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Lehigh Valley Health Network
Allentown, Pennsylvania

Licensed School Based Outpatient Therapist

Counselor / TherapistNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

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Job Description

Imagine a career at one of the nation's most advanced health networks.

Be part of an exceptional health care experience. Join the inspired, passionate team at Lehigh Valley Health Network, a nationally recognized, forward-thinking organization offering plenty of opportunity to do great work.

LVHN has been ranked among the "Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years. We're a Magnet(tm) Hospital, having been honored five times with the American Nurses Credentialing Center's prestigious distinction for nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes in our Lehigh Valley region.

Finally, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg, Lehigh Valley Hospital- Hazleton, and Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono each received an 'A' grade on the Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group in 2020, the highest grade in patient safety.

These recognitions highlight LVHN's commitment to teamwork, compassion, and technology with an unrelenting focus on delivering the best health care possible every day.

Whether you're considering your next career move or your first, you should consider Lehigh Valley Health Network.

Summary

Provides individual, group, and family therapy to students directly in the school with an emphasis on treating clients with trauma-related issues. Maintains patient care plan and refers patients out when necessary.

Job Duties

Employs counseling and education skills in nontraditional settings including home and school in order to help patients/families understand, accept, and follow recommendations for care; restores patients to optimum psychosocial and health adjustment.

Evaluates and develops a quality plan of intervention with relevant measurable problems, goals, objectives, and timelines.

Completes documentation on the same day of clinical contact and ties progress notes and other clinical documentation to the treatment plan.

  • Documents explicit follow-up instructions to other medical team members.
  • Initiates and facilitates referrals for patients' mental health services both within the network, as well as the community.
  • Maintains caseload every week.
  • Schedules time to enable open scheduling and same-day clinical encounters.

Assesses, educates, and intervenes regarding financial or billing issues and documents all insurance contacts/authorizations.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in psychology, counseling, social work or education.
  • 3 years experience with counseling child and adolescent populations.
  • Knowledge of trauma-informed care.
  • LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire or
  • LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire

Preferred Qualifications

Bilingual

Physical Demands

Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use, *patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Lehigh Valley Health Network is an equal opportunity employer.

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All personnel actions and programs will adhere to this policy. Personnel actions and programs include, but are not limited to recruitment, selection, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, educational programs and/or social activities.

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Work Shift

Day Shift

Address

1627 Chew St

Primary Location

Lehigh Valley Hospital- 17th Street

Position Type: Onsite

Union

Not Applicable

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00-4:30

Department: 1004-09143 School Health - CC

Key Responsibilities

Provides individual, group, and family therapy to students in school settings with a focus on trauma-related issues. Manages patient care plans, maintains weekly caseloads, and facilitates referrals for mental health services.

Requirements

Requires a Master’s degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or education and at least 3 years of experience counseling child and adolescent populations. Must hold a valid LPC or LCSW license in the state of Pennsylvania.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual therapyGroup therapyPatient care planningCrisis interventionPsychosocial assessmentReferral managementCase managementChild and adolescent counselingTreatment planningInsurance authorization

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed School Based Outpatient Therapist at Lehigh Valley Health Network a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,891 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 28% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,891 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $65k (middle half $60k–$68k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Pennsylvania442 active7,912 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 26% remote · 28% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedPennsylvania Counselor listings: 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $4k) · 14% offer loan repayment747 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,533 in the last 30 days1,454 the 30 days before (+74%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−3.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,891 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 60% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,891 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • On-site

Living in Allentown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$310k
Typical market rent
$1,686/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.0
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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