Therapist, School Based Program
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
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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