ASW/AMFT Behavioral Health Therapist
Listed compensation
$74k-$76k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join JWCH Institute as a Behavioral Health Therapist (ASW/AMFT) – Skid Row in Los Angeles, California. Location: Skid Row, 555 S Crocker St. Los Angeles, CA 90013 Position Purpose: The Associate Behavioral Health Therapist will provide direct mental health services within the interdisciplinary Housing Supportive Services Program (HSSP) for Wesley Health Center/JWCH Institute Inc.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $73,918 - $75,766/year
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Monthly employer-sponsored allowance for health premiums
- Funded Health Savings Account (up to deductible)
- Paid time off (vacation, sick leave) and 13 paid holidays
- 401(k) Safe Harbor Profit Sharing plan
- Mileage reimbursement
- Short- and long-term disability plans (LTD/STD)
- Life insurance policy & AD&D
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join JWCH Institute as a Behavioral Health Therapist (ASW/AMFT) – Skid Row.
Key Responsibilities
The therapist will provide direct mental health services, including assessment, psychotherapy, and case management, to residents in a permanent supportive housing setting. They will also collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to ensure trauma-informed, housing-first service delivery and crisis intervention.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an active registration with the BBS as an ASW or AMFT and possess a Master's degree in social work, counseling, or marriage and family therapy. Experience working with high-need, unhoused, or underserved populations is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 12% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$75k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $68k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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