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NorthKey Community Care
Florence, Kentucky

School Based Therapist

Counselor / TherapistPart-Time

Listed compensation

$50k

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Job Description

NorthKey Community Care is seeking School-Based Mental Health Counselors and Therapists to provide behavioral health therapy to children, adolescents, and families in partner schools in Northern Kentucky. This position will be considered ADJUSTED full-time, 32 hours a week during the school year, with summer and breaks off.

  • Salary: $2,500 paid bi-monthly ($50,000 annually; June and July off)
  • Potential for up to 12% contingency bonus
  • Generous plan for paid time off (PTO) (Up to 16 days the first year)
  • 10 Paid Holidays
  • Individual and family insurance coverage: Various medical, vision, and dental plans to choose from
  • HSA Employer match up to $1000, depending on plan
  • 401(k) with employer match

Professional Development

Potential eligibility for student loan forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program

Qualifications

  • Master's degree or above in a clinical field of study related to behavioral health.
  • Eligibility for a Kentucky independent or non-independent license is required.
  • Must have or be eligible for one of the following Kentucky licenses: LCSW, CSW, LPCC, LPCA, LMFT, MFT, LPAT, CADC, LCADC, LPA, PhD, or PsyD.
  • Experience in behavioral health is a plus, but not required
  • Graduate students are encouraged to apply!

Job Duties

Provide individual and group behavioral health therapy services for children, adolescents, and families in a school and/or outpatient office setting.

  • Provide behavioral health crisis assessment and therapy services to children and adolescents.
  • Develop and implement treatment plans for clients based upon clients' areas of need, diagnoses, and symptoms.

Maintain multi-disciplinary working relationships with other clinicians, mental health therapists and counselors, school personnel, and other related professionals in the community.

Complete timely and accurate documentation including progress notes, assessments, reports, schedules, and other material required.

  • Fully participate in staff development opportunities offered to enhance professional growth.
  • Maintain license, certification, and/or identified program performance skills.

Northkey Community Care - Company Overview

Since 1966, NorthKey Community Care (NorthKey) has provided quality, evidence-based mental health, substance use, and developmental disabilities services to the Northern Kentucky region with the commitment to providing the right service, at the right time, and in the right place.

With multiple convenient locations throughout the Northern Kentucky region (Kenton, Boone, Campbell, Grant, Carroll, Gallatin, Pendleton, and Owen counties), NorthKey offers a wide array of mental health, substance use, and developmental disabilities services unparalleled in the region.

Join our team to help us fulfill our mission of Transforming Lives and Communities Through Excellence in Mental Health, Substance Use, and Developmental Disabilities Services!

Key Responsibilities

Provide individual and group behavioral health therapy, crisis assessment, and treatment planning for children, adolescents, and families in school or outpatient settings. Coordinate with clinicians, school personnel, and community professionals, maintain accurate documentation, and participate in professional development.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Individual TherapyGroup TherapyClinical DocumentationClient AssessmentMultidisciplinary CollaborationFamily TherapyChild and Adolescent Mental HealthSchool-Based Counseling

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 34% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$50k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $55k in an average-cost state. 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$50kMental Health Therapy median $71k (middle half $63k–$83k)311 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$55k in purchasing powerKentucky index 90.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Kentucky128 active7,860 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 52% remote · 34% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

27 jobs · 19 employers
401k / retirement match
93% this job
Sign-on bonus
33% this job
CME allowance
33%
Loan repayment
7% this job
PSLF eligible
4% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 1.5
Below most Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,838 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About NorthKey Community Care

Mental Health Care
Covington, KY
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Up to 12% contingency bonus
Up to 16 days PTO first year
10 paid holidays
Medical, vision, and dental plans
HSA employer match up to $1,000
401(k) with employer match
Professional development
PSLF eligibility

Living in Florence

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$286k≈ 5.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,522/mo≈ 37% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.4
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.