School Based Support Specialist

Job Description:

Job Title: School Based Therapist

Location: St. Louis, MO

Department: School Based Therapist

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary:
Join our compassionate and collaborative team as a School Based Therapist, where you will make a meaningful difference in the lives of youth by supporting their emotional wellbeing and promoting their success at school, at home, and in the community. This role is ideal for a mission-driven professional who values relationship-building, resilience, and helping others thrive. We are seeking someone dedicated, flexible, and passionate about providing high-quality care to students who need it most.

In this position, you will deliver individualized therapeutic support, coordinate care with school and community partners, assist youth in building coping strategies and life skills, and provide crisis intervention when needed. You will also help youth and families engage in services, manage a caseload, and maintain timely documentation aligned with treatment plans and agency standards.

Life in St. Louis offers a diverse and vibrant community with cultural attractions, welcoming neighborhoods, and affordable living—an excellent environment for both personal and professional growth.

This position offers…
· Employee Assistance Program – 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost
· Mileage Reimbursement – Company paid for work functions requiring travel
· Employee Discounts – Hotels, Theme Parks & Attractions, College Tuition
· Licensure Supervision - complimentary for LMSW's, PLPC's, PLMFT's
· Additional income opportunities - for LPC's, LCSW's, & LMFT's (provide supervision)
· Continuing Education - 3 days leave following your first year of employment
· Liability Coverage - Company paid
· Workplace Culture - An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting a healthy, joyful workforce
· Additional Perks & Benefits - Scroll down to bottom of this post to learn more

Key Responsibilities:
· Deliver behavioral health interventions in school settings aligned with individualized treatment goals.
· Support students in developing coping strategies, social-emotional skills, and daily functioning abilities.
· Coordinate care with schools, families, community agencies, and internal teams to ensure holistic support.
· Manage a caseload, ensuring services are person-centered, effective, and well-documented.
· Provide timely crisis intervention, follow-up support, and outreach for missed appointments.
· Conduct home visits and community outreach to promote engagement and treatment success.
· Assist with quality assurance tasks, data collection, and adherence to agency and contractual requirements.
· Participate actively in professional development, supervision, and performance evaluation activities.
· Adapt flexibly to evolving student needs and contribute to overall program goals.
· Perform other duties as assigned.

Education, Experience, and/or Credential Qualifications:
· Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, behavioral health, or a related human services field; OR
· Bachelor's degree in any field with two years of related behavioral health experience; OR
· Any four-year combination of higher education and two years of qualifying experience; OR
· Associate's degree in applied science in behavioral health support; OR
· Four years of full-time qualifying experience in the field.
· Qualifying experience includes providing individual or group services focused on recovery/resiliency, teaching coping skills, supporting functioning in school/community/employment settings, and implementing treatment plan objectives.
· For positions serving Illinois: Additional qualifications per IL Administrative Code apply, including meeting Behavioral Health Professional (BHP) definitions and completing required IDHS DMH trainings.

Additional Qualifications:
· Successful completion of background check including criminal record, driving record, abuse/neglect, and fingerprint check.
· Current driver's license, acceptable driving record, and current auto insurance.

Physical Requirements:
ADA Consideration – Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, or pull, or otherwise move objects. Requires repetitive movements of hands, fingers, and arms for typing or writing during work shifts. Primarily involves sitting, with occasional walking or standing. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Position Perks & Benefits:

Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life

Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more

Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive

Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within

Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness

Brightli is on a Mission:

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission. If you are passionate about empowering local communities and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization dedicated to cultivating an authentic workplace.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

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