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Waltham, Massachusetts

Per Diem Staff Therapist

Counselor / TherapistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$75/hr

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Job Description

  • Per Diem Staff Therapist - Embedded Community Therapist, Brandeis Hillel (Temporary)
  • Brandeis University Counseling Center | Waltham, MA
  • $75/hour | 7–21 hours per week | Through May 15

Are you passionate about supporting college student mental health in a dynamic, diverse campus community? The Brandeis Counseling Center is seeking a Staff Therapist - Embedded Community Therapist, Brandeis Hillel to join our team on a temporary basis to help meet student care needs this spring.

In this role, you will provide culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and strength-based mental health care to undergraduate and graduate students, primarily located at the Brandeis Hillel. You will work with a collaborative team of colleagues while supporting students through individual therapy, group treatment, crisis support, and community outreach.

This is an excellent opportunity for clinicians who enjoy short-term, high-impact work in a university counseling setting and who value inclusive, identity-affirming care.

What You Will Do

  • Provide individual and group therapy for college students
  • Conduct assessments, triage, and crisis intervention
  • Deliver trauma-informed and culturally adaptive care
  • Participate in community outreach, workshops, and consultation
  • Collaborate with campus partners to support student wellbeing
  • Contribute to team meetings, documentation, and program initiatives

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling (or PhD/PsyD in a related field)
  • LICSW or LMHC license in Massachusetts
  • Experience providing therapy to young adults or college students preferred

If you are looking for meaningful, flexible clinical work supporting students during a critical time in the academic year, we encourage you to apply.

Apply today and help support student mental health at Brandeis.

Pay Range Disclosure

The University's pay ranges represent a good faith estimate of what Brandeis reasonably expects to pay for a position at the time of posting. The pay offered to a selected candidate during hiring will be based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience and education/training, internal peer equity, and applicable legal requirements.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Brandeis University is an equal opportunity employer which does not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religious creed, gender identity and expression, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, genetic information, disability, caste, military or veteran status or any other category protected by law (also known as membership in a "protected class").

Key Responsibilities

Provide individual and group mental health therapy to students while conducting assessments, triage, and crisis intervention. Collaborate with campus partners to deliver trauma-informed care and participate in community outreach and workshops.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Culturally responsive careMental health assessmentClinical documentationStudent wellbeing support

Counselor Career Context

Of the 44 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 34% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$156kMental Health Therapy median $58k (middle half $44k–$63k)19 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$147k in purchasing powerMassachusetts index 105.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Massachusetts262 active7,890 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 48% remote · 34% no call · 64% no weekends44 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMassachusetts Counselor listings: 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 16% offer loan repayment516 active listings, Oct 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend+2.0% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 4.8
Better work-life than 40% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,907 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Brandeis University

Higher Education
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible schedule
Part-time/per diem
PSLF eligible employer

Living in Waltham

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$833k
Typical market rent
$2,930/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.