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PATH (People Acting to Help)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Children's Therapist

Counselor / TherapistIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

About PATH INC.

PATH (People Acting to Help) Inc. is a comprehensive Community Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Center. We offer a wide of array of services and supports to meet the needs of our community in Northeast Philadelphia.

PATH regularly achieves the highest levels of accreditation including a 5 Star Provider Rating by CBH, Philadelphia’s Managed Care Entity, and recognition and awards related to our high-quality, innovative programs and staff accomplishments and contributions.

Our Mission? To Help Individuals Achieve a More Independent and Fulfilling Life.

Why Work at PATH?

A Career with Meaning

At PATH, our team members are at the heart of what we do, so we work hard to give them the best reasons to work here — and to stay here.

In addition to the satisfaction of making a real difference in people's lives, we offer:

  • Competitive pay
  • Annual increases
  • Performance and longevity bonuses
  • Comprehensive benefits package for staff and family
  • Generous amount of paid holidays, vacation, sick, and personal time
  • No-cost pension plan
  • Ongoing professional development opportunities, including licensure supervision
  • Cutting-edge treatment facility, resources, and treatment modalities
  • Opportunities for advancement and growth within the organization
  • Eligible for the Federal Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program
  • Referral bonus for referring a friend who accepts employment

Job Summary

To promote the mission of PATH to help individuals achieve a more independent and fulfilling life by being an effective team member. Provide intensive family based services as a team member with a mental health worker in an effort to prevent out of home placement and improve family relations.

Services are delivered primarily in the family’s home and include: individual, family and group therapy; assessments; service coordination; and crisis prevention/intervention. In this role, you will receive specialized training and supervision.

Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in social work, counseling, marriage and family, or psychology from an accredited college or university
  • 2 years of experience in the CASSP system
  • Valid driver’s license and personal vehicle required

Specific Duties

  • Provide initial and on-going comprehensive assessments of identified families and youth
  • Provide individual, family, and group therapy with identified families using eco-systemic structural family therapy model
  • Work collaboratively with assigned mental health worker team member to provide comprehensive services and linkages
  • Provide 24/7 beeper/cell phone coverage on a rotating basis
  • Deliver services in a manner convenient to families, this includes evening and weekend service provision
  • Consult with psychiatrist on a regular basis and attend psychiatric appointments with the youth and family

Physical Demands

Minimal in nature.

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Key Responsibilities

Provide intensive family-based services, including individual, family, and group therapy, to prevent out-of-home placement. Collaborate with mental health workers to conduct assessments, coordinate services, and provide crisis intervention in family homes.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual therapyCase managementMental health supportClinical documentationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 30% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $95k (middle half $70k–$95k)62 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Pennsylvania445 active7,907 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 32% remote · 30% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentPennsylvania Counselor listings: 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 14% offer loan repayment749 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,512 in the last 30 days1,528 the 30 days before (+64%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−1.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 4.2
Better work-life than 30% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,896 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Benefits & Perks

Competitive pay
Annual increases
Performance and longevity bonuses
Comprehensive benefits package
Generous paid holidays, vacation, sick, and personal time
No-cost pension plan
Ongoing professional development including licensure supervision
Cutting-edge treatment facility

Living in Philadelphia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$203k
Typical market rent
$1,757/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.