Child and Adolescent Therapist — LMSW

Job overview

The Child and Adolescent Therapist — LMSW role is an onsite position in Gaithersburg, MD. The listing describes a part-time option with a $40,000 base salary plus $65 per completed session beyond the 17-hour baseline; it also describes a full-time option with a $65,000–$70,000 base salary. Blackbird Health provides pediatric mental health services using a whole-child approach. The therapist delivers evidence-based care to children, adolescents, young adults, and caregivers, with clinical supervision and administrative support. The work contributes to Blackbird Health’s goal of addressing the root causes of challenges through care that considers how the brain, body, and behavior interact.

What you'll do

• Deliver evidence-based therapy to children, adolescents, young adults, and caregivers
• work onsite alongside an interdisciplinary team
• participate in clinical supervision toward independent licensure. Blackbird Health provides credentialing, billing, insurance, and electronic medical record support.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

child and adolescent therapist

lmsw

part-time option

full-time option

gaithersburg md

onsite

clinical supervision

pediatric mental health

evidence-based therapy

evening and weekend availability

blackbird health

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Clinical supervision
• medical, dental, and vision
• 401(k) with company match
• paid time off and 11 paid holidays
• life insurance
• short- and long-term disability. Part-time option includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, PTO, and 11 paid holidays.

Why this role

Active provisional or associate credential in Maryland, such as LMSW, is required. Part-time schedule is 20 contracted hours weekly, with 17 completed direct-care hours; full-time option is 36 scheduled clinical availability hours supporting 28 completed direct-care hours weekly. Core hours include peak evening and/or weekend periods.

About the employer

Blackbird Health is hiring for this role. Industry: Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers. Sector: 62.