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Adelphi Staffing
Canon City, Colorado

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

CounselorContract

Listed compensation

$60/hr

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Employment & setting
Contract
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 44m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Adelphi Staffing as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) – Correctional Facility, $60/hr in Canon City, Colorado, United States.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Pay rate: $60/hr.

Work Schedule

  • Contract position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Adelphi Staffing as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) – Correctional Facility, $60/hr.

Key Responsibilities

The counselor will provide professional mental health services to inmates, including diagnostic assessments, individual and group therapy, and treatment plan development. They are also responsible for managing mental health crises, coordinating with psychiatric staff, and ensuring continuity of care during inmate transitions.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an active Colorado license as a Professional Counselor (LPC). The role requires the ability to work effectively within a correctional treatment team and provide care for inmates with varying levels of mental health needs.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Mental health evaluationsClinical interventionsTreatment planningIndividual therapyCrisis interventionPsychiatric coordinationClinical documentationSuicide risk assessmentInterdisciplinary collaboration

Counselor Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$125k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $121k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 18% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Counselor roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
38%
Loan repayment
29%
PSLF eligible
15%
Sign-on bonus
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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score

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