School Based Mental Health Therapist
Backpack Healthcare · Baltimore, MD; Columbia, MD; Ellicott City, MD
Posted 22 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 22 days Backpack Healthcare's roles stay open a median of 24 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 14% of Backpack Healthcare's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Backpack Healthcare
- low 4 stale, 0 reposted of 28 open
- Hiring momentum
- 49 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Backpack Healthcare's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Backpack Healthcare.
About this role
As a School-Based Mental Health Therapist at Backpack Healthcare, you'll provide individual, group, and family therapy to children and adolescents both in-person at schools and via telehealth. Your responsibilities will include conducting intake evaluations, creating treatment plans, maintaining clinical documentation, and collaborating with school staff and families to support students' mental health needs.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Backpack Healthcare as an employer.
What you need
- Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a related field
- Active Maryland license: LCSW-C, LMSW, LCPC, LGPC, LCMFT
- Minimum 1 year of experience providing therapy to children and adolescents
- Familiarity with trauma-informed care and school systems
- Strong cultural competence and commitment to culturally responsive care
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and clinical documentation skills
What you get
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- 401(k) + Company Match
- Paid Holidays & PTO
- CEU reimbursement
- Clinical supervision for eligible pre-licensed clinicians
- Advancement and professional growth opportunities
Worth weighing
- Compensation is fee-for-service with a variable income based on session hours and performance metrics
- Minimum of 3 in-person school days required each week
- The role involves both in-person and telehealth services, which may require adaptability
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Listed by Backpack Healthcare on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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