The Stepping Stones Group
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School-Based Mental Health Provider (LPC) | Full-Time | Multiple Schools | K-12 | Bilingual Candidates Encouraged
About the Opportunity
Are you a licensed professional counselor who wants to make a difference in students' daily lives? The Stepping Stones Group is seeking a full-time School-Based Mental Health Provider to deliver counseling services to students across multiple schools, with an immediate start preferred. Each school has a small group of students, which leaves time in your week for planning, documentation, and make-up sessions. Bilingual English/Spanish candidates are encouraged to apply.
- Pay: Competitive hourly rate
- Schedule: Monday-Friday, full-time, 37.5 hours per week, on a school-year schedule
- Setting: Onsite, in-person, school-based, elementary, middle, and high school
- Sites: Approximately 8 school sites
- Caseload: Small groups of students at each school, with about 10-20 hours of direct service per week and the remaining time for planning, documentation, and make-up sessions
- Resources: Access to therapy materials, school printers, and a school email address
- Assignment length: Through the end of the 2026-27 school year (late May)
- Start date: Immediate
- Employment type: W-2
- Location: Shared with candidates during the application process
What You'll Do
- Provide individual and group counseling services to students across multiple school sites
- Support students' social, emotional, and behavioral well-being using evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches
- Collaborate with teachers, school staff, and school teams to support student success
- Respond to student concerns and coordinate with the school team on safety and next steps
- Plan and schedule sessions, including make-up sessions, across your assigned schools
- Travel between school sites as assigned
- Keep accurate documentation and maintain student confidentiality in line with FERPA and mandated reporting requirements
Minimum Qualifications
- Active Texas license as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
- Reliable transportation for travel between school sites
- Ability to manage a schedule and documentation independently across multiple locations
- Ability to complete required state clearances and background checks
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Authorization to work in the United States
You'll Thrive in This Role If You Are Open To:
- Starting right away
- Working onsite and in person in schools
- Traveling between multiple school sites
- Working with students at the elementary, middle, and high school levels
- Working independently while collaborating with school teams
- Working a defined school-year assignment
Preferred Qualifications
- School-based experience
- Bilingual in Spanish and English
- Experience with trauma-informed care and crisis response
- Experience working with children and adolescents
- Experience managing a caseload across multiple sites
Related Experience We Value
Experience as a School Counselor, School Social Worker, School-Based Therapist, Mental Health Clinician, Behavioral Health Clinician, Licensed Professional Counselor, or Child and Adolescent Therapist is highly valued.
Why Candidates Choose This Role
- Built-in time each week for planning, documentation, and make-up sessions
- Variety of working with students and teams across multiple schools
- Use your license in a hands-on school setting with a consistent weekday schedule
- Work alongside school teams who value your clinical expertise
- Evenings, weekends, and school breaks typically off
Why You'll Love Working With Us
- Competitive pay
- Health and wellness benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance and 401(k) retirement plan for eligible employees
- Professional development and training opportunities
- Continuing education resources, including free CEUs and approved webinars
- Employee referral bonus program
- Supportive and collaborative clinical leadership
- Opportunities for career growth and advancement
- Meaningful work that directly impacts students and communities
What Makes Someone Successful in This Role?
Successful school-based mental health providers are compassionate, organized, and dependable. They build trust with students quickly, document clearly, collaborate well with school teams, and keep students' wellbeing at the center of every decision.
About The Stepping Stones Group
We believe every child deserves exceptional support to succeed academically, behaviorally, socially, and emotionally. We partner with schools nationwide to provide high-quality educational and behavioral health services, and we give our clinicians the training, resources, and support to do their best work.
Ready to make an impact? Apply today. Please share your license type, your school-based experience, and whether you speak Spanish. Know someone great? Refer a colleague and earn a referral bonus.
The Stepping Stones Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.