Mental Health Professional/Therapist - School Based
Listed compensation
$52k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Summary:
Provide behavioral health services and interventions to targeted clients and consultation to medical providers and related care team members utilizing an integrated behavioral health model.
Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to work with interdisciplinary team.
- Ability to provide service to persons of all economic levels and cultural backgrounds in sensitive, non-judgmental way.
- Ability to evaluate, diagnose, and counsel clients independently.
- Ability to provide brief, solution-focused behavioral health interventions.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to respond to multiple demands and prioritize.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Coordinate, co-manage individual patient care, including consistent and expedited feedback to primary care provider
- Provide on-site crisis triage and intervention as needed
- Provide brief, solution-focused behavioral health care for LSCHC patients, including assessments and intervention geared toward positive behavioral change
- Provide clinical consultation to medical providers and related team members on behavioral health, case management, motivational interviewing and related issues
- Provide behavioral health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, including needed referrals and follow-up care
- Maintain proper documentation in EHR according to clinical guidelines and operational procedures
- Comply with organizational policies, procedures, standards of care and related laws and regulations, including HIPAA and OSHA regulations
- Miscellaneous Duties
- Actively participate in staff meetings and quality improvement initiatives
- Collaborate with relevant community organizations to establish resource networks
- Other duties as assigned
Licensure and Credentials
- Working towards or fully licensed LICSW, LCSW, LMFT, LPC, or LPCC.
- Eligible for licensure in MN or WI
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (403b)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Training & Development
Key Responsibilities
Provide behavioral health assessments, diagnosis, and solution-focused interventions to clients within an integrated care model. Coordinate patient care with medical providers and maintain accurate clinical documentation in the EHR.
Requirements
Candidates must be working towards or hold a professional license such as LICSW, LCSW, LMFT, LPC, or LPCC. Applicants must be eligible for licensure in Minnesota or Wisconsin and possess strong clinical and communication skills.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% are remote, 30% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$55k in purchasing power | Wisconsin index 94.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Wisconsin | 145 active | 7,891 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 60% remote · 30% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Wisconsin counselor listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 15% offer loan repayment233 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Therapy listings | 2,480 in the last 30 days | 1,466 the 30 days before (+69%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Mental Health Therapy pay trend | −2.0% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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