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Pembroke, Massachusetts

Activity / Group Therapist - Part Time or Per Diem

Counselor / TherapistIncludes weekendsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$26.46-$39.68/hr

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Activity / Group Therapist Opportunity – Inpatient Behavioral Health

Pembroke Hospital is hiring for Per Diem or Part Time Activity Therapists to join the team! Available shifts include Saturday and Sundays from 9am - 5pm.

Pembroke Hospital is a 120-bed acute care, inpatient behavioral health facility located south of Boston, in Pembroke, MA.

Situated on 26 acres, we offer inpatient and partial hospitalization treatment to teens, adults and older adults, and our services are designed to assess, stabilize, and treat patients by addressing their primary symptoms and problems. At Pembroke Hospital, all positions begin and end with caring for the Patient.

By Listening Deeply and Understanding the Story of our Patients, we will Make a Difference in the Lives we Touch.

Website: pembrokehospital.com

The Activity Therapist is an important member of the Pembroke Hospital's inpatient multidisciplinary treatment team. The Activity Therapist provides expressive arts therapy, psychoeducational groups, and recreational activities on Pembroke Hospital's inpatient psychiatric units.

  • Benefit Highlights
  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries

Responsibilities

Perform initial activity therapy assessment to develop appropriate treatment goals

Facilitate Groups on the Inpatient Psychiatric Units

Complete group documentation and communicate with other members of the treatment team via treatment planning and team meetings

Provide education to Mental Health Associates through both formal and informal means to ensure effective and appropriate therapeutic group facilitation

Maintain accurate and timely documentation

About Universal Health Services

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services.

Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities.

Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom. uhs.com.

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Qualifications

Master’s Degree in related field and working toward or has already obtained a certification in the fields of expressive, music, art, recreation, occupational, or physical therapy.

OR

Bachelor's degree in recreational or expressive therapy and one of the following certifications: Certified Therapeutic Recreational Specialist (CTRS), Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC), Board Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC), or other Certified Expressive Therapist modality

EEO Statement

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Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Inpatient psychiatric care

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 22% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$69k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $65k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$55k–$83kMental Health Therapy median $94k (middle half $83k–$94k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$65k in purchasing powerMassachusetts index 105.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Massachusetts272 active7,536 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 52% remote · 22% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMassachusetts counselor listings (all specialties): 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 15% offer loan repayment516 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,575 in the last 30 days1,373 the 30 days before (+88%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 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.

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Work-life snapshot

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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,459 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends
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About UHS

Hospitals and Health Care
Aiken, South Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Compensation
Career development opportunities

Living in Pembroke

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$652k
Typical market rent
$2,730/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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