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Adelphoi Village
Duncansville, Pennsylvania

Therapist (Residential) Duncansville, PA

CounselorIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Are you dedicated to making a difference in children's lives?

Adelphoi has a full-time Therapist position that may be a perfect fit for you!

Duties and Responsibilities

To provide therapeutic treatment of the youth who are placed at Adelphoi; to ensure a safe therapeutic environment, and to carry out all duties in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local policies, procedures, and requirements and in accordance with the mission and philosophy of Adelphoi Village.

  • Develops, implements, evaluates, and monitors the individual treatment plan for youth in regard to social, emotional, medical, and mental needs.
  • Provides individual and group therapy to the assigned youth.
  • Completes assessments, effective treatment plans, progress notes, and the youth’s reports, within the required time frame.
  • Maintains safe, therapeutic environment through use of programmatic methods.
  • Participates in assigned on-call responsibilities.
  • Communicates with the families, community, education, and court officials regularly in regard to youth and services.
  • Documents required information (i. e., medical and daily logs, progress reports, Electronic Health Record, etc.) and completes required reports in timely manner.
  • Intervenes in crisis situations with appropriate counseling as necessary, including Safe Crisis Management.
  • Embrace Trauma-Informed Care as a guide for creating a safe and non-violent environment for the clients in our care and the staff who care for them.

Requirements: Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or related field. 2-3 years professional work experience in the field of human services, relevant experience with children youth and families within social service environment required.

Location of position is in Duncansville, PA

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Key Responsibilities

The therapist will provide individual and group therapeutic treatment to youth in a residential setting while maintaining a safe environment. They are responsible for developing treatment plans, documenting progress, and coordinating with families and court officials.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or a related field. Additionally, 2-3 years of professional experience in human services, specifically working with children, youth, and families, is required.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual therapyTreatment planningCrisis interventionCase documentationElectronic health recordsAssessment

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 16% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution50 jobs · 39 employers

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$65k-80k
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$80k-95k
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$110k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks42 jobs · 39 employers

401k / retirement match
95%
Sign-on bonus
33%
CME allowance
33%
Loan repayment
21%
PSLF eligible
14%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,029 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Duncansville

Median resident rent
$890/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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