School Based Behavioral Health Clinician - Elementary School

WACO FAMILY MEDICINE • Waco, TX

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

The School-Linked Behavioral Health Clinician provides compassionate, evidence-based counseling and support for elementary school students in partnership with Waco Family Medicine, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). This role involves direct patient care, care coordination, compliance with regulations, and contributing to program development and outcomes. The clinician will work primarily on an elementary school campus, with occasional work at Waco Family Medicine sites.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, or related field.
• Active Texas license as LPC or LCSW required before hire.
• Strong skills in crisis intervention, short-term therapy, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Visual and auditory accuracy.
• Indoor setting.
• Continuous use of computer.
• Long periods of sitting.
• Frequent use of telephone.
• Continuous repetitive grasping and manipulation of both hands.
• Continuous conversational communication.
• Occasional reaching, walking, squatting, bending, kneeling, twisting and climbing.
• Occasionally carrying, lifting, pushing and pulling of up to 25 lbs.
• Occasionally working in confined, noisy, dusty areas.
• Frequent use of personal car.
• Understand/carry out simple/detailed, oral/written instructions.
• Memorize and retain instructions.
• Read and interpret detailed specifications.
• Mental competency.
• Tobacco non-user.

Nice To Haves

• Experience providing therapy to children/adolescent.
• Experience in school or community-based settings.
• Training in evidence-based practices for youth (e.g., CBT, TF-CBT, DBT skills).
• Bilingual (English/Spanish).
• Familiarity with FQHC requirements, HRSA guidelines, and loan repayment programs (NHSC, state loan repayment) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and deliver goal-oriented interventions for anxiety, depression, trauma and stressor related disorders, adjustment disorders, ADHD and other behavioral health conditions as appropriate.
• Provide individual psychotherapy.
• Offer group psychotherapy as needed and appropriate.
• Provide appropriate clinical crisis intervention and safety planning as needed.
• Use standardized tools to guide care and measure outcomes.
• Coordinate access to medical pharmacotherapy as indicated.
• Engage parents/guardians in care planning, progress updates, and family treatment when appropriate.
• Coordinate with Waco Family Medicine providers for medical social service referrals.
• Document services in electronic health record and meet all compliance standards.
• Adhere to all WFM compliance, HIPAA, child abuse reporting, and clinical risk management guidelines.
• Care coordination and application of measurement-based care.
• Track caseloads, service utilization, referral closures, and outcomes to contribute to program dashboards.
• Support grant and funding requirements as applicable.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience and licensure.
• Loan repayment eligibility through HRSA (NHSC/FQHC).
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, retirement match, PTO, and CEU support.
• Strong culture of collaboration, staff wellness, and mission-driven service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level