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Mark Twain Behavioral Health
Kirksville, Missouri

School-Based Therapist

CounselorFull-Time

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Job Description

School-Based Therapist

Mark Twain Behavioral Health (MTBH) is a private not-for-profit Certified Community Behavioral Health Organization serving Northeast Missouri since 1975 with a wide variety of outpatient services. We strive to treat the whole person by promoting wellness as individuals work toward their personal goals of achieving a satisfying, productive and healthy lifestyle.

Mark Twain Behavioral Health is seeking a full-time School-Based Therapist for our Kirksville, Missouri service area - Macon County. This full-time salaried position offers competitive pay and full benefits. Consider joining our MTBH Team! We offer a supportive culture of appreciation and a strong emphasis on the health and well-being of our team.

Role Responsibilities

Provide individual, family, and group therapy to youth and their families in a school-based setting - therapy may consist of crisis screening and brief solution-focused psychotherapy

  • Maintain clinical record according to certification standards
  • Provide consultation and education services to local schools and resource officers
  • Participate in clinical supervision, clinical case staff meetings, in-service training, and school-based meetings as requested
  • Establish and maintain appropriate relationships with local schools
  • Participate in student-of-concern meetings and with the Behavioral Health Risk Assessment Teams in your district
  • Complete daily schedule and check alerts in CareLogic in timely manner
  • Participate in quality improvement reviews as requested
  • Maintain a professional code of ethics at all times

Adherence to the MTBH Ethical Code of Conduct and all policies is required.

Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Counseling, Social Work or Psychology
  • Licensed in the state of Missouri or licensed-eligible
  • Knowledge of alcohol and drug addictions in adolescent population preferred
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience preferred

Join Our Team

We offer excellent compensation and benefits including health insurance with a company-paid premium for the employee, Health Savings Account with annual employer contribution, 403b retirement plan with annual employer contribution; employee wellness program with financial support for healthy lifestyle, an interest in work/life balance that includes generous amounts of paid time off plus 11 paid holidays each year, educational funds and time allowance for professional development, amazing teammates, strong emphasis on health and wellbeing and positive work environment, celebrations of employee appreciation, focus on core company values of compassion, excellence, innovation, integrity, respect, teamwork and wellness, with opportunities to contribute to the lives of others and help people be well.

Mark Twain Behavioral Health is an equal opportunity employer and does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status or any other characteristic protected by law in any of its services, activities, or operations.

Key Responsibilities

Provide individual, family, and group therapy to youth and their families within a school-based setting. Responsibilities include crisis screening, maintaining clinical records, and collaborating with school staff and risk assessment teams.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual TherapyFamily TherapyClinical DocumentationCase ManagementWritten Communication

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates School-Based Therapist at Mark Twain Behavioral Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,961 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 26% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs

401k / retirement match
83% this job
CME allowance
38%
Sign-on bonus
34%
Loan repayment
21%
PSLF eligible
17%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,961 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Kirksville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$168k
Typical market rent
$673/mo
Residents’ average commute
13 min
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Mark Twain Behavioral Health

Medical Practices
Hannibal, Missouri
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health insurance with company-paid premium
Health Savings Account with annual employer contribution
403b retirement plan with annual employer contribution
Employee wellness program with financial support
Generous paid time off plus 11 paid holidays
Educational funds and time allowance for professional development