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Cornerstones of Care
Kansas City, Missouri

Therapist I

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$50k-$53k

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Job Description

Job Details:

Job Location: Education Campus - Kansas City, MO, Position Type: Full Time, Salary Range: $50000.00 - $53000.00Salary/year, We are seeking a Therapist I to join our team.

Starting Salary: $50,000 - $53,000 This role will provide professional therapy services, including individual, group, and family in addition to crisis management as needed. This role also works as part of a treatment team for the client.

As a member of the Learning Academy, you will work with team members and report to the Clinical Manager. WHAT YOU WILL DO: Diagnoses client’s problems by collecting and evaluating information about the client’s situation.

Develop treatment plans by establishing treatment goals with the client; determining treatment methodologies. Advises client by suggesting and exploring resolutions; discussing progress toward goals. Monitors progress toward treatment goals by evaluating and adjusting services provided.

Assures quality service for clients by enforcing rules; regulations, and legal requirements with clients; documenting events of the therapeutic process in a confidential manner. Maintains agency credibility by establishing working relationships with sponsoring, advisory, and related service agencies.

Provides clinical experience for interns by negotiating learning objectives; supervising practice and caseload management; teaching theory and its application; evaluating skills and personal and professional growth; ensuring identification with the profession.

This is a 10-month contract as per the academic calendar WHAT YOU WILL BRING: Our ideal candidate will have 1-3 years of relevant experience and the following: Master’s degree, required. Professional licensure (e. g. LMSW, PLPC), required.

At least 21 years of age and pass background check, physical, and drug screening A valid driver’s license in the state you reside in, proof of current vehicle insurance, and reliable transportation.

WHO WE ARE: Cornerstones of Care is a mental and behavioral health nonprofit certified in trauma-informed care that provides evidence-based prevention, intervention, treatment, and support services to help children and families improve their safety and health by making positive changes in their lives.

Each year, our team empowers children and families in Kansas, Missouri, and beyond through three key service areas: Youth & Family Support – We help youth gain independence through social and living support programs while empowering families with the skills and resources they need to become resilient and successful.

Foster Care & Adoption – We reunify and unite families while recruiting and providing support to foster parents and youth in foster care.

Education & Community Trainings – We help students achieve academic success while giving educators the tools to create safe learning environments to improve their students’ behaviors and offer innovative learning opportunities to build and improve knowledge in the community.

CORNERSTONES OF CARE’S ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENTS: Nonviolence - helping to build safety skills and a commitment to a higher purpose. Emotional Intelligence - helping to teach emotional management skills. Social Learning - helping to build cognitive skills.

Open Communication - helping to overcome barriers to healthy communication, learn conflict management. Democracy - helping to create civic skills of self-control, self-discipline, and administration of healthy authority.

Social Responsibility - helping to rebuild social connection skills, establish healthy attachment relationships. Growth and Change - helping to work through loss and prepare for the future.

OUR WIDE STATEMENT: At Cornerstones of Care, we commit to fostering a community where every individual, regardless of background or identity, feels deeply welcomed, valued, and empowered. We envision a diverse community where inclusion and welcoming are prioritized.

A community where all voices are heard, listened to, and respected. A community where everyone’s physical, emotional, social, and psychological needs are met.

At Cornerstones of Care, we have a vision where equity is not just a goal but is present in all we do; every team member feels empowered to authentically contribute to their fullest potential.

We hold a collective commitment to WIDE (welcoming, inclusion, diversity, and equity) that will drive us forward as a stronger organization. OUR DIVERSITY STATEMENT: We partner for safe and healthy communities.

We cultivate a culture in which children, families, team members, volunteers, donors, and community partners feel welcomed, safe, respected, empowered, and celebrated.

We value diversity of race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin or citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, geographical location, pregnancy, disability, neurodiversity, socio-economic, and military status. We stand for anti-racism, equity, and inclusivity.

We insist and affirm that discrimination and violence have no place in safe and healthy communities, including in our organization. We strive toward a more welcoming, inclusive, diverse, and equitable organization through our policies, partnerships, and practices.

OUR BENEFITS: Cornerstones of Care offers a competitive benefits package, which includes: 9 Paid Holidays, Unlimited Paid Time Off, and Paid Sick Leave Team members who work at least 30 hours per week are eligible for Health insurance benefits (medical, prescription, dental, vision) Cafeteria plans (Health Savings Account (HSA) and Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts) Ancillary insurance benefits (accident insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, short-term disability insurance, voluntary life) Cornerstones of Care provides long-term disability insurance and basic term life/AD&D insurance at no cost to the team member Retirement savings plan (401K) with employer match Pet Insurance Employee assistance program (EAP) Tuition reimbursement program Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

To view more information on our benefits, please visit our Job Openings page at Join Our Team - Cornerstones of Care to download the current benefits guide. Questions?

Please contact: Cornerstones of Care, People Experience Team 8150 Wornall Rd., Kansas City, MO 64114 Phone: (816) 508-3500 Fax: (816) 508-1757 Like us on Facebook at: facebook.com Cornerstones of Care is an

Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

The Therapist I provides professional therapy services including individual, group, and family sessions while managing crisis situations. They are responsible for diagnosing client problems, developing treatment plans, and monitoring progress as part of a multidisciplinary treatment team.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree and possess a professional licensure such as LMSW or PLPC. Additionally, 1-3 years of relevant experience and a valid driver's license with reliable transportation are required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Treatment PlanningClinical DiagnosisCase ManagementSupervisionDocumentationInterpersonal SkillsAssessmentCounseling

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 32% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$52k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $57k in an average-cost state. 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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CME allowance
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,961 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Kansas City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$251k≈ 5.0× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,428/mo≈ 34% of gross pay
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.5
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Cornerstones of Care

Individual and Family Services
Kansas City, Missouri
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

9 Paid Holidays
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Paid Sick Leave
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
HSA
FSA