Mental Health Coordinator

Job Description

Position Title: District Mental Health Coordinator

Reports To: Director of Positive School Climate and Culture

Scope: District-wide, Howell Public Schools (11 buildings, PreK-12)

Status: Full-Time (FTE 1.0) Monday - Friday

Work Year: 11 months (August - June); 192 work days (Start and year to be determined)

FLSA Status: Exempt

Union Affiliation: Non-affiliated

SUMMARY:

The District Mental Health Coordinator serves as a credentialed clinical partner to the Director of Positive School Climate and Culture, providing clinical supervision and consultation to HPS's 31aa-funded mental health professionals and leading the district-wide implementation of mental health and suicide prevention priorities. This position brings clinical authority and a dedicated focus on implementation to a district that has made significant investments in student mental health infrastructure.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical Supervision & Staff Consultation

• Provide regular clinical supervision and consultation to 31aa-funded general education mental health professionals across all HPS buildings
  
• Support district staff in navigating complex student mental health situations, including suicide risk assessment, trauma response, crisis response and tiered intervention decisions
  
• Serve as a credentialed clinical resource for building administrators managing student behavior, including school avoidance, rooted in trauma or mental health needs
  
• Facilitate cross-building collaboration among mental health professionals to promote shared practice, reduce isolation, and strengthen collective capacity

Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Implementation

• Lead district-wide implementation of mental health and suicide prevention priorities
  
• Ensure consistent activation of suicide prevention protocols and crisis response procedures across all buildings
  
• Support and strengthen building-level crisis response teams following critical incidents
  
• Monitor implementation fidelity and outcomes across buildings, reporting progress to the Director of Positive School Climate and Culture

Training & Capacity-Building

• Facilitate annual and ongoing training for counselors and mental health staff on HPS suicide prevention processes and protocols.
  
• Provide training for teachers and building staff on recognizing students in distress and responding appropriately when a student expresses suicidal ideation or self-harm
  
• Support new staff onboarding related to mental health protocols, referral pathways, and district expectations

Systems Support & Gap Analysis

• Partner with the Director of Positive School Climate and Culture to identify gaps in HPS mental health systems and strengthen Tier 2 and Tier 3 support identification and processing
  
• Coordinate universal screening data review and support building teams in using data to drive tiered support decisions
  
• Maintain current documentation of mental health supports, referral resources, and community partnerships across all buildings

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, or a related clinical field.
  
• Must hold one of the following credentials: MSW, LPC, LLMSW, or equivalent licensure/certification recognized by the State of Michigan.
  
• Experience in school-based mental health settings preferred
  
• Demonstrated competency in clinical supervision, suicide risk assessment, trauma-informed care, and crisis intervention.
  
• Experience working within a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) framework preferred.
  
• Demonstrated competency in trauma-informed care and crisis intervention.
  
• Experience with a diverse student and parent population.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS:

• Ability to provide compassionate, empathic support to students, families, and school staff experiencing distress.
  
• Strong clinical judgment and ability to navigate complex, multi-system mental health situations.
  
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate clearly and professionally across audiences (students, families, staff, administrators).
  
• Ability to build effective working relationships across buildings and with community partners.
  
• Knowledge of current evidence-based practices in school mental health, suicide prevention, and trauma-informed care.
  
• Ability to facilitate professional development and training for diverse staff audiences.
  
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities across buildings with minimal supervision.
  
• Proficient in problem-solving and data-informed decision-making.
  
• Ability to operate standard office technology and maintain accurate records and documentation.
  
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all District requirements and Board policies
  
• In-person attendance is required.
  
• Other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to coordinate hands, eyes, feet and limbs in performing semi-skilled movements such as operation of a computer keyboard, telephone, calculator and dictation equipment. The employee is occasionally required to exert light to medium physical effort in sedentary and light to medium work involving lifting, carrying, pushing, walking, standing, reaching with hands and arms, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distant vision and ability to adjust focus.

ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTABILITY:

The work environment characteristics described herein are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is moderately quiet. The work environment is normally indoors with controlled climate conditions. Occasionally, the employee may be required to be outdoors for a short period of time while travelling to a different location, and may therefore be subject to varying weather conditions, for purposes of accomplishing the essential functions of this job.

TERMS

Salary is in accordance with the Non-Affiliated salary scale, depending upon experience. Other benefits will be established by the Board of Education in accordance with benefits offered to central office administration including full family medical and ancillary benefits (dental, vision & life insurance.).

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

All applicants must apply through the HPS online application system:

https://howell.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx

FUNCTIONS OF POSITION DESCRIPTION:

This position description has been prepared to define the general duties of the position, provide examples of work and to detail the required knowledge, skills and ability as well as the acceptable experience and training for the position. The description is not intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the duties of employees under supervision. The Howell Public School District retains and reserves any and all rights to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from any portion of this description in its sole judgment.

The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the District.

This position description is not a contract for employment.

The Howell Public School District is an equal opportunity employer, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The District will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

It is the policy and commitment of the Howell Public Schools District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, height, weight, familial status, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any legally protected characteristic, in its educational programs, activities, admissions, or employment policies in accordance with Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments, Executive Order 11246 as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and all other pertinent State and Federal regulations.