Lead Clinical Counselor

Urban Strategies

Lead Clinician conducting mental health assessments and individual/group counseling for unaccompanied children at Urban Strategies. Providing supervision and management for clinical staff with a focus on therapeutic techniques.

Posted 4/17/2026full-timeSan Benito • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $90,854 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Conduct mental health assessments for all unaccompanied children (UC) in care.
Provide ongoing individual and group counseling.
Coordinate clinical services, train new clinicians, and supervise clinical staff.
Manage multiple staff, managers, and multiple projects.
Utilize trauma theory and brief therapeutic techniques.
Conduct ongoing individual and crisis intervention and prepare goal-oriented diagnostic assessments.
Travel with UC, 14 and under, to locations in the United States as required.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master’s degree in social work, LMFT, Counseling, or other relevant behavioral science in which clinical experience is a program requirement.
Bachelor’s degree in one of the aforementioned behavioral sciences plus seven years of clinical employment experience in behavioral sciences.
Five years of postgraduate direct service delivery experience, group and individual counseling, and related treatment services.
Must be licensed within their state of residence to practice therapy.
A copy must be provided to HR.
Skills: Office 0365, Bilingual (English – Spanish).
Other employment requirements include the following: Fingerprint Background check and TB Test.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote work for eligible positions.
Medical and Dental is paid 95% by company and 5% by employee (individual or family).
Vision is covered 100% (individual or family).
401K matched contributions up to 4%.
Employee Assistance Program.
Vacation time is generous but varies depending on program and position.
9 Sick Days and 11 Holidays.
Every teammate gets long and short-term disability free.
Positions that require laptops, the company provides one.
Positions that require cellphone, company issues one.

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Hard Skills & Tools

mental health assessmentsindividual counselinggroup counselingcrisis interventiondiagnostic assessmentstrauma theorytherapeutic techniquesclinical supervisionproject managementdirect service delivery

Soft Skills

coordinationtrainingsupervisionmultitaskingcommunicationinterpersonal skillsgoal-orientedleadership

Certifications

Master’s degree in social workLMFTlicensed therapist