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Children Service Center
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Staff Psychologist

PsychologistFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Purpose of This Position

This position provides professional work in the field of clinical psychology.

Qualifications

A doctoral degree in the field of psychology or educational psychology, including a one-year internship; One year of post-doctoral experience in the field of psychology; and Licensure by the State of Pennsylvania in Psychology. A history of supervising mental health clinicians, interns, practicum students, etc. is desirable. Membership in appropriate national, state and local psychological associations is desirable.

  • Thorough knowledge of mental health, and mental illness, their symptoms, treatment and social implications.
  • Thorough knowledge of the principles and methods of psychology involving testing, diagnostic evaluation and psychotherapy.
  • Thorough knowledge of child and developmental psychology.
  • Considerable knowledge of the application of psychology to individual and group behavior.
  • Considerable knowledge of the principles and methods of psychological research.

Children’s Service Center/Robinson Counseling Center for adults creates a positive working culture of Care and Commitment for employees which extends to the children & families we serve. Joining our team also means having the opportunity to Grow within the organization while having access to Flexibility with being able to join different departments to help further Individual Development.

Employee Benefits Include

  • FREE Health Care/Medical Coverage
  • Affordable Dental, Vision & Supplementary Insurances
  • FREE Life Insurance & FREE Long Term Disability
  • Safe Harbor 401k with Dollar-for-Dollar Matching
  • FREE Employee Assistance Programs
  • Yearly Annual Raises & Payday Flexibility - Control WHEN You Get Paid
  • Tuition Reimbursement - Advanced Degree & Development Opportunities
  • Student Loan Assistance Program ($150 per month on existing student loans)
  • FREE Licensure, Supervision, Trainings, CEU/CME Reimbursement & Credentialing!
  • FREE Subscription to the “Calm App”
  • Employee Referral Bonuses
  • Flexible Holiday Time - Personal, Sick & Vacation Time Accrues at Day 1 of Employment!

Additional Benefits

  • Phone Plan Discounts & Online Shopping Discounts
  • Workplace Banking Program Benefits
  • Flexible Spending Accounts.... AND MANY MORE!!

CSC/RCC have been Voted and Certified as a “Great Place to Work” for 2025-2026!

Mission Statement

  • A community organization that provides and promotes quality services with care and compassion to enhance the emotional well-being and mental health of children, adolescents, and families.

Key Responsibilities

This position provides professional clinical psychology services to children, adolescents, and families. Responsibilities include performing diagnostic evaluations, psychotherapy, and applying psychological principles to individual and group behavior.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Psychological TestingChild PsychologyGroup Behavior ApplicationClinical Supervision

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Staff Psychologist at Children Service Center a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the Above average in Psychology — ranked against 1,733 active Psychology listings on WeekdayDoc.

Psychologist Career Context

Children Service Center holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 11 active listings.

Of the 50 active Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 46% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

Psychology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Psychologist Jobs

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution31 jobs · 29 employers

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<$130k
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$130k-155k
11
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8
$180k-205k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs

401k / retirement match
92% this job
CME allowance
40% this job
Sign-on bonus
28%
Loan repayment
16% this job
PSLF eligible
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.2
Better work-life than 60% of Psychology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,733 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Wilkes-Barre

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$182k
Typical market rent
$1,340/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Children Service Center

Individual and Family Services
Wilkes-Barre, PA
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

FREE Health Care/Medical Coverage
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
FREE Life Insurance
FREE Long Term Disability
Safe Harbor 401k with Dollar-for-Dollar Matching
FREE Employee Assistance Programs
Yearly Annual Raises