Behavioral Health Clinician (LCSW or Psychologist)

UHP (Unlock Human Potential); Gentry (AR); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

Professional development support

Performance and recovery facilities

Job summary

UHP — Unlock Human Potential seeks a Behavioral Health Clinician (LCSW or clinical psychologist) to serve as the licensed behavioral health professional on our campus in Northwest Arkansas. The role blends clinical judgment with proactive wellness and instruction, focusing on crisis response, risk assessment, and staff/student support.

This hybrid role emphasizes education and prevention over ongoing therapy, with responsibilities including establishing guardrails, referrals to outside care

Qualifications

• Active license as an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) or licensed clinical psychologist in Arkansas.
• 5+ years of post-graduate experience, ideally with veterans, military, or high-stress populations.
• Direct experience with crisis intervention and risk assessment.
• Experience teaching, facilitating, or working with adult learners.

Responsibilities

• Crisis Response & Risk Management: respond to student crises and conduct risk/safety assessments within scope of practice.
• Proactive Wellness & Student Support: develop and lead proactive wellness plans, conduct early wellness check-ins, provide short-term interventions.
• Instruction & Facilitation: teach or co-teach modules on emotional regulation, stress management, and mental performance foundations; lead staff development.
• Scope of Practice & Program Integration: establish guardrails and escalation pathways; provide consultation and referrals; contribute to programs and campus culture.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Adult learning facilitation

Trauma-informed practice

Emotional intelligence

Team collaboration

Education

LCSW or licensed clinical psychologist

Job description

About UHP

UHP — Unlock Human Potential is building a new category of education centered around whole-human experiential vocational training, leadership development, and purpose-driven transformation. UHP serves veterans, transitioning service members, and purpose-driven individuals through immersive programs that integrate human performance, leadership, wellness, vocational skills, and personal growth.

Our environment is fast-moving, mission-driven, and deeply experiential. We are not a traditional university, gym, military program, or trade school — we are building a scalable human development institution designed for the future workforce.

The Opportunity

UHP is seeking a Behavioral Health Clinician (LCSW or clinical psychologist) to serve as the licensed behavioral health professional on our campus. You’ll support the mental health, psychological safety, and performance readiness of our students, who are primarily veterans in transition, and help our staff do the same.

This is a hybrid role that blends clinical judgment, proactive wellness, and instruction. It is not an ongoing therapy caseload. You’ll be the licensed professional students and staff turn to when a situation calls for one: crisis response, risk assessment, behavioral health support during incidents, and referral to outside care. Mental health is central to what UHP teaches, so instruction is a core part of this role. You’ll also help establish the clinical guardrails and escalation pathways that keep our team within scope of practice, and serve as UHP’s subject-matter expert on behavioral health.

Key Responsibilities

Crisis Response & Risk Management

• Respond to student crises and conduct risk and safety assessments within your scope of practice
• Support the behavioral health and risk-assessment aspects of student incidents, including conduct, harassment, and safety matters
• Partner with program leadership, People, and Security, who retain decision authority for conduct, harassment, and safety investigations
• Document incidents and meet mandated reporting requirements per UHP policy and Arkansas law
• Coordinate referrals to outside care, including the VA, Vet Centers, and community providers
• Coordinate emergency student needs, such as travel home, with program leadership

Proactive Wellness & Student Support

• Develop and lead a proactive wellness plan that identifies student barriers early in the program
• Conduct early wellness check-ins covering stress, sleep, mood, concentration, and social connection, with follow-up around the program midpoint and warm handoffs for students who need more support
• Provide brief one-on-one support and interventions within the learning environment
• Help students regulate stress, navigate challenges, and stay engaged in the program
• Support conflict resolution and healthy group dynamics
• Participate in daily team syncs, student reviews, and After Action Reviews (AARs)

Instruction & Facilitation

• Teach or co-teach modules on emotional regulation, stress management, communication and empathy, values-based decision-making, and mental performance foundations
• Lead staff development on emotional regulation, stress management, and communication
• Lead experiential, hands-on sessions rather than lectures
• Model professionalism, presence, and psychological safety in the classroom
• Contribute to curriculum development and refinement

Scope of Practice & Program Integration

• Establish clinical guardrails and escalation pathways that keep coaches, instructors, and staff within scope of practice, with clinical and investigative responsibilities clearly delineated
• Equip faculty and staff to recognize concerns, respond appropriately, and escalating, without expecting them to act as mental health professionals
• Provide consultation, support, and referral for UHP team members
• Contribute across UHP programs (IHC, CPT, CNC, IGNITE, and leadership tracks) and support campus culture initiatives

Qualifications & Experience

Required

• Active license as an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) or licensed clinical psychologist in Arkansas, or ability to obtain Arkansas licensure before start date
• 5+ years of post-graduate experience, ideally with veterans, military, or high-stress populations
• Direct experience with crisis intervention and risk assessment
• Experience teaching, facilitating, or working with adult learners

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong foundation in trauma-informed and evidence-based approaches (ACT, MI, mindfulness, NVC, CFT, IFS, etc.)
• Sound judgment on the boundaries between coaching, education, and clinical care
• High emotional intelligence and the ability to build trust quickly with diverse populations
• Comfortable navigating group dynamics and high-intensity environments
• Team-oriented, collaborative mindset

Preferred

• Experience with military, veteran, or tactical populations (VA, Vet Centers, Military & Family Life Counseling, SOF behavioral health, or operational psychology)
• Familiarity with reintegration challenges, sleep, and substance-use considerations
• Experience in performance psychology, clinical health psychology, health coaching, or group facilitation
• National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC), or willingness to obtain

Schedule & Work Environment

Schedule: Typically Monday through Friday. Flexibility is required based on program delivery and campus operational needs, including varying start and end times, occasional evenings and weekends, and support of immersive student experiences. This role also requires availability to respond to student, staff, and campus emergencies, including on-call coverage when needed.

Work Environment: Fully onsite at 25200 Ranch Road, Gentry, Arkansas 72734. This role operates in a dynamic and immersive environment supporting classroom instruction, experiential learning sessions, one-on-one student support, and broader campus operations. Candidates outside commuting distance will need to relocate to Northwest Arkansas.

Compensation & Benefits

• Starting at $120,000, with higher compensation based on licensure, experience, and qualifications
• 401(k)
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development support
• Access to UHP performance and recovery facilities

Veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses are strongly encouraged to apply.

Why UHP

At UHP, you are joining more than a company — you are helping build something designed to create lasting impact.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Contribute to a mission larger than yourself
• Help shape and build new systems and programs
• Work alongside passionate and purpose-driven people
• Directly impact the lives of veterans and future generations
• Be part of building the future workforce