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Canvas Health
Maplewood, Minnesota

Therapist, School Based Program

Social WorkerNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$69k-$80k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

Therapist, School Based Program

All are welcome! We encourage veterans, people of color, individuals with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community to apply!

Salary Range

The expected compensation range for this position represents a good faith estimate for this position and the specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, experience, and/or FTE.

Fully Licensed Base Salary $68,755.06 - $79,611.12/annually

Benefits Eligibility Includes (But Not Limited To)

  • Generous paid time off, including holidays and personal days
  • Wide-ranging healthcare coverage with options to fit your needs
  • Flexible accounts for medical savings and expenses
  • Supportive services through the Employee Assistance Program
  • Access to exclusive discounts on entertainment, travel, dining, and more
  • Retirement savings plan with contributions from the employer
  • Recognition opportunities through performance-based awards

About Us

This mission of Canvas Health is to bring hope, healing, and recovery to people's lives.

Canvas Health's mental health and substance use disorder providers, clinicians, and staff bring their diverse lived experience to help inform and guide the care they provide to clients. Our integrated programs and services offer coordinated care to people of all ages in their homes, the community, and in our clinics.

We strive for excellence in clinical care as we serve those living with mental illness, substance use disorders, crisis, unstable housing, and trauma. Canvas Health is a non-profit, Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) specializing in serving clients who are on Medicaid.

Position Summary

This position provides clinical services to those children and families who are considered to be at risk in a school setting. This position requires services to be delivered primarily at school during the school day but at times in home or in the community.

It emphasizes a high level of skill and knowledge about families, individuals and family assessment, family skills, and education services in the school. The position provides diagnostic assessments and therapy services to eligible students and their families.

It also provides consultation/teaming with school psychologists, school social workers, teachers, and multiple mental health providers. This position provides case consultation, training on mental health issues and assistance to school.

Location: Justice Alan Page school, Maplewood, MN

Schedule: This position 40 hours a week, Monday to Friday 7:30am – 3:30pm.

Minimum Qualifications

Fully Licensed Therapist

  • Possess a master's degree or higher in Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, Psychology, or related Human Services field.
  • Possess a current and valid LICSW, LMFT, LP or LPCC Minnesota State Licensure
  • Eligibility to become a credentialed provider with insurance entities.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working with and/or delivering services to diverse populations.
  • Experience with Electronic Health Record systems.
  • Experience in residential and/or day treatment
  • Licensure Supervision is provided!

Canvas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. Canvas Health will not discriminate against any employee or applicant based upon a person's race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, status with regard to public assistance, age, sexual or affectional orientation, familial status, ancestry, local human rights commission activity, citizenship, genetic information, protected veteran or military status, or any other protected class.

Key Responsibilities

Provide clinical diagnostic assessments and therapy services to at-risk children and families within a school setting. Collaborate with school staff, including psychologists and teachers, to provide mental health consultation and training.

Requirements

Requires a master's degree or higher in a human services field and a valid Minnesota state license (LICSW, LMFT, LP, or LPCC). Candidates must be eligible to become a credentialed provider with insurance entities.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Mental health trainingCrisis interventionSubstance use disorder treatmentTrauma-informed careElectronic health recordsInterdisciplinary teamingSchool-based counseling

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Therapist, School Based Program at Canvas Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy social worker listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Mental Health Therapy — Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 32% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 11.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$74k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $75k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Sign-on bonus
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Mental Health Therapy (Social Work) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 155 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Maplewood

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$335k≈ 4.9× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,508/mo≈ 26% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Canvas Health

Mental Health Care
Oakdale, MN
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Generous paid time off, including holidays and personal days
Wide-ranging healthcare coverage
Flexible accounts for medical savings and expenses
Employee Assistance Program
Access to exclusive discounts on entertainment, travel, dining, and more
Retirement savings plan with contributions from the employer
Recognition opportunities through performance-based awards
Licensure Supervision is provided