Behavioral Health Counselor - RTC Full Time
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Job Description
Job DetailsJob Location: Greensboro, NC 27405Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: High SchoolJob Shift: 1st shiftJoin Our Team as a Behavioral Health Counselor Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of children? Do you thrive in a supportive and inclusive work environment?
If so, we want you to be part of our team. Get to know Alexander Alexander Youth Network is passionate about helping children overcome their mental health challenges. Our teams are committed to creating an environment that empowers every individual to thrive and make a difference.
We offer career development opportunities, mentorship and coaching, and pathways for advancement. Our teammates enjoy amazing benefits including tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, 401K, paid time off, mileage reimbursement, a comprehensive health plan that prioritizes your well-being and much more.
What You'll Do: Provide, coordinate, and monitor a variety of direct care activities for the clients in our treatment environment. Develop, implement, and facilitate therapeutic activities consistent with the agency's Model of Care.
You'll offer appropriate interventions to assist in maintaining consumer baseline behaviors. You will provide continuous monitoring of clients in crisis and report behaviors to therapeutic and medical staff. You will also participate in 1 to 1 monitoring of clients when deemed appropriate. A full job description can be provided to interested/qualified candidates.
Qualifications
Education and Experience High school diploma is required. B.A./B.S. in a related human service field is preferred. Four years of experience in Mental Health is preferred. Ability to solve practical problems and address various concrete variables in situations with limited standardization. Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Key Responsibilities
Provide and monitor direct care activities and therapeutic interventions for clients within a treatment environment. Continuously monitor clients in crisis and report behaviors to medical and therapeutic staff.
Requirements
A high school diploma is required, while a bachelor's degree in a human service field and four years of mental health experience are preferred. Candidates must be able to solve practical problems and interpret various forms of instructions.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 42% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
Counseling pay on WeekdayDoc is up 18.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Counselor - RTC Full Time at ALEXANDER YOUTH NETWORK a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Counseling — ranked against 513 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.
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