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Mental Health Therapist (Full Time)

CounselorNo weekendsFull-time

Compensation

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Job Description

Our team is growing, and we’re expanding our services across a new location! We’re looking for Licensed (or Temporary Licensed) Mental Health Therapists to join our outpatient therapy clinic at the new Des Moines location. The ideal candidate brings a playful, creative, trauma-informed, and family-centered approach, along with experience supporting children and adolescents. We also value a willingness to partner with families of children with special health care needs

This position will be based at our new Des Moines location!

Schedule: Full-Time, 40 hours/week

Clinic hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday – Friday

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • 403(b) retirement plan with company match
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Student loan reimbursement eligible

What You’ll Do

Provide comprehensive mental health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment services for pediatric clients and their families.

Focus on family partnership and the social and emotional needs of the child to help them experience hope and build resiliency in their lives.

Provide complete, thorough ongoing assessment of children and families via guidelines, including psychosocial and treatment needs.

Develop focused treatment plans that identify specific measurable objectives or performance goals and interventions.

What You’ll Need

  • Current Licensed Independent Social Worker, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Marital and Family Therapist, or Licensed Psychologist
  • LMSW or TLMCH encouraged to apply.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Demonstrated high level of ethics.
  • Flexibility and adaptability within an evolving service and processes
  • Experience with children & adolescents, preferred.
  • Play Therapy, EMDR, PCIT training or willingness to get trained.
  • Ability to read, write, and speak the English language.

Ability to lift up to 35 lbs., be mobile within the assigned work area, and frequently bend, lift, reach, and stand.

Not sure if you hit 100% of the position expectations? Let's talk! Reach out to our Talent Acquisition team by emailing Careers@childserve.org.

Make a Difference Every Day at ChildServe

ChildServe partners with families to help children with special healthcare needs live a great life.

ChildServe is a leading pediatric healthcare provider with Iowa’s only children's specialty hospital, offering a variety of services and programs to meet each child’s unique needs.

ChildServe’s four key specialty areas include: complex medical care, pediatric rehabilitation, autism and behavioral health, and community-based services. With a coordinated approach to care delivery, services are interwoven and streamlined, so families can address their child’s needs in one location.

Established in 1928, ChildServe proudly provides more than 30 pediatric specialty services to nearly 6,000 children in Iowa each year.

ChildServe is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. To request assistance with the application process, please email careers@childserve.org. ChildServe is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive mental health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment services for pediatric clients and their families. Develop focused treatment plans with measurable objectives to help children build resiliency and hope.

Requirements

Requires a current license as an LISW, LMHC, LMFT, or Psychologist, though LMSW or TLMCH candidates are encouraged to apply. Candidates should have experience with children and adolescents and a willingness to be trained in Play Therapy, EMDR, or PCIT.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Treatment PlanningTrauma-Informed CarePediatric TherapyClinical DocumentationCrisis InterventionInterpersonal Communication

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist (Full Time) at Child Serve a 7.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 8,002 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 38% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs · 21 employers

401k / retirement match
92% this job
Sign-on bonus
42%
CME allowance
33%
Loan repayment
17% this job
PSLF eligible
17%

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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 90% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

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About Child Serve

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Johnston, IA
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
403(b) Retirement Plan With Company Match
Life Insurance