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Easterseals MORC
Auburn Hills, Michigan

Behavioral Health Clinician - Children's Intensive Services

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Join Our Team at Easterseals MORC – Behavioral Health Clinician - Children's Intensive Services

Community-Based Opportunity: This role provides services directly in the community and requires travel throughout Oakland County. Candidates should be comfortable working in various community-based settings and traveling between locations.

Make a difference, grow your career, and become part of something bigger than yourself!

We’re Looking for Game Changers—

People who wake up excited to help others, the superheroes in their field who genuinely care about the individuals they serve. If that sounds like you, we want you on our team.

Benefits

  • Low-cost Dental/Health/Vision insurance
  • Dependent care reimbursement and up to 5 days paid FMLA for maternity, paternity, foster care, or adoption
  • Generous 401K retirement plan
  • Paid leave options available
  • Up to $125 bonus for taking 5 days off in a row
  • 10 paid holidays and 3 floating holidays
  • Wellness Programs
  • PSLF (Public Service Loan Forgiveness) Employer
  • Bonuses and incentives to reward dedication and hard work
  • Mileage reimbursement in accordance with IRS rate
  • Free financial planning through LoVasco Consulting Group and SoFi
  • Student loan repayment options
  • Pet Insurance

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree in Psychology, Social Work, or Counseling required. Must possess current Michigan licensure or limited licensure (LLPC/LPC, LLMSW/LMSW, or TLLP/LLP/LP), a valid driver's license, current auto insurance, and at least one year of experience working with children and families in a behavioral health or human services setting.

What You'll Do

As a Behavioral Health Clinician, you will:

  • Provide individual, family, and group therapy to children and families.
  • Complete comprehensive behavioral health and clinical assessments.
  • Assess for mental health, substance use, psychiatric symptoms, and acute safety needs.
  • Provide intensive stabilization and crisis intervention services.
  • Develop individualized treatment plans and monitor client progress.
  • Help individuals identify behavioral and emotional triggers and develop crisis and relapse prevention plans.
  • Collaborate with psychiatrists, case managers, schools, community providers, and other professionals to coordinate care.
  • Support individuals with medication-related needs and provide education as appropriate.
  • Participate in team huddles and multidisciplinary consultation.
  • Provide trauma-informed care to children and families impacted by trauma.
  • Maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation in accordance with funding and organizational requirements.
  • Travel throughout Oakland County and surrounding areas to provide services.

Key Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Clinician provides individual, family, and group therapy while conducting comprehensive clinical assessments for children and families. They also develop individualized treatment plans, provide crisis intervention, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Psychology, Social Work, or Counseling along with a valid Michigan licensure. At least one year of experience working with children and families in a behavioral health setting is required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Individual therapyFamily therapyClinical assessmentTreatment planningCase managementPsychiatric symptom assessment

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Clinician - Children's Intensive Services at Easterseals MORC 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 7,479 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 20% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 25% in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,479 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $75k (middle half $64k–$84k)313 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMichigan index 96.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Michigan227 active7,476 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 36% remote · 20% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentMichigan counselor listings (all specialties): 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $4k) · 29% offer loan repayment293 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,512 in the last 30 days1,354 the 30 days before (+86%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−2.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,479 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), 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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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

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About Easterseals MORC

Non-profit Organizations
Auburn Hills, MI
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Low-cost Dental/Health/Vision insurance
Dependent care reimbursement
Paid FMLA (up to 5 days)
Generous 401K retirement plan
Paid leave options
10 paid holidays and 3 floating holidays
Wellness Programs
PSLF (Public Service Loan Forgiveness) Employer

Living in Auburn Hills

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$293k
Typical market rent
$1,799/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.3
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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