; ability to sit bend kneel perform grasping and handling motions and torso rotations on a continuous basis lift carry or move up to 50 lbs. ability to reach in all directions; adequate sight or corrected vision to read printed directions or instructions; hear and speak to communicate with coworkers students and the public; dexterity of the hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and other office equipment.

Hazards:

Exposure to bodily fluids blood borne pathogens and infectious diseases
Contact with dissatisfied or aggressive individuals (hitting biting scratching spitting throwing objects)

Supervised by: Director of Student Supports & Special Education
Evaluated by: Director of Student Supports & Special Education

The Mountain ViewWhismanSchool District prohibits discrimination harassment intimidation and bullying in educational programs activities or employment on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry age color disability gender gender identity gender expression nationality race or ethnicity religion sex sexual orientation parental pregnancy family or marital status military status or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived Mountain ViewWhismanSchool District requiresthat school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination harassment intimidation or bullying.

Questions or complaints of alleged discrimination harassment intimidation and bullying equity or Title IX equity and compliance concerns should be directed to Tara Vikjordat1400 Montecito Ave. Mountain View CA 94043

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority

Employment Type

Full Time

Company Industry

Department / Functional Area

Administration

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2025-2026 Mental Health Specialist - MTSS

Mountain View Whisman School District

Job Description

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Position Description

Under the direction of the Director of Student Supports & Special Education the Mental Health Specialist may be assigned to:

Hazards:

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