School Based Therapist
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
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $50k | Mental Health Therapy median $71k (middle half $63k–$83k)311 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$55k in purchasing power | Kentucky index 90.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Kentucky | 128 active | 7,860 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 52% remote · 34% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
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