Play Therapist
Listed compensation
$45k-$50k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join Goshen Valley Foundation, Inc. as a Play Therapist – Flexible Schedule, Sign-On Bonus in Canton, Georgia, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $45K - $50K
- Health Benefits
- 401K Retirement
- Paid Time Off
- Life Insurance
- Cell Phone Stipend
- AI Documentation Support
- Sign-On Bonus (may be available)
- Performance-Based Incentives
- Nonprofit - PSLF eligible
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Flexible scheduling available.
Apply to join Goshen Valley Foundation, Inc. as a Play Therapist – Flexible Schedule, Sign-On Bonus.
Key Responsibilities
Provide evidence-based individual and family therapy while maintaining clinical documentation and billing compliance. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and community partners to support the mental health needs of children and families.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree in community counseling, social work, or a related field with an active or eligible license. Candidates must possess strong clinical judgment and the ability to pass background and safety screenings.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
In Georgia, the Mental Health Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$80k (161 salary observations; 397 listings), vs ~$75k nationally (9,269 salary observations; 18,605 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 34% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$48k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $49k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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