LICENSURE CANDIDATE OR THERAPIST - BECKER MIDDLE SCHOOL
Listed compensation
$60k-$74k
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Job Description
FULL-TIME SCHOOL AND FAMILY MENTAL HEALTH LICENSURE CANDIDATE OR THERAPIST - BECKER MIDDLE SCHOOL, BECKER, MN
*Licensure Candidate $60-$62k (DOE)
*Licensed Therapist $73k-$74k or more with good experience
Professional Activities
Serving in a “Circle of Courage”© community with 4 core Values of Belonging, Mastery, Independence, and Generosity. The most important one is Belonging; where everyone feels that they are a significant part of their local team (they are listened to).
Reaching out with mental health services children who are at-risk and their families. Your services will be primarily in a school environment, an office will be provided, and some home based services for clinical care children and families.
Connecting with other agencies (‘customers’) who are working with the youth.
Scheduling. Your service will focus on helping the family and child, often during non-traditional hours when your clients are available – after school hours and evenings.
Documenting. Like all agencies, documenting of case notes and billable hours is required.
Billing. Full-time staff provide 110 client hours per month out of the 173 working hours available in a month (40 hours x 4.3 actual weeks per month). The average client hours are 26-28 hours per week.
Qualifications
Licensure Candidate:
Completed master's degree and working toward licensure (LICSW, LPCC, LMFT, or LP). We provide licensure supervision.
Licensed Therapist
Fully Licensed Mental Health Professional (LICSW, LPCC, LMFT, or LP).
Experience
Demonstrated ability to work with children and families experiencing mental health issues in a direct care role.
Familiar with a variety of counseling techniques with theories to aid in the care and treatment of individuals with mental health needs such as behavior modifications for children, child development education, communication, decision-making skills, anger management, social skills, leisure, self-esteem and basic home budgeting.
Benefits
Health Insurance— Very Good Coverage
"NICE Healthcare - provides you with direct in home or virtual medical visits to you along with 550+ prescriptions absolutely free.
- Total Care Option - Save up to $10,000 on your family's healthcare costs
- KiSxCard Program - Provides access to high-quality, low-cost surgery and imaging services.
- Paid Time Leave which includes ‘Earned Sick and Safe Time’
- 403b Retirement Plan with one-to-one match after one year
- Wellness Program to reduce health insurance costs
- Generous Employee Assistance Program
Minnesota Paid Family and Medical Leave
- Clinical Supervision to become a Licensed Therapist (LICSW, LMFT, LPCC) with a board-certified clinical supervisor.
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness in working with a Nonprofit organization.
- Self-Income Based Forgiveness Programs are available for Bachelor level and Master level graduates in working with a Nonprofit organization.
- Life Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- GMFS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Key Responsibilities
Provide mental health services to at-risk children and their families primarily within a school setting, including some home-based clinical care. Manage scheduling, documentation of case notes, and maintain billable hours as required by the agency.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
Greater Minnesota Family Services ranks #12 of 16 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
In Minnesota, the Mental Health Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$80k (180 salary observations; 478 listings), vs ~$74k nationally (5,791 salary observations; 23,259 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $60k–$74k | Mental Health Therapy median $62k (middle half $46k–$70k)14 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Minnesota vs national | $80k median in Minnesota | $74k nationally (+8%)180 state / 5,791 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$68k in purchasing power | Minnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Minnesota | 131 active | 7,511 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 58% remote · 28% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | loan repayment | Minnesota counselor listings (all specialties): 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $2k) · 30% offer loan repayment233 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Therapy listings | 2,473 in the last 30 days | 1,367 the 30 days before (+81%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Mental Health Therapy pay trend | −1.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| Greater Minnesota Family Services | #12 of 16 for pay | Top Employers work-life index |
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