Clinical Counselor | Otterbein St Marys and Otterbein Cridersville | Part Time

CounselorPart-Time

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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 full-time position averaging 36-40 hours per week with full-time benefits. This position will be located at Otterbein St Marys and Otterbein Cridersville

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

Conduct diagnostic assessments and develop individualized treatment plans for nursing home residents. Provide individual and group therapy while collaborating with interdisciplinary staff to monitor treatment effectiveness.

Requirements

Requires an active state license to practice as a social worker or professional counselor in Ohio. Experience in providing counseling services to older adults is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Treatment planningIndividual therapyInterdisciplinary collaborationTherapeutic skillsDocumentation

Geriatric Counseling — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 8% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

In Ohio, the Counselor weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$66k (90 salary observations; 347 listings), vs ~$74k nationally (2,533 salary observations; 7,212 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

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).

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Salary Distribution50 jobs · 40 employers

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<$80k
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$80k-100k
5
$100k-120k
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$120k-140k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks39 jobs

401k / retirement match
87%
CME allowance
51%
Loan repayment
41%
Sign-on bonus
28%
PSLF eligible
18%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 13,751 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in St. Marys

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$227k
Median resident rent
$848/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

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