Mental Health Therapist

CounselorFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Position Summary

Join a dedicated team supporting the emotional well-being and success of students.

The Mental Health Therapist will provide individual, group, family, and crisis counseling to the student's in the schools served. The therapist will be responsible to teach a Social and Emotional program to all the classes in the assigned school. Assisting principals and education staff in the best ways to handle challenging behavior.

This is a 10 month position with a work schedule of August 1 - May 31.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Counseling or Social Work with licensure in the State of Ohio; Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Licensed Social Worker, or Licensed Independent Social worker.
  • Experience providing mental health treatment to a variety of clientele.
  • Successful experience working with people from various social and cultural communities.
  • Valid driver's license and low risk driving record and is insurable by the University.

Preferred Qualifications

While not everyone may possess all of the preferred qualifications, the ideal

candidate will bring many of the following:

  • Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), or Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW).
  • Mental health counseling experience in a K-12 school setting.
  • Knowledge of Catholic schools and their culture.
  • Demonstrated successful experience working independently and productively.
  • Demonstrated successful experience working as part of a team.
  • Successful demonstration of flexibility in day to day activities.
  • Demonstrated successful experience building and sustaining relationship and partnerships with school staff and community.

Special Instructions to Applicants

To apply please submit a cover letter addressing each minimum qualification and any applicable preferred qualifications that you meet.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The University does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position.

Closing Statement

Informed by its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the dignity of every human being. Informed by this commitment, we seek to increase diversity in all of its forms, achieve fair outcomes, and model inclusion across our campus community.

The University is committed to policies of affirmative action designed to increase the employment opportunities of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1973.

Key Responsibilities

Provide individual, group, family, and crisis counseling to students within assigned schools. Teach a Social and Emotional program and assist school staff in managing challenging student behaviors.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in Counseling or Social Work and a valid Ohio state license (LPC, LPCC, LSW, or LISW). Must possess a valid driver's license and experience working with diverse social and cultural communities.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Individual CounselingGroup CounselingFamily CounselingSocial and Emotional LearningBehavior ManagementCase ManagementIntercultural CommunicationRelationship BuildingK-12 Counseling

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist at University of Dayton 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 8,033 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% are remote, 18% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
85%
CME allowance
49%
Sign-on bonus
41%
Loan repayment
22%
PSLF eligible
12%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,033 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Dayton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$149k
Typical market rent
$1,251/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

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