Mobile Therapist Scranton School District
Listed compensation
$21.71-$26.52/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Job Details:
Job Location: Scranton, PA 18503, Salary Range: $21.71 - $26.52 Hourly, Sign on Bonus! $3,000 Masters/License Prepared $4,000 Masters/w License Member of a multidisciplinary team responsible for: performing assessments; developing treatment plans; delivering individual, group, and family therapies; and maintaining clinical documentation in compliance with regulatory requirements.
Qualifications
Candidates must possess a Master’s Degree in counseling, social work, or other mental health discipline. A professional license/certification (e. g., LPC, LCSW, NCC, and LSW) is preferred, but not required. Clinical experience with children required and knowledge of community preferred. Position has a flexible 40 hours/week schedule; and requires a valid driver’s license and PA Act 33 Child Abuse, PA Act 34 Criminal Records, and FBI Criminal Background Check clearances.
Key Responsibilities
The therapist is responsible for performing assessments, developing treatment plans, and delivering individual, group, and family therapies. They must also maintain clinical documentation in compliance with regulatory requirements as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Requirements
Candidates must possess a Master’s Degree in counseling, social work, or a related mental health discipline. Clinical experience with children is required, along with valid driver's license and specific Pennsylvania background clearances.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 38% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $45k–$55k | Mental Health Therapy median $55k (middle half $49k–$62k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$51k in purchasing power | Pennsylvania index 97.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Pennsylvania | 441 active | 7,893 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 28% remote · 38% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $4k sign-on | Pennsylvania Counselor listings: 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $4k) · 14% offer loan repayment746 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Therapy listings | 2,534 in the last 30 days | 1,455 the 30 days before (+74%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Mental Health Therapy pay trend | −3.3% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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Benefits & Perks
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,891 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Benefits & Perks
Living in Scranton
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $203k
- Typical market rent
- $1,346/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 93.6
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.