BH Community Based Therapist I - School Based

CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

School Placement: South High School

Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

Job Description Summary

Provides clinical assessment, behavioral health treatment, case management, care coordination, and crisis intervention for children, adolescents and their families across all professional and clinical settings.

Job Description

Essential Functions

Accurately assesses and documents client presenting problems, history, symptomology, mental status, and diagnosis. Prescribes initial interventions in a timely manner.

  • Assists in developing specific, realistic, and measurable treatment goals and objectives.
  • Employs strategies of intervention that are consistent with empirically supported treatments and consistent with program expectations.
  • Coordinates client care with other service providers and community resources to assure continuity of care.
  • Completes clinical charting and other related administrative paperwork in accordance with policy standards.

Remains current in general knowledge of psychopharmacology in pediatric behavioral healthcare and collaborates consistently with team psychiatrist.

Education Requirement

Master's Degree from an accredited university or professional school of Counseling, Social Work or Marriage and Family Therapy, required.

Licensure Requirement

Appropriate Ohio licensure, required. Must remain current in required licensure and clinical or other training as required.

Independent license, preferred.

Valid Ohio driver’s license and proof of auto insurance as required by hospital policy and position-specific requirements. Must pass motor vehicle background inspection, insurance eligibility, driving qualifications, and training set forth by Nationwide Children’s Hospital and maintain qualification of insurance guidelines.

Intern-to-Hire Provision: Internal or organizational interns who have completed their academic program may be hired while awaiting full licensure, provided they hold a valid Ohio Board Trainee Registration. Candidates must be operating within the initial 60-day post-graduation window or an approved trainee extension (up to 6 months maximum).

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to establish and maintain positive relationships with patients, families, peers, and community representatives.

Experience

Experienceproviding and managing culturally appropriate and trauma-informed behavioral healthcare to children, adolescent and families, required.

Physical Requirements

OCCASIONALLY: Bend/twist, Climb stairs/ladder, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Loud Noises, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Reaching above shoulder, Squat/kneel, Working Outdoors

FREQUENTLY: Flexing/extending of neck, Sitting, Standing, Walking

CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Color vision, Computer skills, Decision Making, Depth perception, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing – Far/near

Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above:

Talking on phone/in person Constantly (67-100%)

"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"

Key Responsibilities

Provides clinical assessment, behavioral health treatment, case management, and crisis intervention for children and adolescents in a school setting. Coordinates client care with other service providers and maintains accurate clinical documentation.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, or Marriage and Family Therapy and appropriate Ohio licensure. Candidates must have experience in providing culturally appropriate and trauma-informed behavioral healthcare.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Trauma-informed careCommunication skillsTreatment planning

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates BH Community Based Therapist I - School Based at Nationwide Children's Hospital a 6.4 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 7,961 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, 34% are remote, 28% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
45%
Sign-on bonus
37%
Loan repayment
34%
PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

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  • No weekends

Living in Columbus

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$263k
Typical market rent
$1,450/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Columbus, OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Nationwide Children's Hospital

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Columbus, OH
10,000+ employees

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