Job detail
School Based Mental Health Counselor (26-27)
KIPP
FULL_TIME
Posted 3/30/2026
Location
Austin, Texas
Core responsibilities
The primary role involves identifying and assisting students, families, and school systems by overcoming barriers to learning through assessment, counseling, consultation, and resource coordination. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, providing consultation to personnel and parents, acting as a liaison with community agencies, and facilitating crisis response.
Requirements summary
Candidates must possess at least one of the required licenses
Lmsw, lcsw, lcsw-S, lpc-I, lpc, lpc-S, or lmft, and are responsible for maintaining active licensure. Required competencies include knowledge of social services, crisis response experience, ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team, and management of a student caseload for a single campus.
professional certificateConfidentialityAssessmentRecord KeepingCounselingConsultationCrisis ResponseCultural CompetenceEthicsLiaisonData UtilizationHuman Behavior KnowledgeEvidence Informed PracticesSocial Emotional CompetenciesCoordination of ResourcesCommunity Systems KnowledgeMandating Reporting
Benefits
- Vacation
- Dental
- Life insurance
- Employee assistance programs
- Disability insurance
- Vision plans
- Flexible spending account
- Comprehensive medical
- Paid family leave
- Legal plans
- High-yield HSA
- LifeLock identity protection
- Flexible paid time off (PTO) policies