Mental Health Counselor, IICAPS

11 days ago
United States — HybridFull TimeCounselor
✓ 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 Family & Children's Agency as a Mental Health Counselor, IICAPS in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • provide assistance to residents throughout Fairfield County, and the Adoption program is both nationwide and.
  • provide home and/or community-based services for families in the greater Norwalk area who are experiencing c.
  • provide crisis stabilization supports in an attempt to stabilize family units designed to prevent psychiatri.
  • Provide case management, interfacing with schools, other providers, probation officers, etc.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field and experience/interest in family systems, mental health issues and children/adolescents.
  • Must have awareness of the cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of clients served
  • Must be able to work with diverse populations and be willing to provide home based supports.
  • Demonstrate maturity, professionalism and self

Benefits & Compensation

  • PSLF eligible (Public Service Loan Forgiveness).

Work Schedule

  • Full-time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

This position offers student loan benefits. Work with Family & Children's Agency in United States.

Key Skills

Mental health counselingCrisis stabilizationCase managementFamily systems therapyClinical treatment planningStrength-based therapyChild developmentAdolescent psychologyCultural competencyInterdisciplinary collaborationDocumentationCrisis interventionCommunity outreachParenting support
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Counselor, IICAPS at Family & Children's Agency a 7.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% of all Psychology psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.

Positions in this range offer a solid balance between clinical responsibility and personal time. Most providers report manageable workloads with adequate recovery time.

Psychology — Psychologist Career Context

This Psychology position at Family & Children's Agency 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.

Remote psychologist positions in Psychology have grown significantly in recent years, offering clinicians the ability to maintain a full patient panel without geographic constraints or commute-related burnout.

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 is a fully remote psychologist position. Remote clinicians can practice from any state where they hold an active license, eliminating commute time and offering maximum schedule flexibility. Many remote healthcare positions also allow providers to establish a more sustainable long-term practice pattern.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Fully remote — work from anywhere with an active license
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Mental health counseling, Crisis stabilization, Case management, Family systems therapy, Clinical treatment planning, Strength-based therapy, Child development, Adolescent psychology. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Psychology role.

Core responsibilities: The Mental Health Counselor provides intensive, strength-based in-home treatment for a caseload of 8-10 families to prevent psychiatric hospitalizations. They work collaboratively with a clinician to develop treatment plans, provide crisis support, and coordinate with community service providers.

Benefits package: Medical plans, Continued education credits, Tuition reimbursement, Life insurance, Long-term disability insurance, FSA, Dependent care, 401k. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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About Family & Children's Agency

Individual and Family Services
Norwalk, CT
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Benefits & Perks

Medical plans
Continued education credits
Tuition reimbursement
Life insurance
Long-term disability insurance
FSA
Dependent care
401k
7.5

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 25%

Protective Factors (3)

Hybrid work (Schedule flexibility ↓ burnout)

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

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

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

Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Posted

11d ago