Clinical Counselor | Altercare Newark South (AL) | Altercare Newark North | Full Time

CounselorPart-Time

Compensation

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

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Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

Position Summary

This is not your typical counseling job!

If you have a passion for working in a creative environment with older adults, then this Clinical Counseling position is for you! It is a part time position.

This position will be located at Altercare Newark South (AL) (17 Forry St.

Newark, OH 43055) and Altercare Newark North (151 Price Rd. Newark, OH 43055).

Position Responsibilities for a Counselor

  • Conducts diagnostic assessments/updates, develops/revises/implements individualized treatment plans, and provides individual and/or group therapy to residents of nursing homes.
  • Utilizes outcomes tools to monitor effectiveness of treatment.
  • Consults and collaborates with other interdisciplinary staff as needed.
  • Maintains active licensure to practice as a counselor or social worker.

Essential Skills and Behaviors for a Clinical Counselor

Demonstrates solid therapeutic and evaluating skills, strong communication skills (both written and verbal), and positive problem-solving skills. Abides by the EncompassCare and/or professional code of ethics.

Education/Experience: Requires an active state license to practice as a social worker or professional counselor in Ohio. Experience in providing counseling/therapy services to older adults preferred but not required.

The Company

EncompassCare, a provider of post-acute therapy services, clinical counseling, and ancillary nursing services, is seeking a compassionate and driven counselor with an LPC, LPCC, LSW or LISW licensure to join our team.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities include conducting diagnostic assessments, developing individualized treatment plans, and providing individual or group therapy to residents in nursing homes. The role also requires utilizing outcomes tools to monitor treatment effectiveness and consulting with interdisciplinary staff.

Requirements

Candidates must maintain active licensure as a social worker or professional counselor in Ohio, with experience serving older adults being preferred but not mandatory. Essential behaviors include strong therapeutic, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Treatment Plan DevelopmentIndividual TherapyOutcomes Tools UtilizationInterdisciplinary CollaborationActive Licensure MaintenanceTherapeutic SkillsEthical Adherence

Geriatric Counseling — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 24% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Counselor | Altercare Newark South (AL) | Altercare Newark North | Full Time at EncompassCare Clinical Counseling a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Counseling — ranked against 13,631 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs · 27 employers

401k / retirement match
86%
Sign-on bonus
52%
CME allowance
52%
Loan repayment
38%
PSLF eligible
14%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 13,631 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Newark

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$257k
Typical market rent
$1,387/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Columbus, OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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