School-Based Therapist - Junction City

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Job Type

Full-time

Description

Who We Are

Pawnee Mental Health is a non-profit Certified Community Behavioral Health Center (CCBHC) helping underserved populations in 10 counties here in North-Central Kansas.

We are a vibrant community of passionate people looking for our next teammate - you!

What We Offer

As a School-Based Therapist at Pawnee, you'll be supported by a workplace that understands the balance between care, impact, and sustainability. You'll have the opportunity to earn up to $12,000 annually by meeting client care expectations and facilitating group sessions.

On top of additional bonuses, we offer a total compensation package valued at over $100,000 to help you thrive both personally and professionally:

• Medical & Vision Insurance: Accessible plans to support your health needs offered through BCBS or Aetna - prices for single coverage between $50-100/month.
• Dental Insurance: 100% FREE for employees.
• Kansas Public Employee Retirement System (KPERS): Secure your future with KPERS retirement benefits - a lifetime pension program.
• Other insurances: Life insurance coverage up to 150% of your annual income and long-term disability insurance at NO COST.
• Paid Holidays: Enjoy 8 paid holidays throughout the year.
• Generous PTO: Start earning 10 hours of PTO per month (15 days/year), jumps to 24 days/year on your first anniversary.
• Paid Medical Leave: Receive a 40-hour bank of paid medical leave IMMEDIATELY upon hire.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Access support resources for your personal and professional life.
• Supplemental benefits: Additional life insurance coverage, ambulance transportation, short term disability, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and more!

The Role You'll Play as a School-Based Therapist

As a School-Based Therapist at Pawnee, you'll be part of a dynamic and growing team dedicated to supporting students' mental health directly within local school districts. This role is part of an innovative, expanding program designed to meet the rising behavioral health needs of children and adolescents in our communities.

You'll have the opportunity to build meaningful connections with students, collaborate with educators and care teams, and provide therapy that makes a real difference-right where it's needed most.

The Day-to-Day:

• Provide individual and group therapy sessions in the school setting according to your license while actively collaborating with the health team to support clients.
• Travel to local school districts as needed, with full mileage reimbursement.
• Offer expert clinical guidance to program staff, especially within community services.
• Fulfill direct service, administrative, and clinical documentation requirements.
• Maintain continuing education, attend regular trainings, and participate voluntarily in community mental health advocacy events.
• Conduct crisis screenings when crisis program staff are unavailable.

At Pawnee Mental Health, we take a great deal of pride in the services we offer, and the progress made by those we serve. All employees, regardless of their role, are an important part of our success! To help us achieve our mission, we're looking for bright and talented people with great ideas. We believe individuals and families with mental health and/or substance use challenges should have the opportunity to lead normal, productive lives at home and in their communities. If you feel the same, we invite you to explore the opportunity below to see how you can make a difference!

We look forward to reviewing your application!

Requirements

Required:

• Master's degree in Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy, Psychology, Social Work or related field
• Current, active, unencumbered license as an LPC, LMFT, LMLP, or LMSW (a temporary license will be considered eligible)
• Experience providing therapy services to children under 17.
• Strong ability to manage time and prioritize tasks
• Ability and desire to work as part of a clinical team while also able to be self-directed and motivated with minimal supervision
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to exercise sound clinical judgment in routine, urgent, and emergent clinical situations
• Ability to acquire and effectively practice new clinical skills as needed according to evolving agency needs/services
• Ability to effectively utilize Microsoft Office Suite
• Maintain a valid driver's license

Preferred:

• Independent clinical license (LCPC, LCMFT, LP, LSCSW)
• 1 year experience providing therapy in the school setting
• Familiarity with school community including MTSS framework and special education

All employees will be required to submit to and pass a background check and drug screening.

Pawnee Mental Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all applicants will receive equal and equitable consideration without regard to race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, or any other status or condition protected by law. Any applicant who feels they have experienced discrimination via the PMHS hiring process may file a written complaint at https://www.pawnee.org/our-commitment-to-you.cfm.

Salary Description

$63,000 - $73,000 per year