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School Based Therapist - LCSW(A), LCMHC(A) or LMFT(A)

LMFTFull-Time

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Job Description

  • ## $2,500 Signing Bonus for Fully Licensed Providers

Overview

We are looking for a School Behaviorist (LCSW(A), LCMHC(A), or LMFT(A) to join our family.

Under the direct supervision of the Director of School Behavioral Health and School Behavioral Health Regional Lead, this position works as a part of a multidisciplinary school-based treatment team to facilitate the provision of holistic, whole-person behavioral healthcare for all Kintegra Health patients.

Provides behavioral health and substance abuse screening, brief intervention, education, and referral services for patients within a school-based setting.

Provides ongoing consultation and treatment planning support for school administrators, social workers, and teaching personnel to meet the needs of individual clients and school programs. Will work with patients with psychosocial, behavioral health, chronic disease, behavior change/or substance use concerns.

Knowledge of and adheres to all policies, professional practice standards, philosophy, and requirements for professional clinical practice.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Benefits
  • $5000.00 of Tuition Reimbursement
  • 403B Retirement, Company contribution of 4% & Company matching up to 4%
  • Paid Time Off
  • Holiday Pay
  • Long Term Disability
  • Life Insurance
  • Optional Benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Continuing Education Funds and PTO
  • Career Development and Leadership Opportunities

School Behaviorist (LCSW(A), LCMHC(A) or LMFT(A) Qualifications:

Education: Master's degree in Social Work or related field.

Experience Required: Minimum experience and exposure to working within a school, supporting student population.

Professional Licensure: LCSW (A), LCMHC (A), LMFT (A)

Candidates must hold a provisional or full license as an LCSW, LCMHC, or LMFT

Certification(s): CPR

School Behaviorist (LCSW(A), LCMHC(A), LMFT(A) Key Responsibilities:

  • Practice reflects adherence to the professional Code of Ethics.
  • Provides evidence-based assessment, intervention, consultation, and referral services for students/families (patients) with a variety of behavioral and chronic health conditions
  • Works cooperatively as an integral part of the school system, improving patient care and increasing team efficiency.
  • Formulates and facilitates the implementation of behavioral health, substance abuse, and chronic disease management plans of care through appropriate treatment modalities, interventions, and available community resources.
  • Assists school administrators, social workers, and teaching personnel with screening, identification, diagnosis, management, and treatment of behavioral health, substance use, issues, and chronic disease management.
  • Engages in ongoing assessment and quality improvement strategies to assist implementingion ongoing primary care/behavioral health integration strategies. Provides consultative services to school system team members within the scope of care definitions and provides training to other health care professionals as needed.
  • Complete promptly, all required documentation related to patient treatment, payment for services rendered, and organizational operations.
  • Engages in continuing education to maintain licensure and enhance professional competence relevant to medical and legal issues that impact patient care.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
  • Maintains working knowledge of and liaison with community agencies and resources.

Kintegra Health Core Requirements

1. Patient First – An approach to care that holds primary, the well-being and desires of the patient

2. Build not Blame – Focusing first on finding fault with the process rather than the person

3. Integrity and Honesty – Fostering an acceptance of openness, honesty, and fairness in words, deeds and the use of organizational resources judiciously for both internal and external customers

4. Cooperation and Flexibility – Related to an internal believe that we function as part of an interdependent team with only shared gains or losses thereby committed to assisting whenever possible beyond the prerequisite job description

5. Culturally Sensitive – Always working toward increasing one's ability to understand, communicate with, effectively interact and care for people across cultures, while having an acute awareness of one's own culture.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer and Value Diversity.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist provides behavioral health and substance abuse screening, intervention, and referral services within a school-based setting. They also collaborate with school administrators and staff to develop and implement treatment plans for students.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work or a related field and possess a valid LCSW(A), LCMHC(A), or LMFT(A) license. Previous experience working within a school environment is required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Crisis InterventionCase ManagementPatient EducationCollaborationCultural Sensitivity

Marriage & Family Therapy — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Marriage & Family Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 24% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Marriage & Family Therapy jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMarriage & Family Therapy median $64k (middle half $62k–$70k)13 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingNorth Carolina index 94.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Marriage & Family Therapy listings in North Carolina9 active357 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 50% remote · 24% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$3k sign-onNorth Carolina Counselor listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 14% offer loan repayment509 active listings, Oct 2026
Confidential Employer#11 of 22 for payTop Employers work-life index
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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401k / retirement match
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Loan repayment
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.7this job 1.5
Below most Marriage & Family Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 348 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental Benefits
$5,000 Tuition Reimbursement
403B Retirement with 4% company contribution and up to 4% match
Paid Time Off
Holiday Pay
Long Term Disability
Life Insurance

Living in Gatesville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$229k
Median resident rent
$950/mo
Residents’ average commute
45 min
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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