School Based Behavioral Health Clinician - Elementary School

Position Summary

The School-Linked Behavioral Health Clinician provides compassionate, evidence‑based counseling and support for middle school students with Waco Family Medicine, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC).

Reports to:

Project Manager, School-Based Services.

Elementary School campus in partnership with Waco Independent School District, with occasional work at Waco Family Medicine sites.

• 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.
• Apply measurement‑based care for care coordination.

• Track caseloads, service utilization, referral closures, and outcomes to contribute to program dashboards.
• Support grant and funding requirements as applicable.

• Access: time‑to‑first‑visit ≤10 school days.
• Clinical: ≥5‑point improvement on PHQ‑A or GAD‑7 for students with baseline elevation.
• School partnership:
  Positive feedback from school staff on collaboration and communication; adherence to FERPA/HIPAA data‑sharing agreements.

• Visual and auditory accuracy
• Shift length – 8 hours
• 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
• Physical accommodations will be implemented where necessary and feasible

• 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.

• Experience providing therapy to children/adolescents.
• Experience in school or community‑based settings.
• Training in evidence‑based practices for youth (e.g., CBT, TF‑CBT, DBT skills).
• Bilingual (English/Spanish).

• 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.