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AMIkids
Tallahassee, Florida

Master Level Counselor (Full-time) - AMIKids Behavioral Health, Tallahassee/Gadsden

CounselorFull-Time

Compensation

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Full-Time
Call expectations
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Weekends
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Job Description

ARE YOU A COUNSELOR WHO WANTS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH THE YOUTH IN YOUR

COMMUNITY?

Do You Enjoy Smaller Caseloads, FACE-to-FACE Therapy, and Opportunity For

INDIVIDUALIZING THERAPEUTIC SERVICES?

DO YOU WANT TO WORK FOR AN ORGANIZATION THAT MAKES A LASTING IMPACT ON KIDS?

AMIkids has served over 160,000 youth and their families since 1969. Being part of the AMIkids team means that you are helping youth to realize their full potential and become a valuable part of their community.  Our Team Members are essential to the success of our youth.

AMIkids Behavioral Health is actively hiring for a Part-time Master Level Counselor, in the Tallahassee/Gadsden, FL area, possessing Independent Licensure, preferred.

What you will do

As a Master Level Counselor with AMIkids, we will perform and ensure that individualized clinical needs are met for our Youth by providing clinical treatment through development, implementation, and general oversight of specialized services (screening, assessments, treatment planning, therapy, crisis intervention, and referrals).

You must have

  • Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, or related Human Services field,
  • Ability to meet professional standards, licensure/certification and/or contract requirements,
  • Independent licensure preferred.

We are looking for individuals with the following type of experience/licensure through the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, and Mental

Health Counseling:

  • LMHC
  • LCSW
  • LMFT
  • Registered Intern Status / Reciprocal licensure for another state

We prefer Team Members have experience working with at-risk youth (this is not a deal-breaker), but we can also provide training to allow the right candidate to be successful in working with our Youth and helping us to: Empower young people to believe "I CAN”.

Perks and Benefits

What we offer to our Team Members are: Performance-based Bonuses, Reimbursement for Continued Education, Growth Opportunities (we develop our leaders from within and offer clinical supervision); Health Benefits to eligible full-time employees, 9 Paid Holidays and PTO, Wellness Benefits (EAP, Health Coaching), Retirement Plans (yes more than 1) and more! Check out our website to learn more about what we offer! http://www.amikids.org/Our-Careers/why-amikids/benefits [https://amikids.org/careers/#employee-benefits]

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Key Responsibilities

Provide clinical treatment to youth by developing, implementing, and overseeing individualized services. Conduct screenings and assessments, create treatment plans, provide therapy and crisis intervention, and make referrals as needed.

Requirements

A master’s degree in social work, psychology, mental health counseling, or a related human services field is required, along with the ability to meet professional, licensure, certification, and contract requirements. Independent licensure is preferred; relevant credentials include LMHC, LCSW, LMFT, registered intern status, or reciprocal licensure from another state, and experience with at-risk youth is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

AssessmentIndividualized CareClinical OversightMarriage and Family TherapyClinical Documentation

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 34% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

Mental Health Counseling pay on WeekdayDoc is down 14.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Tallahassee

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$292k
Typical market rent
$1,470/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.9
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Tallahassee, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About AMIkids

Non-profit Organizations
Tampa, FL
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Performance-based Bonuses
Continued Education Reimbursement
Growth Opportunities
Clinical Supervision
Health Benefits (full-time eligible)
9 Paid Holidays
PTO
Wellness Benefits (EAP, Health Coaching)