School Therapist

2 months ago
United States$55K - $64KFull TimePsychologist
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Specialized Education Services as a School Therapist – $55K-$64K in United States. Company Overview Shine on as a school therapist. In special education and alternative education settings nationwide, the team members of Specialized Education Services, Inc.

Key Responsibilities

  • in counseling services to students in accordance with their individualized education plan (IEP) or behavior intervention plan (BIP). Collaborate on creating IEPs, including social
  • emotional IEP goal setting and IEP meeting participation. Complete social
  • escalation techniques, crisis management, and physical restraint when necessary to maintain the safety of students and staff. Support social
  • emotional learning skill development through targeted curricula, assessments, and more intensive behavior support as needed. Provide in

Requirements

  • verbal cues from students Capacity to remain calm and composed during physically and emotional demanding situations, ensuring student safety and well
  • being Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. SESI. SW.1

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $55K - $64K

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Specialized Education Services as a School Therapist – $55K-$64K.

Key Skills

Social-Emotional ServicesIndividual CounselingGroup CounselingIEP CollaborationBehavior Intervention Plan DevelopmentFunctional Behavior AssessmentsData AnalysisBehavior ManagementDe-escalation TechniquesCrisis ManagementPhysical RestraintSocial-Emotional LearningAssessmentTrainingCollaborationDocumentation
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates School Therapist at Specialized Education Services a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Mental Health Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Mental Health Therapy position at Specialized Education Services is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Compensation Analysis

Specialized Education Services lists compensation for this psychologist position at $55k to $64k annually.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Transparent compensation ($55k–$64k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Social-Emotional Services, Individual Counseling, Group Counseling, IEP Collaboration, Behavior Intervention Plan Development, Functional Behavior Assessments, Data Analysis, Behavior Management. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Mental Health Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: The therapist will champion student success by providing essential social-emotional services, including individual or group counseling, as an integrated member of a multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities involve collaborating with school teams and families to deliver high-quality services aligned ...

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About Specialized Education Services

Education Administration Programs
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
0-2
6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

2mo ago