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Acenda Integrated Health
Glassboro, New Jersey

Therapist - Part-Time

Counselor / TherapistPart-Time

Listed compensation

$33.75 /hr, 16–18 hours/week

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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

Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

If you want to make a living by making a difference, join Acenda as an Therapist FFS/PT Job Title: Therapist $250 Sign-on Bonus!

About Acenda Integrated Health Acenda Integrated Health provides 100+ behavioral health programs, including mental health services, crisis care, substance use recovery, family therapy, maternal and pediatric support, and residential programs across New Jersey.

Our team enjoys competitive benefits, work-life balance, professional development, and team engaging events.

Acenda is recognized as a multi-year Top Workplace by USA Today and The Inquirer and a Top Workplace Culture award winner for Work-Life Balance as well as Joint Commission accredited and certified by MHCA and the New Jersey Alliance for Children, Youth, and Families. Join #TeamAcenda and make a lasting impact.

Program Info The Adolescent Supportive Housing Programs of Life Link Homes (LLH), Expectant and Parenting Youth (EPY) offer permanent supportive housing for youth over 18, who are homeless or aging out of the child welfare system.

The programs provide life skills, employment counseling, and therapy to ensure a successful transition to self-sufficient living and to prevent long-term dependency on social services.

Young adults who comply with their lease requirements may remain until they determine they have the skills and self-confidence to live fully independently. Position Summary Provide ongoing counseling services to youth residing in the LLH and EPY programs.

Partner with LLH and EPY staff, as part of an interdisciplinary team to support the mental health needs of the clients. Collaborate with Acenda team members to implement evidence-based services. As an integrated health organization, Acenda values the use of evidence-based practice or EBP's.

Key Responsibilities

Provide ongoing counseling, emotional support, and therapeutic interventions to youth in supportive housing programs. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to develop treatment plans and assist with crisis intervention.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in social work, psychology, or counseling with at least one year of full-time mental health service experience. Must possess a valid driver's license and experience in crisis intervention.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Therapeutic AssessmentConflict ResolutionTreatment PlanningGroup TherapyIndividual TherapyCulturally Competent CareCase Management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Therapist - Part-Time at Acenda Integrated Health a 7.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,479 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 40 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% are remote, 10% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.7 / 10 · top 25% in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,479 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $70k (middle half $54k–$74k)19 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingNew Jersey index 108.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in New Jersey114 active7,478 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 60% remote · 10% no call · 73% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew Jersey counselor listings (all specialties): 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $6k) · 7% offer loan repayment253 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,512 in the last 30 days1,354 the 30 days before (+86%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,479 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

21 jobs
401k / retirement match
76%
CME allowance
57%
Sign-on bonus
33% this job
Loan repayment
14%
PSLF eligible
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.7
Better work-life than 90% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,479 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Acenda Integrated Health

Non-profit Organizations
Glassboro, New Jersey
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Work-life balance
Professional development
Team events

Living in Glassboro

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$360k
Typical market rent
$2,749/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
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.