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Reed City, Michigan

School-Based Behavioral Health Therapist - School Based Health Center

School Counselor 8.0 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

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Job Description

School-Based Mental Health Therapist – School-Based Health Center (LMSW, LLMSW, LPC, LLPC, LMFT)

No Weekends | No On-Call | Full-Time | Year-Round

Location: Reed City High School/Reed City, MI

Employment Type: Full-Time (40 hours/week)

Family Health Care is seeking a School-Based Mental Health Therapist to join our School-Based Health Center team at Reed City High School in Reed City, Michigan.

This full-time, year-round position provides comprehensive behavioral health services to children and adolescents within a school setting. As part of an integrated healthcare team, you will collaborate with medical providers and support staff to help improve access to behavioral health services through prevention, assessment, intervention, treatment planning, referral, and follow-up care for youth ages 5–21.

Join a team dedicated to improving the physical, emotional, and behavioral health of children and adolescents!

As a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), Family Health Care is an eligible employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and state and federal loan repayment programs.

Why Join Family Health Care?

  • Work-Life Balance
  • No weekends
  • No on-call responsibilities
  • Consistent daytime schedule
  • Professional Growth & Support
  • In-house clinical supervision for LLMSW and LLPC clinicians pursuing full licensure
  • Peer consultation and support
  • Continuing education and professional development opportunities
  • Professional license fee reimbursement
  • Employer-paid malpractice insurance
  • Collaborative Care Environment
  • Work as part of an integrated School-Based Health Center team
  • Collaborate with medical providers and support staff
  • Opportunity to provide coordinated, whole-person care for youth and families

Benefits

  • Opportunity to earn a quarterly retention bonus based on established organizational criteria
  • Medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance
  • Generous paid time off and paid holidays
  • Retirement savings plan with employer match
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

What You'll Do

Provide comprehensive behavioral health services to children and adolescents ages 5–21 within a School-Based Health Center

Conduct behavioral health screenings, assessments, diagnoses, treatment planning, and therapeutic interventions

Deliver evidence-based individual, and group interventions as appropriate

Support youth experiencing mild to moderate mental health concerns through prevention, intervention, education, referral, and care coordination

Collaborate with students, families, school personnel, healthcare providers, and community partners to promote positive health outcomes

  • Participate in health promotion, prevention, and outreach activities within the school and community
  • Maintain timely and accurate documentation within the electronic health record (EHR)
  • Comply with professional, ethical, and mandated reporting requirements
  • Contribute as an active member of an integrated multidisciplinary care team

Qualifications

Required

Master's Degree In

  • Social Work
  • Counseling
  • Marriage and Family Therapy

Current Michigan Licensure As

  • LMSW or LLMSW
  • LPC or LLPC
  • LMFT
  • Effective communication, organizational, and time management skills

Family Health Care welcomes applications from both experienced clinicians and limited-license professionals working toward full licensure.

  • Preferred
  • Experience providing evidence-based behavioral health services to children and adolescents
  • Experience in school-based, outpatient, integrated care, or community behavioral health settings

About Family Health Care

Family Health Care is a Federally Qualified Health Center dedicated to improving access to high-quality healthcare throughout West Michigan. Through our partnership with Reed City Public Schools, we help improve access to mental health services for children and adolescents in rural Michigan communities.

Family Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive behavioral health services including screenings, assessments, and therapeutic interventions to children and adolescents in a school setting. Collaborate with medical providers, school personnel, and families to ensure coordinated, whole-person care.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Mental health assessmentCrisis interventionCase managementClinical documentationEvidence-based practiceCollaborationPatient educationMultidisciplinary teamwork

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates School-Based Behavioral Health Therapist - School Based Health Center at Family Health Care a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,895 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 28% have no call, 82% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score8.0 / 10 · top 10% in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,895 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost of livingMichigan index 96.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Michigan225 active7,904 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 20% remote · 28% no call · 82% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentMichigan Counselor listings: 22% state a sign-on bonus (median $4k) · 30% offer loan repayment305 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,510 in the last 30 days1,511 the 30 days before (+66%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−2.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,895 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) 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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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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Sign-on bonus
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,895 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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  • No weekends
  • No nights
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About Family Health Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Baldwin, Michigan
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Quarterly Retention Bonus
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Disability Insurance
Generous Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays
Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match

Living in Reed City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$200k
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026).

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