Mental Health Counselor Masters - Providence Youth Behavioral Health Center
Listed compensation
$37.84-$58.75/hr
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Job Description
We are hiring for the following Mental Health Counselor Masters positions at Providence Youth Behavioral Residential Center in Anchorage, AK!
Currently Available Schedules
- Full time, 1.0 FTE, Evening shift, 40 hours per week.
$10,000 Hiring Bonus for eligible external hires that meet required qualifications and conditions for payment.
- Per diem, 0.01 FTE, Variable shift, hours per week as needed (no bonus).
Apply today! Applicants that meet qualifications will receive an invite with additional screening questions from our HireVue system!
Responsible for supporting all aspects of the clinical programming for the Crisis Recovery Center. Provides direct client care services in all assigned areas that includes assessment, treatment planning, individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, and milieu therapy.
Plans and provides client, family, peer and community education and coordinates services with other health care professionals including interaction with physicians or ARNP responsible for the care of the client.
Our new major expansion in behavioral health has created tremendous career-boosting opportunities to take your career to the next level.
At Providence, you’ll be part of a team whose members span the healthcare continuum, increase your expertise and skills, and be part of a collaborative Mission-driven culture that makes long-lasting positive impacts on both patients and caregivers.
We’ll support you on your journey by giving you valuable benefits from your first day, professional development opportunities, and the resources to do the best work of your life. Watch our video at youtu. be
Required Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Social Work, or Health related field.
Preferred Qualifications
- Upon hire: Professional Counselor License (LPC) or
- Upon hire: Psychological Associate License (LPA) or
- Upon hire: Clinical Social Worker License (LCSW).
- Upon hire: Provider BLS - American Heart Association
- 2 years Clinical experience.
Why Join Providence?
Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.
The Providence family of organizations has a vision of health for a better world. As such, we are called to care wisely for our communities, resources, and earth. Our organizations strive to become carbon negative by 2030.
Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.
At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected.
Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.
Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.
Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Key Responsibilities
Support clinical programming at the Crisis Recovery Center and provide direct client care, including assessment, treatment planning, individual, family, group, and milieu therapy. Provide education to clients, families, peers, and the community, and coordinate care with other health professionals, including physicians and advanced practice registered nurses.
Requirements
A master's degree in psychology, counseling psychology, social work, or a health-related field is required. Preferred qualifications include an LPC, LPA, or LCSW license, American Heart Association BLS certification, and two years of clinical experience.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Clinical Psychology — Counselor Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Alaska is 102.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$100k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $98k in an average-cost state. 58.9% of Alaska clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Clinical Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 42% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
Clinical Psychology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 11.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Counselor Masters - Providence Youth Behavioral Health Center at Providence a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Counseling — ranked against 13,776 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Location & Logistics
Alaska has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$100k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$7k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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