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Trillium Family Services
Portland, Oregon

Child & Family Therapist

CounselorIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

starting at $32/hour

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

About the Opportunity

Our community needs you! As a member of Trillium Family Services, you will be provided with the opportunity to make meaningful impacts in a culture that welcomes innovation, the support needed to achieve success, and all the tools essential to reaching personal & professional fulfillment!

Join us in supporting our Mission of "Building Brighter Futures with Children and Families.

Take advantage of what Trillium has to offer

Variable hours/Flexible schedule within our Residential Programs at our Portland Metro location

Residential treatment provides 24/7 care and intensive therapy to address mental health needs. It offers three levels of care -- Psychiatric Residential, Subacute, and Secure Adolescent Inpatient. Residential therapists get to work with acute behaviors and diagnoses in a supportive and teaching environment, similar to working at a teaching hospital.

Salary

* unlicensed: no experience required starting at $32.85/hour (Depending on Experience)

* Licensed: in State of Oregon starting at $35.15/hour (Depending on Experience)

About You

* Completion of master's degree in counseling, Psychology, Social Work, or another field.

* Eligible for certification in the State of Oregon as a licensed professional counselor, clinical social worker, psychologist, or marriage & family therapist

* Previous work experience with children and/or adolescence preferred

* Experienced at the QMHA or QMHP level (including internship and practicum experience) in an outpatient mental health treatment facility, hospital, residential or day treatment setting providing counseling services to children, adolescents, and families.

* You are mission sensed, seeking meaningful work and career growth.

* Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team

About Us

Our vision is to create safe communities where children are healthy, and every family has the opportunity for success. Families get the support they need – when and where they need it. There is a focus on prevention and health; organizations and systems are connected in a synergistic sanctuary community that generates: Non –violence, Growth and Change, Democracy, Emotional intelligence, social learning, Open communication, and Social Responsibility.

Our investment in the future of each child means that the next generation of Oregonians will have the skills to contribute meaningfully through employment, community service, and raising their own healthy families.

At TFS we believe that every child and family can have a brighter future, through the love we bring together we can make this possible. There is so much need for mental and emotional support at all levels of our communities.

We are guided by the simple yet crucial mission of building brighter futures with children and families.

Pay Equity: Please be advised that the pay range listed for this position is intended to provide general guidance on the earning potential for the role. However, actual compensation will be determined in accordance with the Oregon Equal Pay Law and will take into account factors such as the candidate's relevant experience and education. Candidates should expect that initial offers will be made within the listed pay range and may not be at or near the top of the range.

For physical demands of position, including vision, hearing, repetitive motion, and environment, contact the HR department. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position without compromising client care.

Consideration of candidates will begin will be on-going for current and future recruitment.

If you need accommodation to review the information and/or complete the application process, please contact the Human Resources Department.

Trillium Family Services is a drug free workplace. All final applicants will be subject to a criminal record identification check pursuant to ORS 181.536.727.537 and agency policy. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and Service Provider and support a culturally linguistically diverse governance, leadership, and workforce.

Key Responsibilities

Provide intensive therapy and mental health support to children and adolescents within a residential treatment setting. Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to address acute behaviors and facilitate treatment plans.

Requirements

Requires a master's degree in counseling, psychology, social work, or a related field. Candidates must be eligible for certification in the State of Oregon as a licensed professional counselor, clinical social worker, psychologist, or marriage and family therapist.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Crisis InterventionCase ManagementClinical AssessmentMulti-disciplinary Team CollaborationAdolescent TherapyFamily TherapyPsychiatric Care

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 24% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Oregon is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$71k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $68k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Oregon clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Sign-on bonus
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

4.8/ 10
Listing-based score
  • Includes call

Living in Portland

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$526k
Typical market rent
$1,732/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
105.4
State income tax
Up to 9.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Trillium Family Services

Mental Health Care
Portland, Oregon
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Variable hours/Flexible schedule
Supportive and teaching environment
Meaningful work
Career growth