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Merakey
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mental Health Worker Fee For Service therapist

Counselor / TherapistContract

Listed compensation

$25/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

We are seeking a Mental Health Worker to join our team in our Mt. Airy Ave- Philadelphia, Pa location.

This role is Fee-For-Service

Earn $25/hr.!

Position Details

The mental health worker (MHW) is a key member of Merakey’s interdisciplinary, clinic‑based behavioral health team. In this role, the MHW/Therapist delivers high‑quality, person‑centered therapeutic services, including individual, couples, family, and group therapy, while promoting strong client engagement and ongoing retention.

Core responsibilities include completing intake evaluations, conducting comprehensive assessments, facilitating therapy sessions, and coordinating care in close collaboration with clinical leadership. The MHW/therapist ensures services align with best practices and organizational standards, supports overall client wellness, and meets established productivity expectations as an essential member of the outpatient treatment program.

Benefits

Merakey offers generous benefits that promote well-being, financial security,

and work-life balance, including:

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus access to healthcare advocacy support.
  • Retirement plan -- both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
  • DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it!
  • On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
  • Access Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services.
  • Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
  • Tuition reimbursement and educational partnerships.
  • Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
  • Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.

Learn More About Our Full Benefits Package

  • merakey.org

About Merakey

Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year. Click here to watch a video about Merakey.

Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status.

Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited program in a human‑services field such as Social Work, Clinical Counseling, or Psychology.
  • 1 - 2 years of prior clinical or counseling experience is strongly preferred.
  • Knowledge of evidence‑based and/or recovery‑oriented treatment practices and demonstrate strong documentation, organizational, and time‑management skills.
  • Proficiency with Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems is required.
  • Must be able to work in person with adults, children, and adolescents and maintain a schedule that supports billing approximately 15–20 direct client contact hours per week.

Key Responsibilities

The Mental Health Worker delivers person-centered therapeutic services including individual, couples, family, and group therapy. They are also responsible for completing intake evaluations, conducting assessments, and coordinating care within an interdisciplinary team.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Individual therapyCouples therapyFamily therapyClinical assessmentsCare coordinationOrganizational skillsPerson-centered therapy

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Worker Fee For Service therapist at Merakey a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% of all Mental Health counselor listings evaluated on our platform.

Mental Health — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 26% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Counselor by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedCounselor median $56k (middle half $49k–$58k)13 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All counselor listings in Pennsylvania710 active12,883 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 38% remote · 26% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedPennsylvania counselor listings (all specialties): 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 12% offer loan repayment710 active listings, Nov 2026
Counselor pay trend (all specialties)−1.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Pennsylvania figures use all counselors: too few Pennsylvania Mental Health postings state pay.

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Work-life snapshot

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Listing-based score
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About Merakey

Non-profit Organizations
Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision coverage
Retirement plan (pre-tax and Roth)
DailyPay
Goga well-being platform
Care.com backup childcare
Employee Assistance Program
Tuition reimbursement
Employee discounts

Living in Philadelphia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$203k
Typical market rent
$1,757/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
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 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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