Mental Health Provider

Job Title: Mental Health Provider

Location: State-Wide - MUST BE A COLORADO RESIDENT

FLSA Status: Exempt

Reports to: Director of Exceptional Student Services

Work Hours/Days: Full-Time or Part-Time based on student enrollment and special education service needs. Caseload expectations will be aligned with FTE assignment in accordance with state and federal special education guidelines.

Wage: $55,000-70,000/annually. Compensation will be prorated based on FTE assignment.

Benefits: Benefit eligibility is based on FTE status. Employees working 30 hours or greater per week are eligible for full benefits including health, dental, vision, 401k and paid leave. Employees working less than 30 hours per week will get paid sick leave.

We are a small non-profit organization based in Colorado, passionate about helping charter schools succeed. Our primary goal is to assist schools in optimizing their business, human resources and financial functions. We strongly believe that working collaboratively with schools and supporting their essential back-office functions can help them focus on their core mission of educating students. We understand that schools face many challenges, and our team is committed to helping them overcome these challenges by providing tailored solutions.

As an employee of Minga Education Group, you will be part of a small, passionate and dedicated team committed to making a positive impact on the education sector. You will have the opportunity to work with a diverse group of schools and make a meaningful contribution to their success. We are committed to providing a supportive and collaborative work environment that fosters growth and professional development.

Mental Health Provider – IEP Support

Job Function

The Mental Health Provider – Support advances inclusive, datadriven student services by partnering with school leaders, special education teachers, related service providers, paraprofessionals, and families to deliver highquality, compliant mental health supports for qualifying students. This role services mental health and other SEL IEP goals, strengthens MTSS/RTI frameworks, traumainformed practices, and SEL programming by ensuring culturally responsive mental health assessment, intervention, and documentation within special education systems.

The Mental Health Provider delivers counseling, behavioral intervention, and socialemotional skill development aligned to IEP goals, supporting the emotional, behavioral, and functional needs of students with disabilities. Through collaborative team facilitation, targeted professional learning, and inclusionfocused problemsolving, this role builds capacity in schools and equips educators and families to implement effective mental health, behavioral, and SEL supports, including for students served through 504, Gifted, and MultiLingual Learner pathways. The Mental Health Provider is a key member of multidisciplinary evaluation and IEP teams, with opportunities for remote counseling, consultation, and documentation.

Core Responsibilities

Direct Student Services

• Deliver counseling, socialemotional instruction, and behavioral intervention aligned to IEP goals.
• Implement evidencebased supports for emotional regulation, coping, problemsolving, and behavior.
• Provide crisis stabilization, safety planning, and shortterm therapeutic support within scope of practice.
• Support generalization of SEL and behavioral skills across school environments.

AssessmentProgress Monitoring

• Conduct observations, interviews, and data collection related to IEP goals and functional needs.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary evaluations within CDEauthorized scope of practice.
• Document services, progress, and recommendations in accordance with district, state, and federal requirements.
• Monitor student response to intervention and adjust strategies in collaboration with the IEP team.

CollaborationConsultation

• Participate in IEP meetings and provide input on goals, services, accommodations, and behavioral supports.
• Consult with teachers, administrators, and families to address emotional, behavioral, and SEL needs.
• Support implementation of behavior plans, safety plans, and classroom strategies.
• Provide guidance on traumainformed, culturally responsive, and developmentally appropriate practices.

Family Engagement

• Communicate regularly with families regarding progress, strategies, and homeschool alignment.
• Provide resources and guidance to support SEL, behavior, and mental health needs at home.
• Coordinate with interpreters and cultural liaisons to ensure equitable access to services.

Capacity BuildingStaff Support

• Offer targeted professional learning on SEL, traumainformed practices, and mental health supports.
• Coach educators and paraprofessionals in implementing classroombased strategies.
• Contribute to schoolwide systems that strengthen prevention, early intervention, and inclusive practices.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or a related mental health field.
• Current Colorado Department of Education (CDE) Special Services Provider (SSP) license in one of the following areas:
• • School Counselor
  • School Social Worker
  • School Psychologist
  • School Marriage and Family Therapist
  • School Occupational Therapist (mental healthaligned scope)
  • Other CDEauthorized mental health provider license
• OR a Colorado mental health license eligible for CDE authorization (e.g., LPC, LCSW, LMFT, LP).
• Experience providing mental health services to schoolaged children, including students with disabilities.
• Strong skills in crisis response, collaboration, culturally responsive practice, and documentation.
• Knowledge of IDEA, Section 504, MTSS, and schoolbased mental health systems preferred.

Optional Remote/Tele-Support

• Virtual counseling sessions when appropriate and permitted.
• Remote participation in IEP meetings.
• Digital progress monitoring and communication.