Mental Health Specialist(QMHP)

Inspiring Minds Therapeutic Services; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Inspiring Minds Therapeutic Services in Houston seeks a qualified QMHP-CS to provide community-based behavioral-health services as an independent contractor.

You will work in homes, schools, and community sites, delivering skills training, crisis stabilization, and timely documentation, traveling across the Houston area. Bachelor’s in a human-services field and QMHP-CS credentialing required; prior crisis‑stabilization experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a human-services field and QMHP-CS credentialing.
• Experience delivering mental health skills training or crisis stabilization.
• Ability to engage clients and families in home, school, and community settings.
• Strong written communication, organization, and time-management.
• Willingness to travel across the Houston area.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized mental health skills training per treatment plan.
• Deliver crisis stabilization, de-escalation, safety planning, and crisis support.
• Teach coping, communication, emotional-regulation, problem-solving, parenting, and independent-living skills.
• Engage parents, caregivers, and supports to reinforce goals.
• Coordinate with clinical leadership, schools, and community partners.
• Complete progress notes and required service documentation.
• Travel to approved service locations throughout Houston.

Skills

Mental health skills training

Crisis stabilization

Client engagement

Electronic documentation

Travel to service locations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a human-services field

Tools

Electronic documentation systems

Job description

Inspiring Minds Therapeutic Services is seeking an experienced and dependable Qualified Mental Health Professional–Community Services (QMHP-CS) to provide community-based behavioral-health services throughout the Houston area. This is a full-time independent contractor opportunity for a professional who is skilled in mental health skills training, crisis stabilization, client engagement, and timely clinical documentation.

The QMHP-CS will work with clients and families in homes, community settings, schools, and other approved service locations. The successful candidate must demonstrate sound professional judgment, dependable follow-through, strong boundaries, and the ability to help clients build practical skills that support stability and successful community functioning.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide individualized mental health skills training and development services in accordance with each client’s treatment plan.
• Deliver crisis stabilization, de-escalation, safety-planning, and crisis-support services within the contractor’s training, assigned role, and lawful scope.
• Teach practical coping, communication, emotional-regulation, problem-solving, interpersonal, parenting, and independent-living skills.
• Engage parents, caregivers, and authorized supports when appropriate to reinforce treatment goals and client progress.
• Coordinate with clinical leadership, supervisors, case managers, schools, healthcare professionals, and community partners as authorized.
• Recognize changes in client presentation, assess immediate safety concerns within scope, and follow all required crisis-notification and escalation procedures.
• Complete accurate, objective, and timely progress notes and all other required service documentation.
• Participate in required supervision, case consultation, training, quality-assurance reviews, and team meetings.
• Maintain confidentiality and comply with IMTS policies, payer requirements, professional standards, and all applicable privacy requirements.
• Travel to approved service locations throughout Houston and the surrounding area.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a human-services field, such as psychology, social work, counseling, sociology, human services, behavioral science, or a closely related discipline.
• Must meet IMTS and applicable payer requirements for designation and credentialing as a QMHP-CS.
• Previous professional experience providing mental health skills training and development or crisis stabilization services is required.
• Ability to engage clients and families professionally in home, school, community, and other field-based environments.
• Strong written communication, organization, time-management, and electronic-documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently while maintaining dependable communication with clinical and administrative leadership.
• Ability and willingness to travel throughout the Houston vicinity. Reliable transportation is required for community-based assignments.

Required Before Contract Activation

• Nurturing Parenting training
• Seeking Safety training
• Current CPR and First Aid certification
• Crisis prevention, intervention, or stabilization training acceptable to IMTS

Applicants who do not currently possess all required training must be able to complete and document each requirement before contract activation.

Independent Contractor Structure

This is an independent contractor position, not an employee position. The selected contractor will maintain a self-directed schedule based on assigned clients, authorized services, client availability, documentation requirements, and the terms of the independent contractor agreement. Contractors are responsible for maintaining required credentials, managing applicable taxes and business expenses, and submitting accurate service documentation and invoices according to IMTS procedures.