Mental Health Therapist/Counselor (School-based) - Chattanooga, TN

Thrive Therapies

2 months ago

Chattanooga, TennesseeStarting at $32ContractMental Health Counseling

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends✓ No Nights

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Job Description

About the Role

School-based therapist. $32/hr. Daytime hours only. No weekends. In-person role. Lead your site. Make an impact.

Work-Life Balance Factors

No night shifts No weekend work No call requirements

Key Responsibilities

Provide individual/group therapy using trauma
Lead brief staff consults, wellness groups, or debrief sessions as needed.
We center clinicians who center kids. You’ll have the independence to lead your school
Thrive is on a mission to revolutionize the care of children with disabilities and those facing barriers to care. We provide results
driven services and intelligent tools to support children’s development, well

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or Marriage & Family Therapy.
1099: Starting at $32/hour, commensurate with experience.

Benefits & Compensation

Site Therapist Changing How Schools Do Mental Health
You became a therapist to make an impact—let’s make that impact where it matters most. At Thrive Therapies, we place licensed mental health professionals in K–12 schools across under
Tennessee license or provisional (e. g., LCSW/LMSW, LPC
MHSP/LPC temp, LMFT). Thrive provides required clinical supervision hours for eligible LMSW and provisional licensees toward independent licensure.
based or community mental health experience preferred.
Bonus: Fluency in a global language (e. g., Spanish, Somali, Arabic).

Work Schedule

site clinical lead—own your schedule, referrals, and coordination loops—with access to consultation and case support.
day hours: Align work with bell schedules; minimal evenings/weekends.

Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist/Counselor (School-based) - Chattanooga, TN at Thrive Therapies a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Counseling psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Mental Health Counseling — Psychologist Career Context

This Mental Health Counseling position at Thrive Therapies is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Compensation Analysis

This position also offers production-based compensation: $66560 per hourly. Production bonuses can significantly increase total earnings above the stated base salary range.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
No night shifts — a daytime-only schedule
Transparent compensation ($67k–$67k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Benefits package: Paid Clinical Supervision Hours, Trauma-Informed Training, Resource Library, Evidence-Based Protocols. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

About WeekdayDoc

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