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RHA Health Services
Lenoir, North Carolina

Behavioral Health Associate Licensed Clinical Professional

Behavioral Health Tech 8.0 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$55K - $64K

The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

We Are Hiring For

Behavioral Health Associate Licensed Clinical Professional

Type

Credentialed

If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!

Job Profile Summary

The Behavioral Health Licensed Clinical Professional (Associate Level) will provide therapeutic services to individuals across a broad range of ages and diagnoses. In this role, you will offer assessments, crisis intervention, and both individual and group therapy. The ideal candidate will work collaboratively with clients, families, and community partners to deliver holistic, person-centered care and support lasting positive outcomes.

  • Location: Lenoir, NC (Caldwell County)
  • Salary: $55,000-$58,000 Associate Level; $60,000-64,000 Fully licensed
  • Schedule: M-F; 8am-5pm; no on call responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Provide therapeutic services, including assessments, crisis intervention, individual therapy, and group therapy, to adults and children/adolescents with various mental health and substance use disorders.

Serve individuals with a wide variety of diagnoses, creating personalized treatment plans based on their specific needs.

Facilitate connections and build relationships between the organization, individuals served, their parents/guardians, local agencies, and the community.

Support individuals by coordinating referrals and connections to services that address their physical, emotional, and social well-being.

Work closely with clinical and professional team members to maintain communication, offer feedback, and ensure consistent, effective treatment implementation.

Standardize procedures to ensure high-quality, person-centered care and expedite treatment plans.

Other Duties

  • Demonstrates flexibility and commitment to meeting unit needs.
  • Performs additional responsibilities as assigned.
  • Job Requirements

Education & Licensure

Associate-level licensure (e. g., LCMHCA, LMFTA, LCSWA, or similar) required.

Master’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or a related field.

Experience & Skills

  • Experience working with individuals diagnosed with mental health and/or substance use disorders.
  • Strong knowledge of therapeutic techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and person-centered treatment planning.
  • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams and community partners.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills.

Requirements

Licensed Clinical Professional Associate is defined as an individual who is: (a) an individual who holds a provisional license, certificate, registration or permit issued by the governing board regulating a human service profession, except a registered nurse who is licensed to practice in the State of North Carolina by the North Carolina Board of Nursing who also has four years of full-time accumulated experience in MH/DD/SA with the population served; the QP function may be completed by a Certified Clinical Addiction Specialist (CCAS) or Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS); or (b)the individual must meet the requirements for continuing education to maintain licensure.

Pre-employment Screening

Complete Criminal Background

Name checked in the registries. (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities)

Drug Testing

  • Education verification and other credentialing based on position requirements.
  • Proof of employment history or references (if required)

Positions that require driving Proof of driver's license, driver's insurance, and vehicle, IF required for providing transportation for individuals.

We Offer the Following Benefits to Employees

  • Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!
  • Employee perks and discount program: to help you save money!
  • Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
  • Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
  • 401(k) retirement savings program
  • Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
  • Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
  • Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities

*contract/contingent workers and interns do not qualify for any of the above benefits

EEO Statement RHA is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, we provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact our solutions center.

About RHA

At RHA Health Services, we help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health and/or substance use needs live their best lives. Our mission is to provide a safe and healthy environment while creating opportunities for personal outcomes.

For over 30 years, the people we serve and support have remained at the very center of everything we do. RHA currently provides services in North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and New Jersey.

If you are ready to make a difference in the lives of people we serve and support apply to join the team today.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Mental health assessmentSubstance use disorder treatmentInterdisciplinary collaborationCase managementOrganizational skills

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Associate Licensed Clinical Professional at RHA Health Services a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Behavioral Health — ranked against 1,240 active Behavioral Health listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 40 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 48% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$60k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $63k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

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Among the best 10% of Behavioral Health listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,240 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in Lenoir

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$251k≈ 4.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,329/mo≈ 29% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.5
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About RHA Health Services

Individual and Family Services
Asheville
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Payactiv: early access to earned wages
Employee perks and discount program
Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
401(k) retirement savings program
Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
Chronic Disease management programs
Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training