Project Aware: School Mental Health Therapist

• Leads or co-leads multidisciplinary teams at assigned schools to coordinate case review, tier assignment, and service planning using common districtwide thresholds;
  does not supervise District employees.
• Administers and scores validated, developmentally appropriate screening instruments, including the Pediatric Symptom Checklist, PHQ-A, C-SSRS, and CRAFFT, within professional scope and applicable consent requirements.
• Applies the project's tiered risk protocol: maintains universal supports for low-risk students, arranges Tier 2 brief intervention within 10 school days for moderate-risk students, and initiates immediate Tier 3 assessment, referral, and crisis coordination for acute or high-risk concerns.
• Enters screening results within five school days and promptly communicates urgent concerns under District crisis procedures;
  documentation deadlinesdo not delay immediate response.
• Delivers brief intervention using Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT);
  initiates Tier 3 referrals through the executed provider network and coordinates warm handoffs and follow-up. Confirms service access with families and authorized providers and supplies verified connection dates and outcomes to the Data and Administrative Assistant.
• Provides suicide risk assessment, safety planning, crisis response, and stabilization within LMHC scope;
  coordinates with the 988 Lifeline and regional mobile crisis services within the Greater Columbia Behavioral Health crisis system. Reviews clinical crisis referral protocols and provides current contact information for districtwide distribution.

• Salary:$100,000–$110,000 depending on experience
• Excellent benefits package: Medical, Dental, Vision, paid time off, paid holidays and more
• Working days: 5 days per week / 260 days per year
• Temporary Position
  • Tentative Dates: 10/30/2026-9/30/2031

• Experience: Demonstrated experience providing behavioral health screening, assessment, or intervention to children or adolescents is required. Working knowledge of suicide risk assessment, safety planning, and crisis response protocols is required.
• Education: Master's degree or higher in Mental Health Counseling and Washington LMHC licensure required.
• Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in a K–12 setting and with multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS).
  • Training in SBIRT, C-SSRS, or Youth Mental Health First Aid.
  • Experience with trauma-informed practice and youth exposed to community violence.
  • Experience serving rural or agricultural communities.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with students and families in Spanish.
• Certificates and Licenses: Active, unrestricted Washington State Department of Health Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) license is required at hire and must be maintained throughout employment. LMHC is the only acceptable clinical credential for this position. Valid Washington driver's license and evidence of insurability for required District business driving are required.

We are a rural and innovative school district offering a wide variety of academic programs and services. Grandview School District is 2A and has over 3,800 students of which 92% are Hispanic. Grandview is nestled in the lower Yakima Valley, a productive agricultural region noted for fruit, wine and hop production. The community also sees over 300 days of sunshine per year.

Grandview School District in partnership with our scholars, families and community is investing in cultivating a culture of success by empowering and challenging each scholar to reach their full potential in all aspects of academics and life. Through a collaborative systematic approach, the Grandview School District is devoted to providing quality education that will empower and challenge all scholars to acquire and apply skills in a diverse, ever changing community that values respect, tolerance, diversity and relationships.

• Partnering with scholars, families and community
• Empowering & challenging each scholar to reach their full potential
• Educating our scholars for an ever-changing world

The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling, some climbing and balancing, some stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling and some fine finger dexterity. Generally the job requires 50% sitting, 25% walking, and 25% standing. The job is performed under minimal temperature variations and in a generally hazard free environment.

Our mission celebrates diversity. We are committed to equal opportunity employment.

Grandview School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employee has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Executive Director of Special Programs is the assigned Title IX Coordinator/ Section 504/ADA Coordinator/ Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator. Contact information is as follows;
913 W 2nd St Grandview WA 98930, View phone number on ca.hrm.tc, View email address on ca.hrm.tc