Mental Health Therapist / Social Worker (Onsite)

Counselor 8.0 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

Up to $80,000

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Ask the employer about nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

  • Location: Aledo, Illinois (Note: This is an established program.)
  • Setting: Intensive Outpatient Program
  • Salary: Up to $80,000 dependent upon experience
  • Population: Older adults, ages 65+
  • Schedule: Full Time + Onsite (Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm)

Responsibilities

Collaborate with a small disciplinary team comprised of a psychiatric physician, RN Director, and medical office coordinator providing services to the senior population

  • Use evidenced based therapeutic approaches and develop, personalize, and update treatment plans with your team
  • Provide compliant documentation based on Medicare guidelines within a designated time-frame
  • Our main focus is utilizing group therapy but also include:
  • Individual sessions
  • Family therapy (as needed)
  • Assist with local community education
  • Other duties as assigned

Work-Life Balance

  • Monday-Friday
  • No Weekends
  • No On-Call
  • 7 Paid Holidays Off Per Year
  • PTO accrual

Competitive Benefits

  • Practically Free Vision & Dental
  • Practically Free Medical Starting As Low As $70/Month
  • Matching 401k - vested on day one
  • Furthering Education Assistance

Unmatched Clinical Support

  • We have online resources at your fingertips 24/7, including a group curriculum toolkit.
  • We connect you with our top therapists/social workers for peer-to-peer training and support.
  • Previous Senior Life Solution employees ready to train you.

About Us

Senior Life Solutions, an intensive outpatient therapy program designed to meet the unique needs of individuals, typically 65 and older, experiencing depression and/or anxiety related to life changes often associated with aging.

Requirements

Licensure: License in Social Work or Counseling as recognized by the state; may include LISW, LCSW, LPC, LMFT, etc. – required

Work with kindness and accountability to enhance the quality of life for our patients. required

Other

Upon an applicant’s request, the Company will consider a reasonable accommodation.

Successful completion of a full background check is required for employment. At times, this may include drug testing.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Mental health therapyIndividual therapyTreatment planningMedicare documentationCrisis interventionGeriatric carePatient assessment

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist / Social Worker (Onsite) at Psychiatric Medical Care a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 8,026 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 22% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$80k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $80k 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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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs · 21 employers

401k / retirement match
85% this job
Sign-on bonus
62%
CME allowance
32%
Loan repayment
15%
PSLF eligible
12%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,026 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in Aledo

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$163k≈ 2.0× annual pay
Median resident rent
$806/mo≈ 12% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.1
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Psychiatric Medical Care

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Benefits & Perks

Practically Free Vision & Dental
Practically Free Medical Starting As Low As $70/Month
Matching 401k - vested on day one
Furthering Education Assistance
7 Paid Holidays Off Per Year
PTO accrual