Behavioral Health Counselor - FBC - 1.0
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Job Description
- Job Location: Greensboro, NC 27405
- Position Type: Full Time
- Education Level: High School
- Job Category: Direct Care Join Our Team as a Behavioral Health Counselor Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of children?
Do you thrive in a supportive and inclusive work environment? If so, we want you to be part of our team. Get to know Alexander Alexander Youth Network is passionate about helping children overcome their mental health challenges.
Our teams are committed to creating an environment that empowers every individual to thrive and make a difference. We offer career development opportunities, mentorship and coaching, and pathways for advancement.
Our teammates enjoy amazing benefits including tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, 401K, paid time off, mileage reimbursement, a comprehensive health plan that prioritizes your well-being and much more.
What You'll Do: Provide, coordinate, and monitor a variety of direct care activities for the clients in our treatment environment. Develop, implement, and facilitate therapeutic activities consistent with the agency's Model of Care.
You'll offer appropriate interventions to assist in maintaining consumer baseline behaviors. As a Behavioral Health Counselor, you'll ensure the safety of consumers and maintain the cleanliness of our Facility Based Crisis Center.
You will provide continuous monitoring of clients in crisis and report behaviors to therapeutic and medical staff. You will also participate in 1 to 1 monitoring of clients when deemed appropriate. You will assist in facilitating and monitoring phone calls and visitation to the FBC. A full job description can be provided to interested/qualified candidates.
Qualifications
Education and Experience High school diploma is required. B.A./B.S. in a related human service field is preferred. Four years of experience in Mental Health is preferred. Ability to solve practical problems and address various concrete variables in situations with limited standardization. Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Key Responsibilities
The Behavioral Health Counselor provides direct care and facilitates therapeutic activities to support children in a crisis treatment environment. They are responsible for monitoring client behaviors, ensuring facility safety, and reporting observations to the medical and therapeutic staff.
Requirements
A high school diploma is required, while a bachelor's degree in a human service field is preferred. Candidates should ideally have four years of experience in the mental health field.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Behavioral Health — Counselor Career Context
The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 40% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.6 / 10 · top 10% in behavioral health (counseling) | ranked against 333 Behavioral Health (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Cost of living | North Carolina index 94.3 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Behavioral Health listings in North Carolina | 26 active | 333 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 46% remote · 40% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | North Carolina counselor listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 15% offer loan repayment467 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Behavioral Health listings | 810 in the last 30 days | 485 the 30 days before (+67%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Behavioral Health pay trend | −13.2% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Counselor - FBC - 1.0 at ALEXANDER YOUTH NETWORK a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Behavioral Health (Counseling) — ranked against 333 active Behavioral Health (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.
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