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Kintegra Health
Hickory, North Carolina

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

Social WorkerFull-Time

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Job Description

$2,500 Sign on Bonus for Fully Licensed Candidates

Overview

We are looking for a School Behaviorist (LCSW, LCMHC or LMFT) 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, and/or substance use concerns.

Is knowledgeable of and adheres to all policies, professional practice standards, philosophies 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, LCMHC or LMFT) Qualifications

Education: Master’s degree in Social Work or related field.

Experience Required: Minimum experience and/or exposure to working within a school, supporting student population.

Professional Licensure: LCSW (A), LCMHC (A), LMFT (A)

Certification(s): CPR

School Behaviorist (LCSW, LCMHC, LMFT) Key Responsibilities

  • Practice reflects adherence to 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 team with the goal of 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 use appropriate treatment modalities, interventions, and available community resources.
  • Assists school administrators, social workers, teaching personnel with screening, identification, diagnosis, management, and treatment of behavioral health, substance use, issues, chronic disease management.
  • Engages in ongoing assessment and quality improvement strategies to assist in the implementation 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.
  • Completes, in a timely manner, 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.
  • 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

The therapist provides behavioral health and substance abuse screening, intervention, and referral services within a school-based setting. They also collaborate with school staff to develop treatment plans and support the behavioral health needs of students.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work or a related field and possess a valid LCSW(A), LCMHC(A), or LMFT(A) license. Previous experience working within a school environment or with student populations is required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Case ManagementCrisis InterventionMultidisciplinary Teamwork

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 40% have no call, 66% 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).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
25% this job
Loan repayment
21%
PSLF eligible
17%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 1.5
Below most Social Work listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,359 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Hickory

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$292k
Typical market rent
$1,531/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.5
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Kintegra Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Gastonia, NC
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

$2,500 Sign-On Bonus for fully licensed candidates
Health Insurance
Dental Benefits
$5,000 Tuition Reimbursement
403B Retirement with 4% company contribution and up to 4% match
Paid Time Off
Holiday Pay
Long Term Disability