Therapist I or II - Peer Center (Nebraska)

Counselor Top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling)Full-Time

Listed compensation

starting at $50,000

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

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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[https://www.heartlandfamilyservice.org/careers/]

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 7,933 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Heartland Family Service ranks #8 of 12 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 49 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 55% are remote, 33% have no call, 67% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Nebraska is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.4% of Nebraska clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
89%
Sign-on bonus
57%
CME allowance
21%
Loan repayment
4%
PSLF eligible
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.2
Higher than about 8 in 10 of 7,933 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

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

Living in Omaha

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$281k≈ 5.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,414/mo≈ 34% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology

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

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