Child and Adolescent Counselor
Compensation
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Job Description
- Job Location: HealthPoint Family Care Newport and Administration - Newport, KY 41071
- Position Type: Full Time
- Education Level: LCSWHealthPoint Family Care is looking for a full time child and adolescent counselor for our Newport, Kentucky office
- Schedule: M-F 8:30am-5pm, an occasional day shift on Saturday or week day evenings until 8:30pm
Paid Time Off: approximately 21 Days of PTO Holidays: Up to nine Paid Holidays and as well as your Birthday off paid. Years of Service Award: Continuous Years of Service bonus. Starting at year 2 with $4,500 with progressive increases.
401k Plan: $1 for $1 match on first 3% of income and $0.50 on the $1 for 4th and 5th% for a max match at 4% of your income. This is a Safe Harbor Plan so you are 100% vested on the company match immediately. Health/Dental/Vision: Organization pays a portion of all. Health options included PPO and HDHP plan options.
Group Term Life Insurance: Company paid $80,000 benefit; option for additional employee paid voluntary coverage Long Term Disability: Option available - employee paid Extended Illness Paid Time: Accrued extended illness time up to 8 weeks. Loan Repayment: NHSC loan eligibility Qualifications
Current KY LPCC or LCSW license Current CPR Certification
Key Responsibilities
Provide counseling services to children and adolescents at the Newport, Kentucky office. Maintain a consistent schedule including some evening and occasional Saturday shifts.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a current Kentucky LPCC or LCSW license. A current CPR certification is also required for this position.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Child and Adolescent Counseling — Counselor Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 32% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.7 / 10 · top 25% in counseling | ranked against 12,758 Counseling listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Counselor median $75k (middle half $65k–$86k)292 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Kentucky index 90.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| All counselor listings in Kentucky | 170 active | 12,762 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 52% remote · 32% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | loan repayment | Kentucky counselor listings (all specialties): 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 13% offer loan repayment170 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Health Point Family Care | silver tier, 74/100 | Top Employers work-life index8 active listings |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Child and Adolescent Counselor at HEALTH POINT FAMILY CARE a 6.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Counseling — ranked against 12,758 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
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