Staff Therapist I - 529125

13 days ago
Alabama$48.6K - $60.8KFull TimeMental Health Therapy
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible

This position qualifies for federal student loan forgiveness. After 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time for a nonprofit employer, the remaining balance on your Direct Loans may be forgiven.

About the Role

Join University of Alabama as a Staff Therapist – Alabama, Youth Services in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • Coordinates work with a designated treatment team.
  • Travels within program catchment area to meet with clients, families, and professionals at juvenile courts, community partners, and client homes to provide assessment and treatment services.
  • Assists with program's research and evaluation projects by updating and maintaining databases related to grants and research projects.

Requirements

  • Midpoint: $60,800 (Salaried E7)
  • Department/Organization: 224107
  • Normal Work Schedule: Varies
  • Job Summary: The Staff Therapist I provides clinical services to clients.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $48.6K - $60.8K
  • Pension plan offered.
  • PSLF eligible (Public Service Loan Forgiveness).

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

This position offers student loan benefits. Work with University of Alabama in United States.

Key Skills

Clinical servicesRisk assessmentIndividual counselingGroup counselingTreatment planningData managementResearch evaluationLiterature reviewsGrant proposal assistanceCase managementCrisis intervention
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Overview

This Staff Therapist I - 529125 position at Pageuppeople includes the following lifestyle factors: no on-call duties, no weekend requirements. Candidates should review the full job details to assess overall work-life fit.

Mental Health Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Mental Health Therapy position at Pageuppeople 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.

Compensation Analysis

Pageuppeople lists compensation for this psychologist position at $49k to $61k annually.

This employer qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Eligible clinicians can have their remaining federal student loan balance forgiven after 120 qualifying monthly payments (10 years). For physicians and advanced practice providers carrying significant educational debt, PSLF eligibility can represent hundreds of thousands of dollars in long-term financial benefit.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Alabama.

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 ($49k–$61k)
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Clinical services, Risk assessment, Individual counseling, Group counseling, Treatment planning, Data management, Research evaluation, Literature reviews. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Mental Health Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: The Staff Therapist I provides clinical assessment and counseling services to children and youth with illegal sexual behaviors and their families. Additionally, the role involves managing research data, supporting grant projects, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary treatment team.

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About Pageuppeople

Higher Education
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
0-2

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

13d ago