Mental Health Therapist - School-Based Health Center (20 hrs/wk)
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting · Monday – Thursday
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Job Description
$1,250 Sign-on Bonus
Job Category
MENTAL HEALTH / THERAPIST / BEHAVIORAL HEALTH / SOCIAL WORK
Position Summary
Presbyterian Medical Services is seeking a part-time, independently licensed Mental Health Therapist to join our school-based health center, located at Moriarty Elementary. This position supports students from elementary through high school and is scheduled Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a. m. to 12:00 p. m. The therapist will provide direct mental health services, including assessment, counseling, and crisis intervention, in a collaborative school environment.
Key Responsibilities
Provide direct mental health services, including assessment, counseling, and crisis intervention for students from elementary through high school. Work within a collaborative school-based health center environment to support student well-being.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree and independent licensure in New Mexico as a mental health counselor or social worker (e.g., LPCC, LISW, LCSW, LMFT). Candidates must obtain First Aid and BLS/CPR certifications and comply with specific immunization and criminal background check requirements.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist - School-Based Health Center (20 hrs/wk) at Presbyterian Medical Services a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,851 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% are remote, 18% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New Mexico is 92.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.4% of New Mexico clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 8.0 / 10 · top 10% in mental health therapy (counseling) | ranked against 7,851 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Mental Health Therapy median $73k (middle half $66k–$85k)345 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | New Mexico index 92.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in New Mexico | 68 active | 7,906 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 70% remote · 18% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
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Benefits & Perks
Living in Moriarty
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $253k
- Median resident rent
- $743/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 31 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 95.5
- State income tax
- Up to 5.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Albuquerque, NM metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.