Residential Therapist - Qualified Treatment Program
Compensation
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
- vision, agency supports, and developed policies and procedures. Super
- vision hours towards full-licensure are available, if needed.
- vision towards full advanced licensure.
Key Responsibilities
The Residential Therapist provides mental health services and clinical direction within a Qualified Residential Treatment Program. Responsibilities include conducting clinical assessments, developing treatment plans, and facilitating individual, family, and group therapy sessions.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy. Applicants are required to possess or be eligible for licensure such as LMSW, LISW, LMHC, or LMFT.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Residential Therapist - Qualified Treatment Program at Four Oaks Family & Children Services a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no night shifts.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 34% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Listing-based score
- No nights
Living in Independence
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $233k
- Median resident rent
- $820/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 20 min
- State income tax
- Up to 6%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.