School-Based Behavioral Health Clinician-Middle School

Primary Duties

• Direct Care
  • 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.
• Care Coordination & Compliance
  • 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.
• Program Development & Outcomes
  • 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.

Reports to:

Project Manager, School‑Based Services

Location:

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

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).

• Required
  • 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.
• Preferred
  • Experience providing therapy to children/adolescents.
  • Experience in school or community‑based settings.
  • Training in evidence‑based practices for youth (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.

• 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.