Director Of School-Based Behavioral Health LCSW OR LPC

WACO FAMILY MEDICINE•Waco, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of School-Based Behavioral Health provides clinical and administrative leadership for Waco Family Medicine’s school-based behavioral health service line. The role directly supervises the School-Based Behavioral Health Clinician Lead and school-based LCSW and LPC counselors, and is accountable for clinical quality, compliance, staffing, and planned program growth. The position may include a limited clinical caseload; work is approximately 70% administrative and 30% clinical. The Director reports to the Chief Behavioral Health Officer and is primarily based at Waco Family Medicine’s Central location in Waco, Texas, with regular travel to school-based campuses and coordination with partner school districts. The Director leads clinical and program operations, including hiring, onboarding, performance evaluation, corrective action, clinical standards, workflows, risk management, and crisis response. The role partners with operations leadership on staffing, budgets, scheduling, and campus readiness, and leads expansion into two additional high schools and four additional elementary schools. The Director serves as the senior clinical contact for Waco ISD and other partner districts, supports organizational and funding-related reporting, ensures compliance with applicable requirements, tracks program outcomes, and develops staff and future leaders.

Requirements

Master’s degree in counseling, social work, or a related field.
Active, independent Texas licensure as an LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or Licensed Psychologist with clinical psychology qualifications.
Board-approved clinical supervisor credential (LCSW-S or LPC-S), or ability to obtain one within the first year of employment.
At least five years of post-licensure clinical experience.
Demonstrated experience directly supervising or managing licensed clinical staff, including hiring, performance management, and corrective action.
Strong knowledge of FERPA, HIPAA, and child abuse reporting requirements.
Reliable transportation and ability to travel regularly across multiple school districts and campuses.
Ability to meet the described physical and mental requirements, including visual and auditory accuracy, computer and telephone use, extended sitting, communication, occasional movement and lifting up to 25 pounds, and regular travel between campuses.

Nice To Haves

Experience building, leading, or scaling a multi-site clinical program.
Experience operating within a Texas HRSA/FQHC compliance environment.
Experience providing board-approved clinical supervision toward licensure hours for associate-level clinicians.
Experience in school-based or community-based behavioral health settings.
Bilingual English/Spanish.

Responsibilities

Provide formal clinical and administrative supervision to the School-Based Behavioral Health Clinician Lead and school-based LCSW/LPC counselors across assigned campuses.
Coordinate hiring, onboarding, performance evaluation, and corrective action for school-based clinical staff with internal WFM teams.
Set and enforce clinical quality standards, treatment protocols, and documentation requirements.
Review and approve clinical workflows developed by the Clinician Lead and resolve escalated clinical or safety concerns.
Lead clinical risk management and crisis-response protocols across campuses.
Provide or arrange board-approved clinical supervision toward licensure hours for associate-level staff, as applicable.
Partner with program operations leadership on staffing plans, budget, scheduling, and campus readiness.
Lead planning and execution of expansion into two additional high schools and four additional elementary schools, including staffing, workflow design, and timeline management.
Serve as the senior clinical point of contact with Waco ISD and other partner school districts.
Represent the school-based behavioral health service line in organizational, grant, and board-related reporting, as needed.
Ensure compliance with HIPAA, FERPA, child abuse reporting, HRSA/FQHC requirements, and WFM policy.
Own program-level outcome tracking, including caseloads, utilization, clinical outcomes, and referral closures, and report results to the Chief Behavioral Health Officer.
Support grant and funding compliance and reporting for the school-based service line.
Build a culture of clinical excellence, accountability, and support across the school-based team.
Mentor and develop the Clinician Lead and other staff, including succession planning as the program scales.
May carry a limited clinical caseload in coordination with WFM management.