[Hiring] School Counselor @Texas Sports Academy Main

Role Description

We're hiring a school counselor to be our first dedicated mental health professional and build student wellness support from the ground up. This is a clinical role at its core:

• You'll be the academy's expert in crisis.
• Assess risk when a student makes a suicidal statement.
• Build the safety plan and own the support plan after an outcry.
• Work remotely with students across Texas.

You've assessed suicide risk, built safety plans with students and families, and stayed steady while a crisis was still unfolding. Here, that work happens over video, so you'll need to earn real trust through a screen and make yourself easy to reach before anything goes wrong.

Qualifications

• Full independent Texas clinical license (LPC, LCSW, LMFT, or licensed psychologist).
• Clinical master's degree.
• Hands-on crisis experience.
• 2+ years of clinical experience with children and adolescents.

Requirements

• Crisis Response: Serve as the same-day clinical escalation point for suicidal statements, self-harm, and mental health crises.
• Support Plans: Own the ongoing support plan for each student after an outcry, crisis, or DFPS report.
• Short-Term Counseling: Provide brief, solution-focused counseling and refer students to community providers for ongoing therapy.
• Early Identification: Review patterns flagged by guides and reach out to students before a concern becomes a crisis.
• Staff Training: Train guides to recognize warning signs and respond appropriately.
• Documentation: Maintain confidential clinical and support records on a strict need-to-know basis.
• Crisis Intervention: Assess suicide risk and know when to involve DFPS, 911, or 988.
• Telehealth: Build trust with students through a screen; telehealth experience is strongly preferred.
• Trauma-Informed Practice: Fluent in trauma-informed, strengths-based work.

Benefits

• Opportunity to build student wellness support from the ground up.
• Work remotely with flexibility.
• Collaborate with former pro and D1 athletes.

Bonus Points

• Experience in a school setting or with school-based mental health programs.
• Bilingual: Speak Spanish and English.
• Experience working with student-athletes and understanding performance-related stress.