Back to jobs

School Counselor

Clinical Practice - Maryland

 

🎒 School Counselor – Baltimore County, MD

 

In-Person Role | Full-Time or Hybrid

Backpack Healthcare is redefining access to youth mental health care—in schools, at home, and everywhere in between. As a clinician-led, mission-driven behavioral health company, we're on a mission to deliver care that meets children and adolescents where they are—literally and emotionally.

Competitive pay based on license level and experience starting at $55.00 per hour

We’re hiring a dedicated and compassionate School Counselor to provide on-site mental health support across Baltimore County public schools, with optional telehealth sessions for clinicians seeking full-time or early-start flexibility.

🧠 What You’ll Do

As a School Counselor, you'll serve as a trusted mental health professional for students across elementary, middle, and high school settings. Responsibilities include:

  • Delivering on-site, school-based therapy services to students during school hours

  • Offering telehealth sessions (optional) to supplement caseload or allow for early onboarding

  • Conducting mental health assessments and developing individualized treatment plans

  • Collaborating with school staff, families, and the Backpack clinical team

  • Maintaining timely and accurate documentation in the EHR

  • Participating in supervision (if pre-licensed) and team case consults

đź“Ť Location & Schedule

  • In-person school-based role throughout Baltimore County, MD

  • Full-time preferred, but flexible start options available

  • Opportunity to begin with telehealth caseload prior to school year start or while onboarding

👩‍⚕️ Ideal Candidates Have:

  • A Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, or a related field

  • Active Maryland license: LCSW-C, LMSW, LCPC, LGPC, LCMFT, or LGMFT

  • Experience working with youth in schools, outpatient, or virtual settings

  • Strong clinical skills in individual and family therapy

  • Cultural competence and a trauma-informed care approach

  • Passion for making mental health more accessible to kids and teens

đź’µ Compensation & Perks

  • W2 employment with medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, paid holidays

  • Full clinical support + individual and group supervision for resident-level therapists

  • All supplies and devices for school-based and telehealth work provided

  • Supportive, collaborative culture focused on clinician satisfaction

🚀 Be the Counselor Students Can Count On

At Backpack Healthcare, we support you, so you can support them. Join us in making a lasting impact on kids’ lives—at school, at home, and everywhere in between.

 

Apply for this job

*

indicates a required field

Resume/CV*

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

Cover Letter

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

Select...

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.

As set forth in Backpack Healthcare’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

Select...
Select...
Race & Ethnicity Definitions

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection. As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categories is as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.

Select...

Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability

Form CC-305
Page 1 of 1
OMB Control Number 1250-0005
Expires 04/30/2026

Why are you being asked to complete this form?

We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.

Completing this form is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer is confidential. No one who makes hiring decisions will see it. Your decision to complete the form and your answer will not harm you in any way. If you want to learn more about the law or this form, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at www.dol.gov/ofccp.

How do you know if you have a disability?

A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your “major life activities.” If you have or have ever had such a condition, you are a person with a disability. Disabilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
  • Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
  • Blind or low vision
  • Cancer (past or present)
  • Cardiovascular or heart disease
  • Celiac disease
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
  • Diabetes
  • Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
  • Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
  • Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome
  • Intellectual or developmental disability
  • Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
  • Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
  • Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
  • Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
  • Neurodivergence, for example, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
  • Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
  • Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema
  • Short stature (dwarfism)
  • Traumatic brain injury
Select...

PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.