School Based Mental Health Program Director

Job Description

Job Description

At Integrea Community Mental Health System, you’re not just joining a workplace—you’re joining a mission‑driven team that cares deeply about its consumers, its community, and each other. We invest in our employees with comprehensive benefits—including Blue Cross/Blue Shield health and dental, vision and supplemental insurance options, and the security of participating in the Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA).

Family & Children’s Services is seeking a collaborative and experienced clinician to lead our School-Based Mental Health (SBMH) program serving multiple school districts across our catchment area. The School-Based Mental Health Program Director provides leadership, clinical supervision, program oversight, and partnership coordination to ensure high-quality, trauma-informed mental health services for students and families in K–12 settings.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the SBMH program across participating school districts.

• Serve as the primary liaison between Integrea and school administrators, mental health coordinators, school counselors, and community partners.

• Coordinate referrals, monitor caseloads and service delivery, and support program growth and effectiveness throughout the calendar year

• Participate in monthly school-based collaboration meetings with each district and student support meetings as needed

• Maintain compliance with SBMH Collaboration data reporting requirements

• Provide supervision, support, accountability, team meetings and consultation to School-Based Therapists

• Serve on the FCS Clinical Supervisor team providing supervision for assigned interns/associate-level clinicians as well as providing crisis support and staffing for FCS clinical programs.

• Maintain a small outpatient caseload, including assessment, treatment planning, crisis intervention, and therapy services.

• Maintain compliance with agency, state, and federal regulations, including HIPAA and mandated reporting.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, Marriage & Family Therapy, or related field required.

• Current clinical licensure or clinical license eligibility (LPC, LCSW, LMFT, LMHC, or equivalent) required.

• Approved Supervisor status or eligibility preferred.

• Minimum 2-3 years experience working with children/adolescents in school-based or community mental health settings preferred.

• Knowledge of school systems, youth development, and academic engagement strategies.

• Prior leadership or supervisory experience strongly preferred.

• Strong organizational, communication, and relationship-building skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining flexibility to meet the needs of schools, consumers, and the clinic.