Elementary School Therapist

3 days ago
IdahoFull TimeMental Health Therapy
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible

This position qualifies for federal student loan forgiveness. After 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time for a nonprofit employer, the remaining balance on your Direct Loans may be forgiven.

About the Role

Join Kaniksu Community Health as a Elementary School Therapist – Summers Off in United States. Kaniksu Community Health is a non-profit, award winning Community Health Center that provides integrated, team-based healthcare in north Idaho. Patients consider us their partner in healthcare, over the course of their life and the spectrum of their health needs.

Requirements

  • Graduation from an accredited School
  • Can be cleared through the National Practitioner Database
  • Currently Licensed (State of Idaho) as a BH Provider
  • Working knowledge of the basic principles of health, illness, and wellness including current best practice.

Benefits & Compensation

  • PSLF eligible (Public Service Loan Forgiveness).

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Flexible scheduling available.

This position offers student loan benefits. Work with Kaniksu Community Health in United States.

Key Skills

Behavioral healthClinical competenceCommunication skillsCollaborationProblem solvingDecision makingPresentation skillsTraining skillsHealth educationElectronic health recordsPatient careCrisis interventionDetail orientedIndependent work

Key Responsibilities

The therapist provides competent primary and preventive behavioral health care to students integrated within the Lake Pend Oreille School District. They collaborate with the mental health leadership team to serve multiple elementary schools while maintaining effective relationships with patients and staff.
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Overview

This Elementary School Therapist position at Kaniksu Community Health includes the following lifestyle factors: no on-call duties, no weekend requirements. Candidates should review the full job details to assess overall work-life fit.

Mental Health Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Mental Health Therapy position at Kaniksu Community Health is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Compensation Analysis

This employer qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Eligible clinicians can have their remaining federal student loan balance forgiven after 120 qualifying monthly payments (10 years). For physicians and advanced practice providers carrying significant educational debt, PSLF eligibility can represent hundreds of thousands of dollars in long-term financial benefit.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Idaho.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Behavioral health, Clinical competence, Communication skills, Collaboration, Problem solving, Decision making, Presentation skills, Training skills. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Mental Health Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: The therapist provides competent primary and preventive behavioral health care to students integrated within the Lake Pend Oreille School District. They collaborate with the mental health leadership team to serve multiple elementary schools while maintaining effective relationships with patients and...

Benefits package: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, Flexible schedule with summers off (paid), PTO, Tuition reimbursement, 4% 401K employer match, In-house medical, dental, behavioral health services, On-site childcare. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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About Kaniksu Community Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Ponderay, Idaho
2-5

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision, life insurance
Flexible schedule with summers off (paid)
PTO
Tuition reimbursement
4% 401K employer match
In-house medical, dental, behavioral health services
On-site childcare

Protective Factors (3)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Flexible scheduling (Schedule control protective)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

3d ago