Behavioral Health Counselor - Student Assistance Program - Full Time
Listed compensation
$18.55-$29.4/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Provide behavioral health counseling and education for students centered around substance use prevention.
Education
Must have a minimum of a bachelors degree in behavioral health or related field.
Licenses
No licensing required
Essential Functions
- Provides behavioral health counseling services.
- Responsibilities: Conducts patient assessments and establishes therapy treatment goals.
- Administers individual and group therapy. Maintains thorough and confidential records of observations.
- Evaluates progress and effectiveness of therapy interventions.
- Provides patient with information regarding resources and therapeutic activities in the community.
- Works directly with the patient, family, physician and community providers to ensure active and collaborate care from the initiation of treatment to the time of discharge.
Other Duties
Attend school related meetings as requested by the district.
update 10-22-24
The pay range for this position is $18.55 - $29.40/hr
Joining the Guthrie team allows you to become a part of a tradition of excellence in health care. In all areas and at all levels of Guthrie, you’ll find staff members who have committed themselves to serving the community.
The Guthrie Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The Guthrie Clinic is a non-profit, integrated, practicing physician-led organization in the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania.
Our multi-specialty group practice of more than 500 physicians and 302 advanced practice providers offers 47 specialties through a regional office network providing primary and specialty care in 22 communities.
Guthrie Medical Education Programs include General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Anesthesiology and Orthopedic Surgery Residency, as well as Cardiovascular, Gastroenterology and Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship programs. Guthrie is also a clinical campus for the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.
Key Responsibilities
The counselor provides behavioral health services, including patient assessments, individual and group therapy, and the establishment of treatment goals. They also collaborate with families, physicians, and community providers to ensure continuous and effective patient care.
Requirements
Candidates must possess at least a bachelor's degree in behavioral health or a related field. No specific professional licensing is required for this position.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
Behavioral Health — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 34% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$50k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $46k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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