Behavioral Health Clinician
Listed compensation
$58k-$87k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Greater Portland Health is seeking a compassionate and enthusiastic Behavioral Health Clinician to provide outpatient counseling services to patients at our 180 Park Avenue and 295 Park Avenue locations. Pay will be prorated based on FTE.
We're Looking for Someone Who Brings
- Experience assessing, diagnosing, and treating a broad range of mental health conditions
- Experience providing crisis intervention and risk assessment
- A collaborative approach to working with primary care, psychiatric, and interdisciplinary care teams
- A commitment to trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and patient-centered care
- A genuine passion for serving historically marginalized communities
Qualifications Full licensure is highly preferred (LMFT) but will consider provisionally licensed clinicians based on previous experience in an integrated setting or working with our primary patient populations. Interest and/or experience working in perinatal mental health is required. Willing to work with pediatric and adult patients is required.
Join our warm, supportive team - we look forward to meeting you!
Generous Benefits Package
- Organization-wide incentive bonus of up to 5% of annual base salary
- Competitive compensation with shift differentials for some positions
- Health, Dental, Vision Insurance (Employer – Employee shared)
- Health Savings Accounts with employer contributions
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employer paid Life insurance, Short-term and Long-term Disability
- 403(b) employer match up to 3%
- Generous PTO package
- Paid Personal Day
- 9 Paid Holidays
- Paid day to Volunteer for your favorite cause
- Bereavement and Military Leave
- CME training hours and reimbursement
- Tuition assistance up to $1,500 for full-time (32 hour) employees
- Gym Membership and more!
Key Responsibilities
The clinician will provide outpatient counseling services, including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for a diverse range of mental health conditions. They will work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team to deliver trauma-informed and patient-centered care to pediatric and adult populations.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a professional license, with full licensure (LMFT) preferred, though provisionally licensed clinicians will be considered. Experience in crisis intervention, risk assessment, and an interest in perinatal mental health are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Clinician at Greater Portland Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 8,058 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% are remote, 18% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Maine is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$73k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $75k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Maine clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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