Mental Health Counselor II - Older Adults FSP
Listed compensation
$552k-$576k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join SAN FERNANDO VALLEY COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INC as a Mental Health Counselor II – Older Adults FSP, $4K Sign-On in Van Nuys, CA, USA.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $3833.33 - $4000/month.
- Signing bonus: $4,000.
- $2K Bilingual Bonus
- Paid Time Off - 12 holidays; generous sick and vacation time
- Health care, dental, life insurance
- 403b retirement
- Professional licensure assistance within two years
- Training opportunities
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
This position offers a signing bonus. Work with SAN FERNANDO VALLEY COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INC in Van Nuys, CA, USA.
Key Responsibilities
The Mental Health Counselor provides mobile case management, mental health evaluations, and crisis intervention for older adults in the community. They are responsible for developing service plans, coordinating care, and advocating for clients to ensure independence and prevent institutionalization.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, or a related field. A minimum of two years of experience in a mental health setting and case management experience are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
In California, the Mental Health Counseling weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$72k (69 salary observations; 112 listings), vs ~$86k nationally (960 salary observations; 1,571 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$564k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $509k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 40 active Mental Health Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% are remote, 20% have no call, 50% require no weekends.
Mental Health Counseling pay on WeekdayDoc is down 6.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
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