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Blackbird Health
Columbia, Maryland

Child and Adolescent Therapist - LMSW

Social WorkerNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$40k-$85k

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Job Description

About Blackbird Health

Blackbird Health is clinician-founded, owned, and operated by dedicated professionals. We believe that providing the best care for children starts with building the best possible team. We deliver virtual and in-person mental health services across Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey & Maryland—and we’re growing into new markets in 2027.

At Blackbird, we take a whole-child approach, looking at how the brain, body, and behavior interact to address the root causes of challenges, not just the symptoms. Every role matters here, and you’ll join a collaborative, supportive, and innovative team that’s shaping the future of pediatric mental health care. If you’re passionate about helping children and families while growing your career, Blackbird is the place to make an impact.

Join us and help change mental health care for children for the better!

Position Summary

As an Associate / Provisionally Licensed Therapist at Blackbird Health, you’ll deliver high-quality, evidence-based therapy to children, adolescents, young adults, and their caregivers with full clinical supervision and administrative support provided by Blackbird.

Working on-site alongside an interdisciplinary team, you’ll receive dedicated clinical supervision hours toward independent licensure while delivering impactful care to young patients and their families.

  • Employment Options
  • W2 Full-Time (Provisionally Licensed FTE) | LMSW
  • Base Compensation: $65,000 – $70,000 base salary (100% Onsite)

Hours & Schedule

  • Workload: 36 hours of scheduled clinical availability supporting 28 completed direct care hours/week.
  • Shift Schedules: 4-day workweek options including 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM or 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM (4 days/week).

Core Hours: Minimum of 20 Core hours/week during peak evening/weekend periods (after 3:00 PM weekdays and/or weekends).

Benefits & Supervision: Full clinical board supervision provided at no cost, medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, PTO + 11 paid holidays, life insurance, and short/long-term disability.

W2 Part-Time (Provisionally Licensed PT) | LMSW

Base Compensation: $40,000 base salary + $65 / session incentive for completed sessions beyond the 17-hour baseline.

Hours & Onsite Expectations

100% Onsite (Flex): 20 contracted hours per week (17 completed direct care hours).

Core Schedule: All 20 hours anchored in peak core windows (after 3:00 PM weekdays and/or weekends; e. g., Mon–Thu 3–8 PM / 3–9 PM or Fri 2–7 PM).

Benefits & Supervision: Clinical supervision included, medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, PTO + 11 paid holidays.

Why Blackbird & Your Impact

Focus on your clinical growth — board-approved clinical supervision is provided directly by experienced Blackbird supervisors at no cost to you.

Do the work you trained for — we handle credentialing, billing, insurance, and EMR so you can focus entirely on your patients.

Start seeing patients immediately — a guaranteed caseload means no waiting, no hustle, just care.

Be part of something bigger — every session is a chance to help a child find their footing, a family breathe easier, and a young person discover what they’re capable of.

Who You Are

Active provisionally licensed / associate credential in MD (e. g., LMSW) working toward independent licensure (LCSW-C, LCPC, LCMFT).

  • 1+ year of experience providing care to children, adolescents, or young adult patients.
  • Committed to 100% onsite attendance for clinical supervision, team collaboration, and core clinic presence.
  • Available after 3:00 PM ET weekdays and/or weekends.

Salary Range

  • $40,000—$85,000 USD
  • Join us!

To raise the standard of pediatric mental health care through accurate understanding and precise treatment that reflect how each child’s brain, body, and behavior work together.

“It's so rare to find comprehensive care like this---from testing to therapy to med management (and more)--all in one place. In addition, the school advocacy support we receive is unprecedented. We no longer feel like we are managing things alone.”

Fostering an Inclusive Environment

Blackbird is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and belonging. We are able to grow and learn better together with a diverse team of employees.

In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

Blackbird provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact us at recruiting@blackbirdhealth.com so we can support you.

Our patient support team is busy helping children and families, please do not call or email them about your application — this helps us process your application more efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

Provide evidence-based therapy to children, adolescents, young adults, and their caregivers, working on-site with an interdisciplinary team. Deliver patient care while participating in clinical supervision and focusing on the mental health needs of young patients and their families.

Requirements

Applicants must hold an active provisional or associate credential in Maryland, such as an LMSW, and be working toward independent licensure. At least one year of experience caring for children, adolescents, or young adults is required, along with availability after 3:00 PM on weekdays and/or weekends and a commitment to on-site work.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Child And Adolescent TherapyClinical AssessmentTreatment PlanningCaregiver SupportInterdisciplinary CollaborationClinical DocumentationFamily Therapy

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Child and Adolescent Therapist - LMSW at Blackbird Health a 7.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Master Social Worker (LMSW) — ranked against 237 active Master Social Worker (LMSW) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Social Worker Career Context

Blackbird Health ranks #10 of 14 employers hiring Social Worker on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 79 active listings.

Of the 50 active Master Social Worker (LMSW) listings this role was benchmarked against, 62% are remote, 22% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Master Social Worker (LMSW) by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.1 / 10 · top 25% in master social worker (lmsw)ranked against 237 Master Social Worker (LMSW) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$60k in purchasing powerMaryland index 105.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Maryland128 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All master social worker (lmsw) listings in Maryland141 active7,014 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 62% remote · 22% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMaryland social worker listings (all specialties): 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $2k) · 9% offer loan repayment141 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,609 in the last 30 days1,361 the 30 days before (+92%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Blackbird Healthsilver tier, 70/100 · #10 of 14 for payTop Employers work-life index79 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (237 Master Social Worker (LMSW) listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Maryland figures use all master social worker (lmsw)s: too few Maryland Social Work postings state pay.

Top Social Worker Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

40 jobs · 18 employers
11
<$100k
7
$100k-115k
19
$115k-130k
3
$130k-145k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

38 jobs · 18 employers
401k / retirement match
100% this job
Sign-on bonus
34%
CME allowance
18%
Relocation assistance
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.1
Better work-life than 80% of Master Social Worker (LMSW) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 237 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends
  • On-site
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About Blackbird Health

Mental Health Care
Allentown, Pennsylvania
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Clinical supervision provided at no cost
Medical, dental, vision
401(k) with company match
PTO + 11 paid holidays
Life insurance
Short/long-term disability

Living in Columbia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$445k≈ 11.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,278/mo≈ 68% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.5
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.