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Kintegra Health
Currituck, North Carolina

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

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Job Description

  • ## $2,500 Signing Bonus

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

Provide holistic behavioral healthcare, screening, and substance abuse interventions for students within a school-based setting. Collaborate with school administrators and multidisciplinary teams to implement treatment plans and provide ongoing consultation.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in Social Work or a related field and a provisional or full license as an LCSW, LCMHC, or LMFT. Candidates must have experience working with student populations and hold a CPR certification.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Behavioral Health ScreeningSubstance Abuse InterventionCrisis InterventionCase ManagementClinical AssessmentMultidisciplinary CollaborationPatient EducationClinical Documentation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates School Based Therapist - LCSW(A), LCMHC(A) or LMFT(A) at Kintegra Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 6,344 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 38% have no call, 54% 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).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 25% in social workranked against 6,344 Social Work listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedSocial Work median $59k (middle half $55k–$60k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingNorth Carolina index 94.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in North Carolina200 active6,357 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 44% remote · 38% no call · 54% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$3k sign-onNorth Carolina social worker listings (all specialties): 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $4k) · 3% offer loan repayment226 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,591 in the last 30 days1,395 the 30 days before (+86%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (6,344 Social Work listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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About Kintegra Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Gastonia, NC
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental Benefits
$5,000 Tuition Reimbursement
403B Retirement: Company contribution of 4% & matching up to 4%
Paid Time Off
Holiday Pay
Long Term Disability
Life Insurance

Living in Currituck

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$426k
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026).

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