Therapist
Listed compensation
$65K - $75K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations and weekend coverage.
Job Description
- Job Location: Brian - Burlington County, NJ 08048
- Position Type: Full Time
- Education Level: Graduate Degree
- Salary Range: $65,000.00 - $75,000.00 Salary
- Travel Percentage: None
- Job Shift: Day
- Job Category: Nonprofit - Social Services
The Therapist designs and supervises a safe environment and positive residential treatment program for clients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD).
Establishes and maintains a positive, strengths-based, developmentally appropriate therapeutic milieu that is in keeping with the values and clinical treatment philosophy of the Agency.
Meets all administrative, legal and program requirements as mandated by all operating contracts including, but not limited to DCPP and COA.
Oversees and coordinates all aspects of a resident's treatment program along and provides individual, family and group therapy in accordance with the treatment plan in concert with the other treatment team members.
This is a 40 Hour Full Time Benefited position which includes: Supervision provided CEUs provided and paid for.
Paid training days included 3.2 weeks PTO in first year, 4 Floating Holidays, and 9 Agency Holidays Annual Retention Bonus Tuition Reimbursement after 1 year of employment Salary is commensurate with licensure Education/Experience: Master’s Degree in social work or counseling. License required, LSW/LAC or LCSW/LPC. Legacy Treatment Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. #LTS456
Key Responsibilities
The Therapist designs and supervises a safe residential treatment environment for clients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. They provide individual, family, and group therapy while coordinating all aspects of the resident's treatment plan.
Requirements
A Master's degree in social work or counseling is required. Candidates must hold a valid license such as LSW/LAC or LCSW/LPC.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Therapist at LEGACY TREATMENT SERVICES GROUP 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 8,002 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 34% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$70k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $64k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Hainesport Township
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $434k≈ 6.7× annual pay
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 102.6
- State income tax
- Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026).
BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
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