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Hope Services
Smithfield, North Carolina

Day Treatment Counselor

CounselorFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Why Hope Services?

Hope Services, LLC is dedicated to providing high-quality, evidence-based Mental Health services to children, adolescents, and families.

Our mission is to improve the lives of those we serve by hiring compassionate and skilled professionals with backgrounds in Social Work, Psychology, and related Human Services Degree programs.

We proudly employ a diverse team that includes both entry-level recent graduates seeking to begin their careers in behavioral health and experienced, licensed therapists committed to making a lasting impact.

Through ongoing support, professional development, and the implementation of proven treatment models, Hope Services fosters an environment where employees can grow while delivering exceptional care to the communities we serve.

Currently seeking Qualified Professionals to work in our Raleigh and Smithfield Child/Adolescent Day Treatment Facility.

Full time position with benefits.

Position intended for non-licensed mental health counselors.

Duties Include

implementing treatment plan behavior management and crisis intervention collaboration with schools implementing therapeutic groups as outlined in curriculum.

Requirements

Bachelors accepted with a minimum of 2 years experience working with the child/adolescent mental health population.

Masters degree with 0-1 years experience working with the child/adolescent mental health population.

Key Responsibilities

The counselor is responsible for implementing treatment plans, managing behavior, and providing crisis intervention. They will also collaborate with schools and facilitate therapeutic groups based on the established curriculum.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Treatment planningMental health counseling

Counselor Career Context

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Mental Health Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 42% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Mental Health Counseling pay on WeekdayDoc is up 18.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Counselor Jobs

43 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution42 jobs · 34 employers

18
<$70k
11
$70k-90k
6
$90k-110k
7
$110k-130k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs · 34 employers

401k / retirement match
95%
Sign-on bonus
27%
Loan repayment
27%
PSLF eligible
19%
CME allowance
16%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Clinical Supervisor & Therapist

Mindfully Behavioral Health · Longmont, Colorado

#2

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist - LICSW/LPCC/LMFT

LifeStance Health · Saint Louis Park, Minnesota

$74k-$126k
#3

Clinical Director - LMFT, LCSW, LPCC

$112k-$126k
#4

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT, LPC, LCSW)

$92k-$125k
+ 41 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 752 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Smithfield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$284k
Typical market rent
$1,681/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.2
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 · Raleigh-Cary, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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