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Lynn Community Health Center
Lynn, Massachusetts

SBHC Therapist

Counselor 8.0 Work-LifeFull-Time

Listed compensation

$56,400 - $91,000/yr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

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School Based Health Center- Behavioral Health Therapist - Classical High School 

Would you love to be a part of a diverse team that provides accessible and quality behavioral health care for children & adolescents in a school setting?

* Are you interested in collaborating with school staff including teachers, social workers, adjustment counselors and school leadership to provide supportive, culturally aware, and trauma-informed care to children and adolescents?

* Are you passionate about social justice and providing empowering and affirming care on an integrated team?

* Are you interested in your professional growth and looking for a position with the potential for loan repayment/salary supplement, funding for license renewals, and continuing education opportunities?

* Do you value work-life balance and would enjoy a generous amount of time off including all school holidays, breaks, and 22 days off during the summer?

* Are you committed to strengthening your clinical skills with individual and group supervision and ongoing specialized training?

* Do you want to be part of a collaborative, mission-driven team where your voice and perspective is valued and encouraged?

If yes? Please click here to apply for the position of SBHC – BH Therapist at the Lynn Community Health Center.

In this role you will

* Create patient-centered treatment plans, provide ongoing treatment, and case management services, and assess patient’s ongoing clinical needs and progress.

* Perform comprehensive biopsychosocial diagnostic evaluations with patients.

* Provide a team-oriented approach to patient care and fully participate in integrating behavioral health care with primary care.

* Engage in collaborative crisis management services in urgent situations.

The successful applicant will offer

* Must be licensed or license eligible to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Psychology, LCSW, LICSW, LMHC or LMFT). If not yet independently licensed, clinical supervision and support will be provided toward your licensure.

* Doctoral or master’s degree, with commensurate practicum, internship, and post graduate work focused clinical mental health practice.

* Previous experience in participating in quality improvement activities and program development helpful.

* Experience in treating patients from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds who experience a range of mental health challenges

* Experience consulting and/or collaborating with the various agencies that provide care and support in the community for children and families

Starting salary commensurate with experience.

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Key Responsibilities

The therapist will create patient-centered treatment plans and perform comprehensive biopsychosocial diagnostic evaluations for children and adolescents. They will collaborate with school staff and primary care providers to integrate behavioral health services and manage crises.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a doctoral or master's degree and be licensed or license-eligible to practice in Massachusetts (e.g., LCSW, LMHC, LMFT). Experience working with diverse populations and collaborating with community agencies is highly valued.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Biopsychosocial EvaluationTreatment PlanningCulturally Aware CareIntegrated Care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates SBHC Therapist at Lynn Community Health Center a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,695 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Lynn Community Health Center holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 10 active listings.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 34% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$74k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $70k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
94%
CME allowance
43% this job
Sign-on bonus
29%
Loan repayment
26% this job
PSLF eligible
6% this job

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Work-life snapshot

8.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 10% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling)

Living in Lynn

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$596k
Typical market rent
$2,313/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Lynn Community Health Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Lynn, Massachusetts
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Loan repayment/salary supplement
License renewal funding
Continuing education opportunities
School holidays off
22 days off during summer
Individual and group supervision
Ongoing specialized training