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Adelphi Staffing
Green Bay, Wisconsin

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

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Listed compensation

$48/hr

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Job Description

  • Ref #: S-MHC-8970710
  • Profession: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
  • Job Type: Contract
  • Location: Green Bay, WI
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Duration: 26 weeks
  • Schedule:, 07:45 AM-04:30 PM
  • Rate: $48.2/hr

Requirements

  • Active Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) license in the state of Wisconsin.
  • Master’s degree in Counseling, Psychology, or a related behavioral health field.
  • Prior experience in correctional, clinical, or community mental health settings preferred.
  • Strong crisis intervention and risk-assessment skills.
  • Ability to work effectively within a secure correctional environment.
  • Excellent communication, documentation, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct mental health assessments, screenings, and diagnostic evaluations for inmates.
  • Provide individual and group counseling using evidence-based therapeutic techniques.
  • Develop, implement, and update individualized treatment plans.
  • Respond to mental health crises, conduct suicide risk assessments, and provide crisis stabilization.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including medical, security, and psychiatric staff.
  • Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in accordance with WI DOC standards.
  • Participate in case discussions, treatment meetings, and mental health program development.
  • Provide education on coping strategies, behavior management, and rehabilitation.
  • Ensure compliance with ethical standards, confidentiality regulations, and facility safety protocols.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Mental Health AssessmentIndividual CounselingTreatment PlanningSuicide Risk AssessmentInterpersonal Communication

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 34% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$100k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $106k in an average-cost state. 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) at Adelphi Staffing a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the Above average in Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) — ranked against 503 active Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) listings on WeekdayDoc.

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Salary Distribution28 jobs · 17 employers

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<$85k
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$85k-100k
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$115k-130k
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$131k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs · 17 employers

401k / retirement match
92%
CME allowance
36%
Sign-on bonus
16%
Loan repayment
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.7this job 7.2
Better work-life than 60% of Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 503 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Green Bay

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$285k
Typical market rent
$1,066/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.1
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Green Bay, WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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