Group Therapist - Bachelors
Listed compensation
$30.24-$56.07/hr
Listing transparency3 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
Job Description
Wellfound is hiring a full-time Group Therapist to join our inpatient team. This position is four 10 hours shifts per week. This position is Sunday - Wednesday.
Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital is a 120-bed inpatient psychiatric hospital located in Tacoma, Washington. We are Department of Health and Joint Commission accredited. We are an acute care psychiatric hospital providing care to both voluntary and involuntary patients.
Position Information
This position is responsible for providing routine, daily treatment activities in a fast-paced acute inpatient psychiatric unit.
Incumbents in this position are responsible for working with a variety of adult patients with behavioral health disorders to assist in achieving psychiatric stabilization and return to the community.
Incumbents should have knowledge of basic principles of psychiatric recovery, knowledge of effective group therapy modalities, ability to document patient care in accordance with facility policies and regulatory guidance. Incumbent primary duties will include facilitating group treatment.
We Offer Competitive Pay and Benefits
- Hourly Union: $30.24-$56.07 depending on experience and the union scale
- Weekend Shift Differential: $1.85
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Company paid Life & Disability Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program up on hire
- 403B with quarterly match
- Paid Sick and Safe Leave
- Paid Time Off
What We Require
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, social sciences, recreation, music therapy, dance therapy, art therapy, occupational therapy, or a counseling- related field.
License
- Washington State Counselor Agency Affiliated Registration within 90 days of hire
- Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association or American Red Cross
Experience
- One year’s experience in a psychiatric setting
Union Membership
As a condition of employment, you must join the SEIU Union within thirty (30) calendar days of employment and remain a member in good standing of the Union, unless you submit and are approved for a religious exemption.
Key Responsibilities
The Group Therapist is responsible for facilitating daily group treatment activities for adult patients in an acute inpatient psychiatric setting. They must document patient care in accordance with facility policies and regulatory standards to assist in psychiatric stabilization.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in a counseling-related field and possess at least one year of experience in a psychiatric setting. Additionally, applicants are required to obtain a Washington State Counselor Agency Affiliated Registration and maintain BLS certification.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 30% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$90k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $84k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$90k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$6k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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