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Mental and Behavioral Health Specialist - Hopkins Public Schools
Posted on 2025-06-23 10:44:39 AM
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At Hopkins Public Schools, we believe that our strength lies in the diversity of our students, staff, and community. We are a proudly inclusive E-12 district serving approximately 7,200 students across the City of Hopkins and surrounding communities. Our district represents a rich mosaic of cultures, backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences; we value and celebrate that diversity in everything we do. As an academically rigorous and human-centered district, we are committed to fostering a welcoming environment where every student and staff member feels seen, heard, and valued. There is no “typical” Hopkins student, and we embrace this truth as a catalyst for innovation, growth, and equity in learning.
We seek educators and staff who are equity-minded, culturally responsive, and deeply committed to creating inclusive spaces where all learners can thrive.
We welcome candidates who are passionate about dismantling systemic barriers, advancing justice, and preparing students to become bold, collaborative, and compassionate global citizens. When you join Hopkins Public Schools, you are not just joining a district, you are becoming part of a community that honors difference, nurtures potential, and inspires remarkable achievement in every learner, from birth through graduation.
You are welcome at Hopkins. You belong at Hopkins.
Position Overview:
The Mental and Behavioral Health Specialist plays a pivotal role in the district’s educational model, providing support and guidance to students facing academic and social-emotional challenges. This combined position requires a school psychologist license, a school counselor license, or a school social worker license, with a preference for a license in Clinical Social Work (LICSW) certification. The Mental and Behavioral Health Specialist will primarily focus on providing special education services, including social-emotional learning (SEL) and mental health interventions, as well as conducting evaluation components integral to the special education process and child find initiatives.
Essential Functions:
1. Provide direct social-emotional skill services to special education students, conducting evaluations and assessments for those suspected of having disabilities.
2. Utilize evidence-based best practices across all facets of work, encompassing pre-referral interventions, consultations, and evaluations.
3. Participate in designing, implementing, and evaluating early interventions for students encountering academic and behavioral difficulties, including the development of Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) and Positive Behavior Support Plans (PBSP).
4. Conduct school-based evaluations in collaboration with the existing school psychologist to ascertain eligibility for special education services.
5. Collaborate with community mental health providers and case managers to ensure holistic support for students and families. Facilitate connections between students and families and essential community resources.
6. Collaborate closely with school social workers in delivering special education services and supports.
7. Provide direct evidence-based and culturally responsive social-emotional interventions for students, consult with staff to provide support and interventions, and interpret behaviors for educational staff.
8. Assist in developing and providing crisis responses within the school community, including conducting risk and threat assessments.
9. Collaborate with colleagues to develop, plan, and implement best practices tailored to students' needs and abilities.
10. Support developing and implementing data collection and analysis systems to facilitate informed decision-making.
11. Serve as an administrative designee on Individual Education Plan (IEP) teams, facilitating meetings, recording minutes, and completing due process paperwork.
12. Prepare referrals to Child Protective Services for cases of suspected abuse and neglect.
13. Uphold and promote the district's overall mission through courteous and cooperative behavior when interacting with the public and staff, fostering a harmonious and effective workplace environment.
14. Adhere rigorously to due process requirements and state and federal laws governing students with disabilities and uphold professional ethics and standards of practice in school psychology or school social work.
Required Knowledge and Skills
Required Knowledge:
* District policies and procedures.
* Principles, practices, and ethical standards of school psychology or school social work.
* Laws, codes, and regulations related to special education
* Disabilities and accommodations.
* Computer applications related to the work.
* Correct business English, including spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Required Skills:
* Participating in the special process of child find and providing special education services aligned with IEP needs
* Interpreting and applying state and Federal statutes, codes, rules, and regulations.
* Assessing and prioritizing multiple tasks, projects and demands.
* Operating a personal computer using standard and specialized software.
* Communicating effectively verbally and in writing.
* Contributing effectively to the accomplishment of team or work unit goals, objectives and activities.
* Commitment to the District's mission is to ensure high-quality, innovative, challenging education where all learners are valued and respected.
* Performing assigned responsibilities consistent with the District’s established Core Values.
* Advancing the District’s mission and values through careful attention to the key issues of Learning, Environment, and Resources.
* MN teaching licensure
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work is performed in a school environment, using standard equipment and stamina to sit for extended periods of time; strength to lift and carry up to 20 pounds; vision to read printed materials and computer screens; and hearing and speech to communicate in person or over the telephone.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
Work is performed in a school setting.
Hours & Compensation:
0.7 FTE - 185 Days
HEA Union Contract
Range: BA: $45,627- $65,024
MA: $50,702 - $82,203
Position specific Benefits information is available HERE<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hopkinsschools.org%2Fcontact%2Fcareers&data=05%7C02%7Cscsu-edpost%40stcloudstate.edu%7C53ecd59eee9f4ab749d708ddb26cc9fd%7C5011c7c60ab446ab9ef4fae74a921a7f%7C0%7C0%7C638862902789740232%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=RrIyG5xVpV1krq%2B4bW%2FELbxeM8Mdm1YgZobrNZAsea0%3D&reserved=0>
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At Hopkins Public Schools, we believe that our strength lies in the diversity of our students, staff, and community. We are a proudly inclusive E-12 district serving approximately 7,200 students across the City of Hopkins and surrounding communities. Our district represents a rich mosaic of cultures, backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences; we value and celebrate that diversity in everything we do. As an academically rigorous and human-centered district, we are committed to fostering a welcoming environment where every student and staff member feels seen, heard, and valued. There is no “typical” Hopkins student, and we embrace this truth as a catalyst for innovation, growth, and equity in learning.
We seek educators and staff who are equity-minded, culturally responsive, and deeply committed to creating inclusive spaces where all learners can thrive.
We welcome candidates who are passionate about dismantling systemic barriers, advancing justice, and preparing students to become bold, collaborative, and compassionate global citizens. When you join Hopkins Public Schools, you are not just joining a district, you are becoming part of a community that honors difference, nurtures potential, and inspires remarkable achievement in every learner, from birth through graduation.
You are welcome at Hopkins. You belong at Hopkins.
We seek educators and staff who are equity-minded, culturally responsive, and deeply committed to creating inclusive spaces where all learners can thrive.
We welcome candidates who are passionate about dismantling systemic barriers, advancing justice, and preparing students to become bold, collaborative, and compassionate global citizens. When you join Hopkins Public Schools, you are not just joining a district, you are becoming part of a community that honors difference, nurtures potential, and inspires remarkable achievement in every learner, from birth through graduation.
You are welcome at Hopkins. You belong at Hopkins.
Position Overview:
The Mental and Behavioral Health Specialist plays a pivotal role in the district’s educational model, providing support and guidance to students facing academic and social-emotional challenges. This combined position requires a school psychologist license, a school counselor license, or a school social worker license, with a preference for a license in Clinical Social Work (LICSW) certification. The Mental and Behavioral Health Specialist will primarily focus on providing special education services, including social-emotional learning (SEL) and mental health interventions, as well as conducting evaluation components integral to the special education process and child find initiatives.
Essential Functions:
- Provide direct social-emotional skill services to special education students, conducting evaluations and assessments for those suspected of having disabilities.
- Utilize evidence-based best practices across all facets of work, encompassing pre-referral interventions, consultations, and evaluations.
- Participate in designing, implementing, and evaluating early interventions for students encountering academic and behavioral difficulties, including the development of Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) and Positive Behavior Support Plans (PBSP).
- Conduct school-based evaluations in collaboration with the existing school psychologist to ascertain eligibility for special education services.
- Collaborate with community mental health providers and case managers to ensure holistic support for students and families. Facilitate connections between students and families and essential community resources.
- Collaborate closely with school social workers in delivering special education services and supports.
- Provide direct evidence-based and culturally responsive social-emotional interventions for students, consult with staff to provide support and interventions, and interpret behaviors for educational staff.
- Assist in developing and providing crisis responses within the school community, including conducting risk and threat assessments.
- Collaborate with colleagues to develop, plan, and implement best practices tailored to students' needs and abilities.
- Support developing and implementing data collection and analysis systems to facilitate informed decision-making.
- Serve as an administrative designee on Individual Education Plan (IEP) teams, facilitating meetings, recording minutes, and completing due process paperwork.
- Prepare referrals to Child Protective Services for cases of suspected abuse and neglect.
- Uphold and promote the district's overall mission through courteous and cooperative behavior when interacting with the public and staff, fostering a harmonious and effective workplace environment.
- Adhere rigorously to due process requirements and state and federal laws governing students with disabilities and uphold professional ethics and standards of practice in school psychology or school social work.
Required Knowledge:
- District policies and procedures.
- Principles, practices, and ethical standards of school psychology or school social work.
- Laws, codes, and regulations related to special education
- Disabilities and accommodations.
- Computer applications related to the work.
- Correct business English, including spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Required Skills:
- Participating in the special process of child find and providing special education services aligned with IEP needs
- Interpreting and applying state and Federal statutes, codes, rules, and regulations.
- Assessing and prioritizing multiple tasks, projects and demands.
- Operating a personal computer using standard and specialized software.
- Communicating effectively verbally and in writing.
- Contributing effectively to the accomplishment of team or work unit goals, objectives and activities.
- Commitment to the District's mission is to ensure high-quality, innovative, challenging education where all learners are valued and respected.
- Performing assigned responsibilities consistent with the District’s established Core Values.
- Advancing the District’s mission and values through careful attention to the key issues of Learning, Environment, and Resources.
- MN teaching licensure
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work is performed in a school environment, using standard equipment and stamina to sit for extended periods of time; strength to lift and carry up to 20 pounds; vision to read printed materials and computer screens; and hearing and speech to communicate in person or over the telephone.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
Work is performed in a school setting.
Hours & Compensation:
0.7 FTE - 185 Days
HEA Union Contract
Range: BA: $45,627- $65,024
MA: $50,702 - $82,203
Position specific Benefits information is available HERE
Union Contracts, Position Handbook/Agreements are located HERE
This email may contain information that is confidential or attorney-client privileged and may constitute inside information. The contents of this email are intended only for the recipient(s) listed above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are directed not to read, disclose, distribute or otherwise use this transmission. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the transmission. Delivery of this message is not intended to waive any applicable privileges.