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Brightpoint
Bloomington, Illinois · Hybrid

Bilingual Therapist (Licensed/Unlicensed) - Bright Futures ($3,000 Milestone Bonus)

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$52k-$60k

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Job Description

Brightpoint invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff who share a common vision: an equitable world where all children and families thrive in strong communities. As a leader in the human services sector for 140 years, we aim to advance the well-being of children by investing in families and strengthening communities through data-informed, collaborative, and preventative solutions.

Opportunities for growth. Therapists and Counselors are supported in obtaining and maintaining clinical licensure through in-house clinical supervision and reimbursement for licensure fees.

We also offer opportunities for advanced trainings in your field, which may include Play Therapy, Child Parent Psychotherapy, Nurturing Parent Program, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and other trainings, depending on your unique interests, as well as opportunities to collaborate with other community partners to expand your professional network and increase your access to supplemental resources to benefit the kids and families you’re serving.

Work/Life balance. We know you can’t pour from an empty cup. We encourage a healthy work/life balance by keeping schedules flexible and caseloads low, with a focus on quality of engagement and services over quantity of billable hours.

We offer a generous paid leave package that includes two weeks of paid vacation in the first year (increasing over your tenure to more than five weeks per year), plus two weeks of paid sick time, two additional floating holidays, eleven paid holidays, and a paid winter break between Christmas and New Year's each year.

As a Bilingual Therapist (Licensed/Unlicensed) in our early childhood center, you will focus on Child-Parent Psychotherapy and infant and early childhood mental health. You will assess the behavioral health of participants and provide clinical assessment, diagnosis, and evidenced-based therapy services as applicable.

Candidate Qualifications

Licensed Candidate

  • Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or a closely related clinical field, required.
  • Current Illinois clinical license (LCPC, LCSW, LMFT) required.
  • Obtains and maintains any applicable certifications based on program model and/or required by program funder, which may include Domestic Violence training, Trauma-Based Relational Intervention, Play Therapy, or other modalities within one year of employment required.
  • Experience with an evidence-based or evidence-informed treatment modality, such as Theraplay, the ARC framework, or other trauma-informed practice preferred.
  • Valid driver's license, insurance, and a reliable vehicle required.
  • The ability to communicate effectively in both English and Spanish required.

Unlicensed Candidate

  • Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or a closely related clinical field, required.
  • Eligible for clinical licensure in the state of Illinois (LCSW, LCPC or LMFT) and will obtain, and maintain, clinical Illinois license within 36 months of employment required.
  • Obtains and maintains any applicable certifications based on program model and/or required by program funder, which may include Domestic Violence training, Trauma-Based Relational Intervention, Play Therapy, or other modalities within one year of employment required.
  • Experience with an evidence-based or evidence-informed treatment modality, such as Theraplay, the ARC framework, or other trauma-informed practice strongly preferred.
  • Valid driver's license, insurance, and a reliable vehicle required.
  • The ability to communicate effectively in both English and Spanish required.

Job Details

  • Compensation: Salary Range: Licensed $58,100-$60,100; Unlicensed $52,100-$54,100; Offers are commensurate with experience. The salary range provided represents our current estimate for this role at the time of posting and is subject to change. The final salary will be determined based on a range of factors, including but not limited to, a candidate's relevant experience, education, qualifications, skills, certifications, and alignment with organizational needs. We are dedicated to fair and equitable compensation practices and are committed to fostering a diverse workforce while providing equal opportunities for all candidates.
  • Milestone Bonus: A $3,000 milestone bonus payable in three installments:

$1,000 after 6 months, $1,000 after 12 months, and $1,000 after 18 months of consecutive employment in the eligible position. Internal candidates are eligible for milestone bonus.

  • Clinical licensure: Licensed clinicians receive reimbursement of licensure renewal fees; Licensure-eligible therapists receive weekly clinical supervision towards licensure, and reimbursement of clinical exam registration fees.
  • Benefits: Medical/dental/vision insurance, 3+ weeks paid time off in the first year including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day (PTO increases with tenure); 11 paid holidays, supplemental insurance options, 401(k) with match (more benefits details here )
  • Location: Hybrid (early learning center/remote). Main office will be Bloomington, IL

location and Scott Child and Family Center

location.

  • Schedule: Full time, salaried, general business hours with some flexibility.
  • We don’t just hire talent—we grow it: Emerging Leaders will have access to leadership development opportunities and one-on-one mentorship.
  • Student Loan Forgiveness: Brightpoint is an approved agency for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will assess the behavioral health of participants and provide clinical diagnosis and evidence-based therapy services. The role focuses on child-parent psychotherapy and infant and early childhood mental health within an early learning center setting.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or a related clinical field. Applicants must be either currently licensed in Illinois or eligible for licensure and able to communicate effectively in both English and Spanish.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Infant mental healthSpanish communicationBehavioral health assessment

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Bilingual Therapist (Licensed/Unlicensed) - Bright Futures ($3,000 Milestone Bonus) at Brightpoint a 6.0 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 remote work flexibility.

Counselor Career Context

In Illinois, the Mental Health Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$69k (319 salary observations; 921 listings), vs ~$74k nationally (5,508 salary observations; 21,659 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 32% have no call, 60% require no weekends — this position is remote.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$56k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $56k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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About Brightpoint

Individual and Family Services
Chicago, Illinois
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical/dental/vision insurance
3+ weeks paid time off in first year
11 paid holidays
Paid winter break between Christmas and New Year's
401(k) with match
Supplemental insurance options
Clinical supervision toward licensure
Reimbursement of licensure fees