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Bay Cove Human Services
Barnstable, Massachusetts

Outpatient Therapist - Fee For Service - Cape Cod

CounselorContract

Listed compensation

$35.7-$40.8/hr

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Job Description

Bay Cove Human Services’ mission is to partner with people to overcome challenges and realize personal potential. Bay Cove pursues this mission by providing individualized and compassionate services to people facing the challenges associated with developmental disabilities, mental illness, substance use disorders, and homelessness at more than 175 program sites throughout Greater Boston and Southeastern Massachusetts.

Job Summary

The Bay Cove Behavioral Health and Wellness Center Outpatient Therapist will provide outpatient therapy services to individuals participating in the Bay Cove Behavioral Health and Wellness Center on Cape Cod including counseling and psycho-therapy services. This is a fee-for-service position.

These services include assessments; treatment, case documentation, discharge planning, and coordination of care with other care providers, family and other involved individuals or service providers as appropriate. Clinicians work within the context of a multidisciplinary team in the clinic.

This position contributes to Bay Coves mission by its participation in a program taking a recovery oriented approach to providing access to services that address the needs of community members most impacted by deleterious social determinants of health.

This is a non-exempt position.

Essential Functions of the Position

Screen, evaluate and treat individuals participating in the Bay Cove Behavioral Health and Wellness Center program. Modalities of treatment include, but are not limited to, psycho-therapy/counseling with individuals, groups, couples, and families.

Maintain updated clinical records of individual or group clients in a timely fashion and as specified by the policies and procedures of the Bay Cove Behavioral Health and Wellness Center on Cape Cod and by standards of regulatory and funding agencies. This includes but is not restricted to a comprehensive initial assessment, Individual Action Plans (treatment plans), progress notes, and discharge summaries when applicable.

Coordinate treatment with other involved parties as appropriate, i. e. other psychiatric and/or medical treaters (PCP), other service providers, significant client supports, etc.

Be a participating member of the multidisciplinary care team and provide support in helping to facilitate and empower patients to engage in improving their well being

Maintain professional licensure and professional competency by attending educational and professional activities such as conferences, seminars and training pertinent to the population served and the clinical work conducted.

Assist the program’s quality and evaluation team in the collection of required data for submission to the funder.

Job Requirements

  • Master’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling or a related field required.
  • LICSW, LCSW, LMHC, or other behavioral health category which qualifies as Licensed Practitioner of the Healing Arts preferred.
  • At least two years of experience providing services to individuals with mental health challenges.
  • Solid understanding of clinical and recovery principles.

Professional writing and oral communications skills, personal organization, attention to detail, and time management skills.

Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply, pay differential offered for candidates with fluency in certain essential languages for the role (i. e. education, years of experience, etc.)

Bay Cove Human Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, or any other groups as protected by Massachusetts or federal law. All qualified candidates, regardless of background, are encouraged to apply.

Bay Cove Human Services does not offer visa sponsorships at this time and will require candidates to be authorized to work in the United States.

Pay Rate: $35.70 (Master's/License Eligible) & $40.80 (Independent Licensure)

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Key Responsibilities

The Outpatient Therapist provides counseling and psychotherapy services to individuals, groups, couples, and families within a multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, developing treatment plans, maintaining clinical records, and coordinating care with other providers.

Requirements

A Master's degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or a related field is required. Candidates must have at least two years of experience working with individuals with mental health challenges and hold or be eligible for professional licensure.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentTreatment planningMultidisciplinary team collaborationCrisis interventionRecovery-oriented careClinical record maintenance

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 30% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$80k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $75k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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Loan repayment
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Sign-on bonus
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,995 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Barnstable

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$711k
Typical market rent
$2,860/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.4
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Barnstable Town, MA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Bay Cove Human Services

Non-profit Organizations
Boston, MA
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Bilingual pay differential
Professional development