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MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR

Morongo Unified School District
Twentynine Palms, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 6/11/2026 CLOSED ON 8/7/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR position at Morongo Unified School District?

MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR at Morongo Unified School District

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Until Filled

Date Posted
6/11/2026
Contact
Valarie Belisle
760-367-9191 x4225
Number of Openings
2
Salary
Pay Range
$65,704 per year (Intern/Unlicensed) - $77,808 - $101,272 Annually
Add'l Salary Info
BENEFIT PACKAGE
Length of Work Year
10 - 187 DAYS
Employment Type
Full Time

About the Employer

Our mission at MUSD, where students always come first, is to ensure that all students have a rigorous, high-quality education which empowers them with twenty-first century skills, enabling them to be successful in college, career, and society.

Job Summary

Job Summary

The job of Mental Health Counselor is done as part of a comprehensive team that provides emotional, behavioral, and mental health support for students at the school sites. The Mental Health Counselor will assist in the implementation and monitoring of appropriate classroom and school-wide behavioral and social emotional interventions; support the creation and implementation of individual student behavior support plans, complete educationally related mental health services, be a member of the Morongo Unified School District Emergency Crisis Response Team; and provide direct, short term intensive behavioral and/or social emotional intervention support to identified students to promote stabilization and optimal functioning within the educational environment.

Requirements / Qualifications

Hold a regular license under the Board of Behavioral Science (BBS) (preferred) or registered unlicensed under Board of Behavioral Science (BBS) Current and valid crisis management prevention and response program certification or ability to obtain within ninety (90) days of employment Current and valid CPR/First Aid certification Must possess a valid California Driver License during the course of employment and be insurable by the District’s liability insurance carrier

Experience: One (1) year of experience working with at-risk youth (group home/residential care, day treatment, wrap around programs, school-based setting, transitional programs, etc.). Clearances: Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Check and TB Clearance upon selection. Candidate may be licensed or intern/unlicensed; will affect salary range. Intern/Unlicensed/Associate License: Management Range 12 $65,704/10 months Licensed: Management Range 19 $77,808 - $101,272/10 months

Requirements / Qualifications

Hold a regular license under the Board of Behavioral Science (BBS) (preferred) or registered unlicensed under Board of Behavioral Science (BBS) Current and valid crisis management prevention and response program certification or ability to obtain within ninety (90) days of employment Current and valid CPR/First Aid certification Must possess a valid California Driver License during the course of employment and be insurable by the District’s liability insurance carrier

Experience: One (1) year of experience working with at-risk youth (group home/residential care, day treatment, wrap around programs, school-based setting, transitional programs, etc.). Clearances: Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Check and TB Clearance upon selection. Candidate may be licensed or intern/unlicensed; will affect salary range. Intern/Unlicensed/Associate License: Management Range 12 $65,704/10 months Licensed: Management Range 19 $77,808 - $101,272/10 months

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