Who We Are

At Pawnee Mental Health, we take a great deal of pride in the services we offer, and the progress made by those we serve. All employees, regardless of their role, are an important part of our success! To help us achieve our mission, we’re looking for bright and talented people with great ideas. We believe individuals and families with mental health and/or substance use challenges should have the opportunity to lead normal, productive lives at home and in their communities. If you feel the same, we invite you to explore the opportunity below to see how you can make a difference!

We look forward to reviewing your application! 

What We Offer

Clinical Supervision offered FREE to all employees – no work contract required!

Pawnee is proud to offer a full range of benefits to all our full-time staff! We offer a full range of health, dental, and vision insurance through the State of Kansas, as well as an excellent retirement plan through KPERS. We are also proud to provide competitive wages, generous paid time off, and several voluntary benefits like ambulance and disability insurance, among others. We are also a registered non-profit, making you eligible to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, and many of our offices are also eligible for the NHSC loan repayment program.

We are also deeply committed to professional development – we provide training opportunities, clinical supervision, and are otherwise dedicated to making sure that our therapists have the space and opportunity to become the best clinicians they can be. As a community mental health center, we know we are uniquely positioned to provide a wide range of clinical presentations to our staff, and we embrace it!

The Role You Play

As a school based therapist here at Pawnee, you'll be joining an exciting and rapidly growing team of school-based professionals providing mental health services to local school systems at all ages. This is a new and rapidly expanding program designed to meet the increased mental health needs of our local student population.

• The Day-to-Day
  • Provide individual and group therapy sessions in the school setting according to your license
  • Actively collaborate with all other members of the health team on behalf of your clients
  • Travel will be required to local school districts. Travel is fully reimbursed by the company.
  • Provide expert clinical opinions to other program staff, especially in the community services departments
  • Meet direct service, administrative, and clinical documentation requirements
• Other Duties as Assigned
  • Maintain continuing education and attend regular training events
  • Participate in community events advocating mental health on a voluntary basis
  • Complete crisis screens if no crisis program staff are available

Who You Are

To succeed in this role, you will need to be passionate about providing mental health care to people of all ages.

• Required
  • Hold's an appropriate master's degree and meets the standards of the Kansas BSRB for licensing as an LMSW, LPC, LMLP, or LMFT
    • Temporary licenses are accepted for up to one year
  • Strong oral and written communication skills using the English language
  • Basic personal computer skills
• Preferred
  • A license to practice independently (LCSW, LCPC, LCP, LCFT)
  • At least one year experience providing individual or family therapy or experience working in the school system
  • Experience with Microsoft Office software

Results of criminal and all other applicable background checks must meet the approval of Pawnee Mental Health Services.