Youth Therapist
Listed compensation
$60k-$64k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join The Village Network as a Youth Clinical Therapist – $5K Sign-On, 34 Days PTO in Akron, Ohio, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $60K - $64K
- Signing bonus: $5,000.
- 34 days PTO.
- 6 paid holidays
- 6% annual salary bonus history
- 403(b) retirement with generous contribution
- Tuition and licensure reimbursement
- Supervision for independent licensure
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Night or evening shifts may be required.
This position offers a signing bonus. Work with The Village Network in Akron, Ohio, United States.
Key Responsibilities
Provide behavioral health services by assessing client needs and developing individual treatment plans. Coordinate care with families, agencies, and courts while maintaining accurate clinical documentation.
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, or a related field. Must hold an LSW or LPC license and possess a valid Ohio driver's license.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
Confidential Employer ranks #9 of 14 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
In Ohio, the Mental Health Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$64k (353 salary observations; 899 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, 36% are remote, 24% have no call, 48% 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 Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$62k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $67k in an average-cost state. 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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