Mental Health Professional/Therapist - School Based

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$33k-$40k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Summary:

Provide behavioral health services and interventions to targeted clients and consultation to medical providers and related care team members utilizing an integrated behavioral health model.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Ability to work with interdisciplinary team.
  • Ability to provide service to persons of all economic levels and cultural backgrounds in sensitive, non-judgmental way.
  • Ability to evaluate, diagnose, and counsel clients independently.
  • Ability to provide brief, solution-focused behavioral health interventions.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to respond to multiple demands and prioritize.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  • Coordinate, co-manage individual patient care, including consistent and expedited feedback to primary care provider
  • Provide on-site crisis triage and intervention as needed
  • Provide brief, solution-focused behavioral health care for LSCHC patients, including assessments and intervention geared toward positive behavioral change
  • Provide clinical consultation to medical providers and related team members on behavioral health, case management, motivational interviewing and related issues
  • Provide behavioral health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, including needed referrals and follow-up care
  • Maintain proper documentation in EHR according to clinical guidelines and operational procedures
  • Comply with organizational policies, procedures, standards of care and related laws and regulations, including HIPAA and OSHA regulations
  • Miscellaneous Duties
  • Actively participate in staff meetings and quality improvement initiatives
  • Collaborate with relevant community organizations to establish resource networks
  • Other duties as assigned

Licensure and Credentials

  • Working towards or fully licensed LICSW, LCSW, LMFT, LPC, or LPCC.
  • Eligible for licensure in MN or WI
  • Annual salary: 33280-40268 USD annual
  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement Plan (403b)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
  • Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
  • Short Term & Long Term Disability
  • Training & Development

Key Responsibilities

Provide behavioral health assessments, diagnosis, and solution-focused interventions to patients within an integrated care model. Coordinate care with medical providers and maintain accurate clinical documentation in the EHR.

Requirements

Candidates must be working towards or hold a license as an LICSW, LCSW, LMFT, LPC, or LPCC. Applicants must be eligible for licensure in Minnesota or Wisconsin.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentCounselingInterdisciplinary collaborationEHR documentationTreatment planningSolution-focused therapyHIPAA complianceOSHA compliancePatient care coordination

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% are remote, 36% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$39k in purchasing powerWisconsin index 94.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Wisconsin157 active7,963 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 60% remote · 36% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedWisconsin Counselor listings: 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 15% offer loan repayment240 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,609 in the last 30 days1,452 the 30 days before (+80%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−2.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, 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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Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
52%
Sign-on bonus
35%
Loan repayment
26%
PSLF eligible
13%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 1.5
Below most Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,910 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Lake Superior Community Health Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Duluth, MN
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Retirement Plan (403b)
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Family Leave
Short Term Disability

Living in Superior

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$248k≈ 7.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,126/mo≈ 41% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.8
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Duluth, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.