Children and Family Behavioral Therapist

CounselorIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$34-$36.81/hr

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Job Description

  • Join a Team Where Your Work Truly Makes a Difference!
  • Safe Children, Stable Families, Successful Lives.
  • At CMCS (Cardinal McCloskey Community Services), our mission is to protect, empower and promote independence for at-risk children and families and those with developmental disabilities through quality community based services.
  • Join Our Team as an Children and Family Behavioral Therapist

Are you a passionate behavioral health professional looking to make a lasting impact in the lives of children and families? CMCS is seeking for a Children and Family Behavioral Therapist to provide community-based behavioral health services in homes, schools, and other natural settings throughout New York City.

In this rewarding role, you will conduct assessments, develop treatment plans, provide individual and family therapy, deliver crisis intervention, and collaborate with families and community partners to support positive outcomes for children.

Responsibilities

  • Provide collateral sessions to both Biological and Foster families as needed.
  • Participate in clinical case conferences, treatment team meetings, and multidisciplinary discussions for children and families assigned to their caseload

Make Appropriate Referrals as Deemed Necessary

  • Maintain and update Progress notes using Electronic Health Record.
  • Meet with interdisciplinary team to review treatment, case monitoring, and discharge planning, pursuant to sound professional practice and to federal, state and city guidelines
  • Participate in clinical supervision with the Clinical Supervisor.

Requirements

Current New York State licensure as a LMHC, LMFT, LCSW, Licensed Psychologist, or Licensed Psychoanalyst, or an LMSW working under the supervision of an LCSW.

  • Strong knowledge base on children's mental health, behavior, complex trauma, foster care preferred.
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience working with children and families with behavioral health concerns.
  • Flexible schedule to include evenings and weekends as needed.
  • Bilingual Spanish a plus.

CMCS Offers

  • Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • 403(b) Retirement Plan
  • Generous Paid Time Off
  • Flexible Work Schedules

Make a Difference Every Day

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and be part of a compassionate, dedicated team, apply today and start your journey with CMCS!

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Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Behavioral TherapyTreatment PlanningClinical AssessmentCase ManagementIndividual TherapyElectronic Health RecordsInterdisciplinary CollaborationMental Health CounselingTrauma-informed CareFoster Care Support

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 32% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$74k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $68k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs

401k / retirement match
84% this job
CME allowance
29%
Sign-on bonus
23%
PSLF eligible
16%
Loan repayment
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 2.8
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,002 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in New York

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$876k
Typical market rent
$4,154/mo
Residents’ average commute
40 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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

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About Cardinal McCloskey Community Services

Non-profit Organizations
Valhalla, NY
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
403(b) Retirement Plan
Generous Paid Time Off
Flexible Work Schedules