School Based Therapist - PT and FT Options

CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$62k-$77k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Ask the employer about call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

School Based Therapist in Bozeman - Part-Time and Full-Time Options

Do you want a rewarding career with a strong sense of purpose? Is it important to you to feel aligned in values and priorities with your employer? Do you have a genuine desire to contribute to hope and healing for families in Montana?

Then we want to meet you! Intermountain has an expansive vision, a mission of healing through healthy relationships, a culture of strong values, and we are hiring! If you are energetic, adaptable, purpose-driven, and dedicated, apply to join our team as our School Based Therapist! You will work with employees across the organization on various services, programs, projects, or initiatives.

Join us in creating nurturing environments where children can thrive and grow!

Why Work at Intermountain?

  • It'll be more than a job; it's Heart Work. Your commitment and values can shine every day
  • You’ll work with us for mental and behavioral health of children and families
  • Contribute to the 116-year history of tremendous impacting and healing
  • Work with a dynamic and supportive team dedicated to your growth
  • Gain expertise in our nationally recognized developmental relational model through immersive, hands-on training
  • Immerse in our holistic, relationship-based approach to healing and care
  • Enjoy an amazing benefits package that supports your well-being and growth
  • Check out our impact Home – Intermountain

To Flourish in This Role, You Will

  • Provide a dynamic conceptualization of the inner workings of the client and/or the client’s family; and is responsible to ensure that treatment is clinically sound and ethical
  • Helping clients, in collaboration with behavioral health support staff, figure out how to express their needs by forming healthy relationships to be able to gain frustration tolerance and encourage them to be curious about feelings and behaviors
  • Plan, review, and execute individual, conjoint, and family psychotherapy
  • Facilitate or co-facilitate therapeutic groups on a variety of topics, provide in-service trainings on relevant issues pertaining to treatment
  • For Licensed Therapist: Have an opportunity to gain leadership skills by training and supervising approved graduate level interns.

Qualifications

  • Sixty credit Master's Degree from an Accredited University in Professional Counseling, Master's in Social Work with focus on Clinical Social Work or Psychological Counseling.
  • Licensed or a Licensure Candidate licensed by the State of Montana's Board of Behavioral health as an LCPC or LCSW.
  • Two (2) years’ experience with adults and children before or following completion of Master's degree preferred.
  • Training and/or experience in attachment theory, attachment-based therapeutic approaches, and trauma informed care.
  • Must possess or maintain a valid driver's license.

As your next employer, we are excited to offer you:

  • Employer sponsored health insurance for medical, dental and vision
  • Manageable productivity and documentation standards that align with our culture centered on work-life balance
  • Work Schedule: Monday – Friday
  • Competitive Salary Range $62,400 - $76,960 depending on licensing and experience
  • Sign on Bonus up to $2,000!!
  • Immediate Retirement contribution and Employer match of up to 4% of your income after your first year with full vesting
  • Paid Personal and Holiday Leave
  • CEU assistance
  • Assistance for license renewals
  • 1:1 Mentorship with experienced pediatric mental health therapists
  • Collaborative approach to developing a caseload
  • Extensive in-house trainings
  • Culture that honors and celebrates employee mental wellness and sustainability

We look forward to getting to know you!

Intermountain Deaconess Children’s Services is an equal opportunity employer.

Apply at intermountain.org

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will provide clinical psychotherapy to children and families while collaborating with behavioral health staff to foster healthy relationships. They are also responsible for facilitating therapeutic groups and maintaining clinically sound, ethical treatment plans.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Case managementCrisis interventionFamily therapyGroup facilitationClinical supervisionTreatment planningMental health assessmentRelationship-based therapy

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates School Based Therapist - PT and FT Options at Intermountain Deaconess Children's Services a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 8,002 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% are remote, 24% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Montana is 94.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$70k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $74k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of Montana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.6
Better work-life than 60% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,002 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in Bozeman

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$657k≈ 10.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,149/mo≈ 41% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.5
State income tax
Up to 6.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Bozeman, MT metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Employer sponsored health insurance for medical, dental and vision
Manageable productivity and documentation standards
Sign on Bonus up to $2,000
Immediate Retirement contribution and Employer match of up to 4%
Paid Personal and Holiday Leave
CEU assistance
Assistance for license renewals
1:1 Mentorship