Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Child Protection Team - Tallahassee

University of Florida

3 days ago

Tallahassee, Florida$66K - $75KFull TimeClinical Psychology

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join University of Florida as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor – Child Protection Team in United States.

Key Responsibilities

lead member of a professional, multidisciplinary Child Protection Team organized to provide and coordinat.

provide coordination with needed services and support through advocacy, referral, and follow-up.

Requirements

degree supervised experience. Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in Trauma focused care and planning.

Use of standardized assessment tools in determining a client’s current presenting problem(s)

One year of clinical counseling experience, six months of which must be in providing treatment to sexually abused children and their families Special Instructions to Applicants: This is a time

Benefits & Compensation

Salary: $66K - $75K

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join University of Florida as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor – Child Protection Team.

Key Skills

Child abuse assessmentCase managementCrisis interventionTrauma-based therapyJudicial system advocacyExpert witness testimonyPsychosocial evaluationTreatment planningSafety planningClinical supervisionCommunity referralsDocumentationSexual abuse treatmentFamily dynamicsAdvocacy

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Child Protection Team - Tallahassee at University of Florida a 4.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Clinical Psychology psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Clinical Psychology — Psychologist Career Context

This Clinical Psychology position at University of Florida 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.

Nationally, Clinical Psychology professionals earn a median annual salary of approximately $95k, with the typical range spanning $70k to $140k depending on experience, location, and practice setting.

Compensation Analysis

University of Florida lists compensation for this psychologist position at $66k to $75k annually.

This is approximately 26% below the national median for Clinical Psychology professionals, which is around $95k.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Tallahassee, Florida.

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. For a psychologist earning $300k, the absence of state income tax can represent $15k–$30k or more in annual savings.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
Transparent compensation ($66k–$75k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Child abuse assessment, Case management, Crisis intervention, Trauma-based therapy, Judicial system advocacy, Expert witness testimony, Psychosocial evaluation, Treatment planning. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Clinical Psychology role.

Core responsibilities: The position functions as a lead member of a multidisciplinary Child Protection Team, providing therapy and crisis intervention to victims of abuse and their families. It also involves coordinating services, providing clinical supervision for staff, and representing the program in judicial proceedin...

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