Lead Licensed Behavioral Health Therapist
About The Position
Blue Rose Consulting Group Inc. is seeking an experienced Lead Licensed Behavioral Health Therapist to support a federal behavioral health program in El Paso, Texas. This is a full-time, onsite leadership position providing behavioral health services to children and adolescents while offering clinical leadership, supervision, mentorship, and support to the behavioral health team. The role combines direct clinical care with responsibility for fostering collaboration, accountability, clinical excellence, and compassionate care. The Lead Licensed Behavioral Health Therapist provides behavioral health assessments, crisis interventions, clinical evaluations, treatment planning, and consultation for complex cases as appropriate. The role supports clinical quality, documentation, compliance, continuity of services, program implementation, quality improvement, and operational priorities. The therapist also reviews clinical documentation and treatment plans, supports staff onboarding and development, and collaborates with physicians, case managers, program leadership, and multidisciplinary partners. The position requires a master’s degree in a related behavioral health field, an active and unrestricted independent clinical license, at least five years of post-licensure clinical experience, and at least two years of supervisory, lead, or clinical management experience. Candidates must have experience working with children, adolescents, families, and/or vulnerable populations; U.S. citizenship; and the ability to work onsite in El Paso, Texas. Preferred qualifications include experience with unaccompanied minors, foster care, refugee populations, residential treatment, or child welfare; multidisciplinary team leadership; crisis response or high-acuity settings; federal or government-funded programs; and bilingual English-Spanish skills. Blue Rose describes itself as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and SBA-Certified HUBZone company. It emphasizes a collaborative, mission-driven environment and offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off and holidays, and 401(k) retirement benefits.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a related behavioral health field.
- Active, unrestricted, independent clinical license in any U.S. state or territory, including LCSW, LMFT, LPC, LCPC, LMHC, Psychologist, or equivalent.
- Minimum of 5 years of post-licensure clinical experience.
- Minimum of 2 years of supervisory, lead, or clinical management experience.
- Demonstrated experience working with children, adolescents, families, and/or vulnerable populations.
- Strong knowledge of trauma-informed care, crisis intervention, behavioral health best practices, and clinical supervision.
- Strong clinical judgment, leadership, communication, collaboration, and documentation skills.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Ability to work onsite in El Paso, Texas.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting unaccompanied minors, foster care, refugee populations, residential treatment, and/or child welfare.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary behavioral health teams.
- Experience in crisis response or high-acuity behavioral health environments.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish.
- Experience supporting federal or government-funded behavioral health programs.
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical leadership, supervision, mentorship, and day-to-day support to behavioral health team members.
- Provide onsite behavioral health support to children and adolescents.
- Conduct behavioral health assessments, crisis interventions, clinical evaluations, and treatment planning as appropriate.
- Provide clinical consultation and guidance for complex cases.
- Promote trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and evidence-based approaches to care.
- Support clinical quality, documentation, compliance, and continuity of services.
- Review clinical documentation and treatment plans to support quality and program requirements.
- Support onboarding, coaching, training, and professional development of behavioral health staff.
- Collaborate with physicians, case managers, program leadership, and multidisciplinary partners.
- Assist with program implementation, quality improvement initiatives, and operational priorities.
- Maintain a clinical caseload as appropriate while serving as a clinical leader and mentor to the team.
- Maintain professional, ethical, and program standards in accordance with applicable requirements.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package.
- Medical coverage.
- Dental coverage.
- Vision coverage.
- Paid time off.
- Paid holidays.
- 401(k) retirement benefits.
- Opportunity to lead, mentor, and develop other behavioral health professionals.
- Meaningful work supporting children and adolescents within a federal behavioral health program.
- Collaborative, mission-driven team environment.
- Opportunities for professional growth and continued career development.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
