Mental Health Counselor - Central State Hospital
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Central State Hospital is looking to fill a Mental Health Counselor position.
Responsible for the facilitation and creation of treatment plans through collaboration with the multidisciplinary treatment team members.
Advocates for best patient care by ensuring that the treatment team members incorporate individualized, measurable, and attainable goals in each treatment plan.
Provide group and individual counseling.
Required Skills
Bachelor degree in social work, psychology or other related health field.
Required Experience
Six months of related health care experience.
Time Type
Full time
Key Responsibilities
The Mental Health Counselor is responsible for facilitating and creating treatment plans in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. They also provide group and individual counseling while advocating for individualized, measurable patient care goals.
Requirements
Candidates must possess a bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, or a related health field. Additionally, at least six months of related health care experience is required.
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 24% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | Kentucky index 90.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Counseling listings in Kentucky | 9 active | 818 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 52% remote · 24% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Kentucky Counselor listings: 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 13% offer loan repayment189 active listings, Oct 2026 |
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Living in Louisville
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $276k
- Typical market rent
- $1,330/mo
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 93.1
- State income tax
- Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).
BEA 2024 · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.