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Blackbird Health
Mount Laurel, New Jersey

Child and Adolescent Therapist - LSW

CounselorNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$65k-$70k

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Job Description

About Blackbird Health Blackbird Health is clinician-founded, owned, and operated by dedicated professionals. We believe that providing the best care for children starts with building the best possible team.

We deliver virtual and in-person mental health services across Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey & Maryland—and we’re growing into new markets in 2027. At Blackbird, we take a whole-child approach, looking at how the brain, body, and behavior interact to address the root causes of challenges, not just the symptoms.

Every role matters here, and you’ll join a collaborative, supportive, and innovative team that’s shaping the future of pediatric mental health care. If you’re passionate about helping children and families while growing your career, Blackbird is the place to make an impact.

Join us and help change mental health care for children for the better!

Position Summary As an Associate / Provisionally Licensed Therapist at Blackbird Health, you’ll deliver high-quality, evidence-based therapy to children, adolescents, young adults, and their caregivers with full clinical supervision and administrative support provided by Blackbird.

Working on-site alongside an interdisciplinary team, you’ll receive dedicated clinical supervision hours toward independent licensure while delivering impactful care to young patients and their families. Employment Options W2 Full-Time (Provisionally Licensed FTE) | LSW Base

  • Compensation: $65,000 – $70,000 base salary (100% Onsite) Hours &
  • Schedule: Workload: 36 hours of scheduled clinical availability supporting 28 completed direct care hours/week.

Shift Schedules

4-day workweek options including 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM or 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM (4 days/week). Core

  • Hours: Minimum of 20 Core hours/week during peak evening/weekend periods (after 3:00 PM weekdays and/or weekends).

Benefits & Supervision

Full clinical board supervision provided at no cost, medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, PTO + 11 paid holidays, life insurance, and short/long-term disability. W2 Part-Time (Provisionally Licensed PT) | LSW Base

  • Compensation: $40,000 base salary + $65 / session incentive for completed sessions beyond the 17-hour baseline.

Hours & Onsite Expectations

100% Onsite (Flex): 20 contracted hours per week ( 17 completed direct care hours ). Core

  • Schedule: All 20 hours anchored in peak core windows (after 3:00 PM weekdays and/or weekends; e. g

Mon–Thu 3–8 PM / 3–9 PM or Fri 2–7 PM).

Benefits & Supervision

Clinical supervision included, medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, PTO + 11 paid holidays. Why Blackbird & Your Impact Focus on your clinical growth — board-approved clinical supervision is provided directly by experienced Blackbird supervisors at no cost to you.

Do the work you trained for — we handle credentialing, billing, insurance, and EMR so you can focus entirely on your patients. Start seeing patients immediately — a guaranteed caseload means no waiting, no hustle, just care.

Be part of something bigger — every session is a chance to help a child find their footing, a family breathe easier, and a young person discover what they’re capable of. Who You Are Active provisionally licensed / associate credential in NJ (e. g., LSW) working toward independent licensure (LCSW, LPC, LMFT).

1+ year of experience providing care to children, adolescents, or young adult patients. Committed to 100% onsite attendance for clinical supervision, team collaboration, and core clinic presence. Available after 3:00 PM ET weekdays and/or weekends.

Salary Range $40,000 — $85,000 USD Join us! To raise the standard of pediatric mental health care through accurate understanding and precise treatment that reflect how each child’s brain, body, and behavior work together.

“It’s so rare to find comprehensive care like this---from testing to therapy to med management (and more)--all in one place. In addition, the school advocacy support we receive is unprecedented. We no longer feel like we are managing things alone.”

Fostering an inclusive environment: Blackbird is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and belonging. We are able to grow and learn better together with a diverse team of employees.

In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

Blackbird provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact us at recruiting@blackbirdhealth.com so we can support you.

Our patient support team is busy helping children and families, please do not call or email them about your application — this helps us process your application more efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

Deliver high-quality, evidence-based therapy to children, adolescents, and their families within an interdisciplinary team. Manage a consistent caseload while participating in clinical supervision and administrative processes.

Requirements

Must hold an active provisional license (LSW) in New Jersey and be working toward independent licensure. Requires at least one year of experience providing care to children, adolescents, or young adults.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Child therapyAdolescent therapyCase managementInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient assessmentTreatment planningCrisis interventionDocumentationFamily therapy

Social Work — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 62% are remote, 26% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$68k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $62k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Social Work jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.9 / 10 · top 25% in social work (counseling)ranked against 321 Social Work (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$62k in purchasing powerNew Jersey index 108.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in New Jersey16 active342 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 62% remote · 26% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Social Work pay trend+4.4% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Blackbird Healthsilver tier, 75/100 · #5 of 13 for payTop Employers work-life index75 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (321 Social Work (Counseling) listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Child and Adolescent Therapist - LSW at Blackbird Health a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work (Counseling) — ranked against 321 active Social Work (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Top Counselor Jobs

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Salary Distribution

37 jobs · 17 employers
13
<$80k
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$80k-95k
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$95k-110k
10
$110k-125k
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$125k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

31 jobs · 17 employers
401k / retirement match
94% this job
Sign-on bonus
39%
CME allowance
19%
Loan repayment
3%
PSLF eligible
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.9
Better work-life than 90% of Social Work (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 321 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends
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About Blackbird Health

Mental Health Care
Allentown, Pennsylvania
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Full clinical board supervision
Medical, dental, vision
401(k) with company match
PTO + 11 paid holidays
Life insurance
Short/long-term disability

Living in Mt Laurel Township

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$431k≈ 6.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,376/mo≈ 44% of gross pay
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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