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Durham, North Carolina

Functional Family Therapist (FFT) - Raleigh/Durham area- AMIKids NC Family Services

LMFTIncludes weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

THIS POSITION WILL PROVIDE SERVICES IN & AROUND THE RALEIGH/DURHAM, NORTH

Carolina Area

DO YOU WANT TO WORK FOR AN ORGANIZATION THAT MAKES A LASTING IMPACT ON KIDS?

ARE YOU A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL LOOKING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A

DIFFERENCE IN TODAY’S YOUTH?

AMIkids has served over 160,000 kids and their families since 1969. Being part of the AMIkids team means that you are helping youth to realize their full potential and become a valuable part of their community.

Our Team Members are Essential to the success of our Youth.

What You Will Be Doing

The FFT Therapist role provides community based intensive counseling services to youth and their families utilizing the Functional Family Therapy (FFT) Model.

This position requires flexibility in hours to meet family availability including early mornings, late evenings and/or weekends working within the Raleigh/Chapel Hill area.

Travel is required.

You must have:

  • Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, or related Human Services field,
  • Ability to meet professional standards, licensure/certification and/or contract requirements,
  • Flexible to meet family availability including early mornings, late evenings and/or weekends
  • Ability to travel

We are looking for individuals with the following type of experience/licensure:

  • Mental Health
  • Therapist
  • Family Therapy
  • LPC
  • LCMHC
  • LCSW
  • LMFT
  • LCAS

Perks and Benefits

What we offer to our Team Members are growth opportunities, we develop our leaders from within, Health Benefits to eligible full-time employees, 9 Paid Holidays, PTO that you accumulate every pay period, Wellness Benefits (EAP, Health Coaching), Retirement Plans (yes more than 1) and more! Check out our website to learn more about what we offer! amikids.org

Who Are We?

AMIkids is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping youth develop into responsible and productive citizens.

Our Mission

AMIkids' mission is to protect public safety and positively impact as many youth as possible through the efforts of a diverse and innovative staff.

AMIkids works in partnership with youth agencies, local communities and families.

Our Vision: Separating a troubled past from a bright future.

We have an unwavering commitment to putting kids first.

AMIkids has enjoyed great success in transforming kids because we take the unconventional approach of putting “Kids First”. This core value permeates throughout all 14 AMIkids values to empower kids to achieve their potential.

Our Guiding Principles

Kids First – all decisions by staff and board members are made on the basis of what is best for the kids Family – an atmosphere throughout AMIkids where kids are treated as our own family members. For a family atmosphere to thrive, everyone associated with the organization has to be treated as family with high expectations, respect and accountability.

Safety – Our programs are operated where student, staff and the public safety is the responsibility of everyone in the organization.

Our Core Values

Creativity | Honesty | Enthusiasm | Integrity | Loyalty | Leadership | Diversity | Goal Orientation | Excellence |

Key Responsibilities

Provide community-based intensive counseling services to youth and their families using the Functional Family Therapy model. Maintain flexibility in scheduling to meet family availability, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, or a related Human Services field. Candidates must possess the ability to travel and meet professional licensure or certification standards.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Crisis interventionCase managementClinical documentationYouth developmentCommunity outreach

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 36% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $62k (middle half $60k–$65k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingNorth Carolina index 94.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in North Carolina271 active7,579 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 26% remote · 36% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNorth Carolina counselor listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 16% offer loan repayment476 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,476 in the last 30 days1,365 the 30 days before (+81%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−1.8% 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.

Top Counselor Jobs

45 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

42 jobs · 35 employers
14
<$60k
11
$60k-75k
7
$75k-90k
6
$90k-105k
4
$105k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

34 jobs
401k / retirement match
82% this job
Loan repayment
24%
CME allowance
18%
Sign-on bonus
12%
PSLF eligible
12%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

Gotham Enterprises · Bessemer City, North Carolina

$115k-$120k
#2

Licensed Mental Health Therapist (LMFT, LCMHC, LCSW)

Gotham Enterprises · Kernersville, North Carolina

$115k-$120k
#3

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist - LICSW - LPCC - LMFT

$74k-$117k
#4

Licensed Clinical Therapist (LSCSW, LCPC, LCMFT) Sign-on Bonus $5,000

$81k-$117k
+ 43 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 4.8
Better work-life than 40% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,558 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Durham

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$358k
Typical market rent
$1,626/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.6
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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