Job Description

School-Based Mental Health Clinician

(Hybrid | Fee-for-Service)

📍 Location: MD (Howard County) — school-based, hybrid

🎓 License Requirements: Active Maryland license (LCSW-C, LCPC, LCMFT, LMSW, LGPC, or LGMFT)

💰 Compensation: This is a Fee-for-Service (W2) position. Fully licensed clinicians are paid $65/session hour; provisionally licensed clinicians are paid $45/session hour; administrative time is paid at $30/hour.

⏰ Schedule: Hybrid — minimum of 3 in-person school days per week (8 hrs/day), plus telehealth days for flexibility and continuity of care over school breaks and closures.

Who We Are:

We all walk around with an invisible backpack. It carries our emotional experiences, traumas, and unresolved feelings. Similar to a physical backpack, it can become heavy and burdensome when filled with too many items - We created Backpack Healthcare to help lighten the load.

At Backpack Healthcare, we’re reimagining mental health care for children, teens, and young adults. As a clinician-led, minority-owned company, our mission is simple: when clinicians thrive, kids thrive.

At Backpack Healthcare, we’re not just offering a job—we’re offering purpose, flexibility, and the chance to change lives every day. If you’re ready to be part of a collaborative, empowering, and innovative mental health movement, join our team and make a real impact by breaking barriers and healing young minds.

What You’ll Do:

• Deliver individual, group, and/or family therapy services to students, both in-person at your assigned school site(s) and via our telehealth platform.
• Maintain a defined in-person schedule at your assigned school(s), supplemented by telehealth sessions for continuity of care during school breaks and closures.
• Conduct intake evaluations, risk assessments, and create individualized treatment plans.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in Backpack’s EHR system.
• Collaborate with school staff, pediatricians, families, and the internal clinical team for wraparound care.
• Support school teams in managing behavioral health challenges and crisis response.
• Conduct wellness workshops in-person or virtually with caregivers, educators, and administrators.
• Participate in individual and group supervision, if pre-licensed.

What We Are Looking For:

• Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or related field.
• Active Maryland license (LCSW-C, LMSW, LCPC, LGPC, LCMFT, or LGMFT).
• Minimum of 1 year of experience providing therapy to children and adolescents.
• Familiarity with trauma-informed care, school systems, and cultural competence.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and clinical documentation skills.
• Passion for increasing access to mental health care in underserved youth populations.

How We Support You:

📚 Growth & Education – CEU reimbursement, clinical supervision, and advancement opportunities

💜 Supportive & Fun Team Culture – Be a part of a community of clinicians & operators

💰 Competitive Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• 401(k) + Company Match
• Paid Holidays & PTO

Backpack Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that the strength of our care depends on the diversity and wellbeing of our team. We celebrate differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, national origin, physical and mental ability, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, and other traits that make each person unique. We welcome and encourage diverse candidates to apply for any position for which they are qualified and to bring their unique perspectives, experiences, and talents to our team.