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Melbourne, Florida

Master Level Counselor (Part-time) - AMIKids Behavioral Health, Space Coast

CounselorPart-Time

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

ARE YOU A COUNSELOR WHO WANTS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH THE YOUTH IN YOUR

COMMUNITY?

Do You Enjoy Smaller Caseloads, FACE-to-FACE Therapy, and Opportunity For

INDIVIDUALIZING THERAPEUTIC SERVICES?

DO YOU WANT TO WORK FOR AN ORGANIZATION THAT MAKES A LASTING IMPACT ON KIDS?

AMIkids has served over 160,000 kids and their families since 1969. Being part of the AMIkids team means that you are helping youth to realize their full potential and become a valuable part of their community. Our Team Members are essential to the success of our youth.

AMIkids Behavioral Health is actively hiring for a Part-time Master Level Counselor, in the Melbourne, FL area, possessing Independent Licensure, preferred.

What You Will Do

As a Master Level Counselor with AMIkids, we will perform and ensure that individualized clinical needs are met for our Youth by providing clinical treatment through development, implementation, and general oversight of specialized services (screening, assessments, treatment planning, therapy, crisis intervention, and referrals).

You Must Have

  • Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, or related Human Services field,
  • Ability to meet professional standards, licensure/certification and/or contract requirements,
  • Independent licensure preferred.

We are looking for individuals with the following type of experience/licensure through the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, and Mental

Health Counseling:

  • LMHC
  • LCSW
  • LMFT
  • Registered Intern Status / Reciprocal licensure for another state

We prefer Team Members have experience working with at-risk youth (this is not a deal-breaker), but we can also provide training to allow the right candidate to be successful in working with our Youth and helping us to: Empower young people to believe "I CAN”.

Perks and Benefits

What We Offer to Our Team Members Are

Performance-based Bonuses, Reimbursement for Continued Education, Growth Opportunities (we develop our leaders from within and offer clinical supervision); Health Benefits to eligible full-time employees, 9 Paid Holidays and PTO, Wellness Benefits (EAP, Health Coaching), Retirement Plans (yes more than 1) and more! Check out our website to learn more about what we offer! amikids.org

Key Responsibilities

Provide individualized clinical treatment for youth through screening, assessments, and treatment planning. Oversee specialized services including therapy, crisis intervention, and referrals to meet clinical needs.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, or a related Human Services field. Independent licensure (LMHC, LCSW, or LMFT) is preferred, though Registered Intern status is accepted.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Case Management

Counselor Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 32% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Counseling pay on WeekdayDoc is up 18.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Master Level Counselor (Part-time) - AMIKids Behavioral Health, Space Coast at AMIkids a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Counseling — ranked against 512 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc.

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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43 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution42 jobs · 35 employers

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<$70k
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$70k-90k
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$110k-130k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs

401k / retirement match
93% this job
Sign-on bonus
38%
CME allowance
24% this job
Loan repayment
21%
PSLF eligible
14%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 512 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Melbourne

Typical market rent
$1,823/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.0
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.