Therapist I or II - Peer Center (Nebraska)

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

starting at $50K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

At Heartland Family Service, we are committed to building a culture that is trauma informed and values and celebrates diversity and inclusion. We believe this allows for better service delivery and innovation, as it encourages our employees to bring various experiences and uniqueness to the workplace.

Trauma Informed Care is an approach to engaging people with histories of trauma that recognizes the presence of trauma symptoms and acknowledges the role that trauma has played in their lives. Trauma Informed Care also acknowledges the effects of working with trauma survivors on our workforce and seeks to build collaborative and supportive working environments and relationships.

If you believe in our mission of creating healthy families and communities, and like a fast pace, collaborative and team-oriented environment, then Heartland Family Service is the agency for you.

Summary Description of Work

Unique opportunity to complete evaluations for clients who come in for support from Heartland Family Service. After completion, another therapist would be assigned to offer therapeutic support.

Compensation: Provisional therapist starting at $50,000, higher compensation available for fully licensed/years of experience Work Schedule: 40 hours per week

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Minimum Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree
  • License Eligible – LMHP; LIMHP; PLMHP; PLMSW; LMSW; LCSW
  • PLADC; LADC or PCADC; CADC or substance abuse treatment experience preferred

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Ability to complete evaluations with a diverse population of clients with co-occurring disorders utilizing evidence-based practices.
  • Establishes a treatment plan, with client participation, which specifies treatment structure, outcomes, goals and objectives; within first 2 sessions.
  • Provides counseling to individuals in group, couple, family, or individual settings, within the framework of the treatment plan and monitors progress.
  • Completes of all case documentation for clinical and billing purposes; maintaining clinical records that meet established standards of timeliness and completeness.
  • Handles cases of the highest degree of complexity.
  • Collaborates with all programs within Heartland Family Service to have a better understanding of what they offer to support evaluation recommendations in Heartland’s continuation of care.
  • *Is prompt and accurate in completing all required reports, statistics and other requirements.
  • Meets clinical requirements of third-party payers (authorizations, reviews, documentation) and provides information necessary for prompt and accurate billing.
  • Provides mental health crisis intervention as needed.
  • *Is dependable and punctual regarding scheduling and attendance.
  • *Strive to make connections between the agency and the larger community whenever possible in order to contribute to the agency’s ongoing fundraising and friend-raising efforts.
  • Essential functions of this job are to be performed on company physical work site or designated workspace.
  • Abides by all specific program and Agency procedures, policies, and requirements.
  • *Develops personal and program related skills through participation in internal and external training opportunities including printed material and audio and/or visual media.
  • Creates, maintains and shares as appropriate a dynamic self-care plan and helps interns develop appropriate work life balance.
  • Performs other program related duties as assigned.

*DENOTES ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will conduct clinical evaluations for clients and develop comprehensive treatment plans within the first two sessions. They will also provide individual, group, or family counseling while maintaining accurate clinical documentation and billing records.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree and be eligible for licensure as an LMHP, LIMHP, PLMHP, PLMSW, LMSW, or LCSW. Experience with substance abuse treatment or relevant certifications like PLADC or CADC is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Treatment planningCase managementBilling compliance

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Therapist I or II - Peer Center (Nebraska) at Heartland Family Service 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 7,479 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 47 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 68% are remote, 28% have no call, 83% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 25% in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,479 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $75k (middle half $64k–$86k)307 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingNebraska index 90.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Nebraska64 active7,476 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 68% remote · 28% no call · 83% no weekends47 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS counselor listings (all specialties): 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 13% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,512 in the last 30 days1,354 the 30 days before (+86%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−2.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,479 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

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Living in Omaha

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$278k≈ 5.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,389/mo≈ 33% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology

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

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