Therapist I - Crisis Receiving Center - Full Time

CounselorIncludes weekendsNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$3/hour

The week · per this posting · Tuesday – Saturday

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

  • Overnight Therapist - License Eligible
  • Annual Salary: $52,278
  • Shift Differential: $2.50/hr for evening, weekend, and overnight hours

Available Schedules

  • Tuesday - Saturday, 11:30 pm to 8 am
  • Sunday - Thursday, 11:30 pm to 8 am

The Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board (H-NNCSB) is seeking a License Eligible Therapist to join the team at the BJ Roberts Behavioral Health Center. The center provides urgent behavioral health services for individuals experiencing acute mental health crises, including therapy, medication management, suicide prevention, and crisis intervention in a supportive, therapeutic environment.

This position provides therapeutic services to individuals experiencing mental health and/or substance use concerns at the BJ Roberts Behavioral Health Center..

The License Eligible Therapist works as part of a multidisciplinary team providing rapid assessment, crisis intervention, treatment, psychiatric and medical monitoring, stabilization, and discharge planning.

The BJ Roberts Behavioral Health Center uses a brief-stay approach focused on reducing acute symptoms and helping individuals avoid hospitalization when appropriate.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Social Work or Counseling

One (1) year of clinical experience including therapeutic counseling, crisis intervention, and case management functions.

Must provide proof of registration for supervision toward licensure with the Virginia Department of Health Professions (LPC or LCSW) within 90 days of employment.

Benefits

  • Clinical Supervision
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
  • 401(k)
  • Life Insurance
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Annual and Sick Leave
  • 11 Paid Holidays

About Us

Since 1971, the Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board has provided the highest quality of behavioral health services to residents of the cities of Hampton and Newport News, Virginia, offering a comprehensive array of programs for both children and adults living with mental illness, developmental disabilities, and/or substance use disorders.

The BJ Roberts Behavioral Health Center is designed to serve individuals experiencing acute mental health crises. It offers a range of urgent care services, including therapy, medication management, suicide prevention, and crisis intervention. Unlike traditional emergency rooms, the facility emphasizes a peaceful and therapeutic atmosphere.

Join Our Team

If you believe that this position matches your requirements, applying for it is a breeze. Best of luck!

The selected candidate must successfully pass a criminal history fingerprint background investigation, DMV record check, Child Registry search, drug screening test and employment reference checks.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist provides rapid assessment, crisis intervention, and stabilization services to individuals experiencing acute mental health or substance use crises. They work within a multidisciplinary team to manage treatment, psychiatric monitoring, and discharge planning in a brief-stay environment.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Therapist I - Crisis Receiving Center - Full Time at Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 40 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 57% are remote, 23% have no call, 93% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs · 20 employers

401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
57%
Loan repayment
33%
Sign-on bonus
19%
PSLF eligible
14%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.1
Better work-life than 50% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,084 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Hampton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$270k
Typical market rent
$1,698/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
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.

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About Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board

Mental Health Care
Hampton, VA
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Clinical Supervision
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
401(k)
Life Insurance
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Annual and Sick Leave