Pays $79k-$82k$11k below the Counselor market median of ~$93k (34 jobs)

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East Bay Agency
San Lorenzo, California

School Based Behavioral Health - Clinician

CounselorFull-Time
Posted 1h ago · Verified live

About the Role

School-based behavioral health clinician. $79K-$82.2K. San Lorenzo, CA.

Join East Bay Agency as a School Based Behavioral Health Clinician – $79K-$82K in San Lorenzo, California, United States.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $79K - $82.2K
  • Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
  • Mental Health Care supports
  • Chiropractic and Acupuncture benefits
  • Basic Term Life/AD&D insurance
  • Voluntary life insurance
  • Accident, Critical illness and Hospital Indemnity coverage
  • Tax deferred FSA
  • Commuter benefits
  • 403b retirement program with up to 4% match

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join East Bay Agency as a School Based Behavioral Health Clinician – $79K-$82K.

Key Responsibilities

Provide trauma-informed and culturally responsive counseling services to youth and families in school, home, and community settings. Collaborate with agency staff, school leaders, and community partners to support recovery and maintain high-quality clinical documentation.

Requirements

Requires a Master’s degree in Behavioral Sciences, Social Work, Psychology, or a related field. Candidates must be licensed or license-eligible with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences or Board of Psychology.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Trauma informed careCulturally responsive counselingIndividual therapyFamily therapyGroup therapyCase managementRehabilitationRisk assessmentCrisis consultationClinical documentationTime managementInterpersonal skillsOral communicationWritten communicationCollaboration

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 8% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$81k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $73k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Counselor roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

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Sign-on bonus
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PSLF eligible
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About East Bay Agency

Non-profit Organizations
Oakland, CA
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
Mental Health Care supports
Chiropractic and Acupuncture benefits
Basic Term Life/AD&D insurance
Voluntary life insurance
Accident, Critical illness and Hospital Indemnity coverage
Tax deferred FSA
Commuter benefits