Therapist 1- School Based
Listed compensation
$52K - $67K
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
Therapist
Organizational Summary
The Corner Health Center is Michigan's first, largest and most comprehensive adolescent and young adult health center. The Corner serves youth and young adults ages 12 through 25 (and their children) and has over 40 years of experience providing care to individuals with complex needs. The Corner provides high quality, judgment-free, affordable health and wellness care and education.
Job Summary
The Corner Health Center seeks a Therapist. The person in this role will be responsible for providing confidential mental health counseling services to participants of The Corner Health Center (TCHC) programs. This is a non-exempt, full-time position with a competitive salary.
This person will report directly to the Behavioral Health Manager. This is an ideal position for someone with experience with diverse populations including LGBTQ youth and an interest in utilizing Evidence Based Practices.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Perform accurate assessments of their client needs to develop appropriate goals, progress, and treatment plans
- Accurately submit fully completed billing and patient documentation in a timely manner according to company standards demonstrating services are medically necessary
- Collaborate with the Corner Health Center team to connect families with additional resources or referrals as needed
- Collaborate with organizational peers including nurse practitioners, physicians and therapists
- Participate in trainings, seminars, and community education events
- Provide care in accordance with all local, state, and federal laws and regulatory standards
- Coordinate transition of care
- Provide psychotherapeutic interventions appropriate to age, education, culture, ethnicity and functional ability
- Provide sessions to approximately 25 clients per week
- Commitment to the agency’s mission and DEI initiatives
- Provide services in accordance with the MDHHS CAHC Minimum Program Requirements and grant guidelines
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Experience or ability to learn the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Athena
- Successfully pass background screening and not be in the OIG exclusion database
- Master’s degree in social work or related degree from an accredited institution
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Licensed to practice in the State of Michigan. Clinician with limited licenses will be considered.
- Demonstrated ability to work with clients from diverse cultural, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
- School based counseling experience is a plus
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Commitment to the agency’s mission and DEI initiatives
- Provide services in accordance with the MDHHS CAHC Minimum Program Requirements and grant guidelines
- Ability to work well as part of a team and independently
COVID-19/influenza considerations: All patients and staff are required to wear masks.
All employees are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted against Covid and the flu yearly.
The Corner Health Center is an equal opportunity employer prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Key Responsibilities
The therapist will provide confidential mental health counseling services and psychotherapeutic interventions to adolescent and young adult clients. They are responsible for conducting assessments, developing treatment plans, and maintaining accurate clinical documentation and billing records.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Therapist 1- School Based at Corner Health Center a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,933 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 36% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$60k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $62k in an average-cost state. 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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