Licensed Mental Health Clinician- Maryland LCPC or LCSW-C Required
Listed compensation
$40-$50/hr
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
Benefits
- Employee discounts
- Health insurance
- Maryland-Licensed Mental Health Clinician- School-Based Services
- Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
- Organization: PACE Consulting, LLC
- Position: Contingent upon contract award
PACE Consulting, LLC is seeking an experienced Maryland-licensed mental health professional (LCSW-C or LCPC) to support a prospective school-based behavioral and mental health services contract serving elementary school students in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
The clinician will collaborate with behavioral specialists, educators, administrators, and multidisciplinary school teams to support students with significant social-emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs.
Responsibilities Include
Provide consultation regarding students' social-emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs.
Collaborate with BCBAs, school teams, and personnel to integrate behavioral interventions with trauma-informed and mental health-informed practices.
Support school staff in understanding the impact of trauma, anxiety, emotional dysregulation, and other mental health factors on school functioning.
Assist with prevention and response strategies for students with high-acuity emotional or behavioral needs.
Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and support the integration of mental health considerations into intervention planning.
Provide consultative support related to student regulation, school participation, and reentry following behavioral or emotional crises.
Participate in school- or district-directed meetings and trainings relevant to service delivery.
Adhere to applicable confidentiality, student-record, documentation, and school-system requirements.
Required Qualifications
Current Maryland LCSW, LCSW-C, LCPC, or other appropriate Maryland mental health license authorizing the individual to perform the required services.
- Experience providing school-based or child mental health services.
- Experience addressing significant social-emotional, behavioral, or mental health needs in children.
- Strong collaboration, consultation, and communication skills.
Ability to satisfy criminal background, fingerprinting, screening, and other clearance requirements prior to assignment.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with elementary school populations, trauma-informed care, crisis prevention and response, special education, and multidisciplinary educational teams is preferred.
Compensation: Compensation commensurate with experience and qualifications.
This opportunity is contingent upon contract award.
Key Responsibilities
The clinician will provide mental health and behavioral consultation to support elementary school students within a school-based setting. They will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate trauma-informed practices and assist with crisis prevention and intervention strategies.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a current Maryland license as an LCSW-C or LCPC and possess experience in child mental health or school-based services. The role requires the ability to pass criminal background and fingerprinting clearances.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Mental Health Clinician- Maryland LCPC or LCSW-C Required at Pace Consulting a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Social Work social worker listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Social Worker Career Context
Of the 40 active Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) listings this role was benchmarked against, 68% are remote, 23% have no call, 53% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$94k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $89k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No weekends
Living in Annapolis
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $587k
- Typical market rent
- $2,389/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 30 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 104.5
- State income tax
- Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.