[Hiring] National Director of School Psychology @Thrive Therapies Group

Role Description

This is not a supervisory role in the traditional sense. The National Director of School Psychology Clinical Excellence is a senior leadership position responsible for defining, building, and driving Thrive's national standard of practice across school psychology and educational diagnostics.

• You are not managing a single region; you are setting the clinical bar that every Thrive school psychologist is measured against.
• Reporting to the Chief Clinical Officer, you will lead and develop the layer of Clinical Supervisors who deliver high-touch supervision to pre-licensed school psychologists and tiered providers across our regional markets.
• You will serve as a primary clinical voice in the evolution of Thrive Clinical, partnering closely with product and engineering.
• This role requires approximately 50% travel across Thrive's national markets.

Qualifications

• A fully licensed school psychologist with deep credibility in psychoeducational assessment, eligibility determination, and special education law.
• A clinical leader who has managed clinicians across multiple sites or states.
• A standard-setter who thinks in systems and can show artifacts of work at this scope.
• A leader of leaders, comfortable managing a layer of Clinical Supervisors.
• Data-fluent and outcomes-oriented.
• Fluent in IDEA Part B, state SPED variation, and Medicaid billing for school-based services.
• Comfortable holding clinical excellence and operational accountability across multiple states.
• Deeply invested in the evolution of Thrive Clinical.
• An operator with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Hungry to learn about AI, data tooling, and a purpose-built EHR.
• Driven by mission.

Requirements

• Set and Own the National Diagnostic Standard.
• Lead and Develop Clinical Supervisors Nationally.
• Drive Thrive Clinical Adoption, Fidelity, and Evolution.
• Protect Diagnostic Quality at National Scale.
• Lead National Professional Development.
• Serve as Thrive's Senior School Psychology Voice Nationally.

Benefits

• This is a W2 salaried role with a full benefits package.
• Real authority in building the national standard.
• Direct involvement in shaping Thrive Clinical.
• Investment in national leaders with training, AI tools, and data dashboards.
• Visible impact on accurate identifications and appropriate placements.

Compensation + Benefits

• $98,000-$120,000; W2 salaried position; plus performance bonus eligibility.
• Full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) with employer match.
• Multi-state licensure costs supported for candidates hired into multi-region scope.
• Travel costs covered; approximately 50% travel across national markets.

A Note on Applying

Given the volume of applicants and the seniority of this role, we are not able to provide individual feedback to candidates who are not selected to advance. Please do not apply if you do not meet the minimum requirements; we will not consider applications that fall short of the experience floor.