Mental Health Play Therapist Work life Balance, Flexible Schedules

🌟 Join Our Play Therapy Team at The Community Lighthouse!

Full-Time or Part-Time (Evenings & Weekends) | Albuquerque Metro Area

At The Community Lighthouse (TCL), we believe in the power of play. Through experiential, trauma-informed play therapy, we help children and families heal, grow, and break cycles of trauma. Our mission is simple but profound: to heal the world—one child, one family, one therapist at a time.

We’re searching for passionate clinicians who want to specialize in Play Therapy within a supportive, positive, and growth-focused environment.

💡 Why Choose TCL?

Because you deserve a workplace that nurtures you, just as you nurture your clients. At TCL, you’ll experience:

• A culture of teamwork, encouragement, and genuine support
• A workplace grounded in healing, creativity, and connection
• Leaders who value, respect, and protect their clinicians
• Opportunities to grow personally and professionally as a play therapist

“The culture here is amazing! There's such a strong sense of teamwork.”

“Management is exceptional. I feel valued, supported, and guided.”

🎯 Play Therapy Roles Available

🧸 Full-Time Play Therapist

• Work directly with children, teens, and families using play-based and experiential models
• Standard weekday schedule
• 31 hours of availability
• No evening or weekend availability required

🌙 Part-Time Evening & Weekend Play Therapist

Perfect for clinicians with nontraditional schedules.

• Minimum 20 hours/week
• Evening availability required
• At least one weekend day (Saturday or Sunday) required
• +$10/hr weekend differential

💼 What You’ll Do

As a dedicated Play Therapist, you will:

• Conduct assessments and develop individualized play-based treatment plans
• Provide experiential, evidence-based, trauma-informed play therapy
• Create a safe, expressive therapeutic space for children and families
• Collaborate with peers and supervisors to strengthen clinical skills
• Complete documentation in compliance with ethical and regulatory standards
• Contribute to a team that values your emotional, clinical, and personal wellbeing

📚 Training & Development (PAID!)

We invest deeply in our clinicians—especially our play therapists. You’ll receive paid training and certifications in:

• Experiential Play Therapy (EPT)
• Trauma-Focused Play Approaches
• Attachment-based Models (including Circle of Security)
• Additional evidence-based practices relevant to child and family work

Includes: ✔ Paid training time ✔ Paid CEUs ✔ Weekly supervision and ongoing clinical support

💰 Compensation

W-2 Position (not contractor): includes paid admin time, supervision, training, PTO, and full benefits.

LicensureHourly RateWeekend DifferentialLMHC / LMSW / AMFT$40–$50/hr+$10/hrLPCC / LCSW / LMFT$50–$65/hr+$10/hr

We welcome clinicians with temporary or provisional licenses!

🎯 Our Values

We are guided by our BRIGHT values, which shape our work with families and with each other:

• Be the Example
• Relationships First
• Inspire Play
• Growth & Curiosity
• Health & Wellness
• Talk with Clarity

❤️ Ready to Make a Difference Through Play?

If you’re looking for a values-driven workplace where play, connection, and healing come together—we’d love to meet you.

📍 Apply today and help us bring hope and healing to children across the Albuquerque community. Because at TCL, healing begins with our team…and play is where the magic happens.

Requirements

Must hold or be eligible to apply for Masters level license in New Mexico

• LMHC or LPCC
• LMSW or LCSW
• AMFT or LMFT

Benefits

• Paid training
• Paid CEUs to support ongoing education
• Flexible schedules - weekdays, evenings and weekends
• Growth opportunities – Advance your skills and career
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Paid admin time & supervision – Your time is valued
• Paid sick leave – Your resilience matters, and you can use your sick leave as needed for rest, self-care, or personal well-being
• DISCOUNTED GYM MEMBERSHIP

Additional Full-time Benefits

• RELOCATION ASSISTANCE for out of state relocation

• Medical, Vision, Dental
• 10k Life Insurance - (0 cost to you)
• Paid Parental leave after 1 year of employment
• 6 PAID HOLIDAYS
• 401K - 4% MATCH

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