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Liberty Healthcare
Rushville, Illinois

Counselor / Social Worker (license not required)

Social WorkerFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

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Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

Behavioral health professionals are encouraged to consider an outstanding career opportunity with Liberty Healthcare Corporation at the Illinois Department of Human Services Treatment & Detention Facility (TDF).

The TDF is a state-of-the-art secure residential treatment facility which provides a wide array of mental health services to over 500 detained and civilly committed adult sexual offenders.

Clinical services at the facility are provided by Liberty Healthcare’s dedicated and talented team which is comprised of over thirty Psychologists, Clinical Social Workers, Counselors, Psychiatrists and Recreation Therapists.

The TDF is located in Rushville, Illinois. Situated in west central Illinois, Rushville is commutable from Macomb (home of Western Illinois University) and Springfield (the State Capital). Chicago, St. Louis, Indianapolis and the Quad Cities are all within a few hours drive.

Clinical Therapists at the TDF enjoy an array of responsibilities, including:

  • Serving as primary therapist to assigned residents / clients
  • Administering various tests and assessments (within scope of license)
  • Developing individualized treatment plans and monitoring client progress
  • Documenting clinical services and resident / client progress
  • Delivering cognitive behavioral treatment, psycho-education and other treatment to individuals and groups
  • Serving as a contributing member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team
  • Attending and actively participating in staff meetings, case conferences and training activities

You have the option to work a traditional five day work week or a compressed four day workweek.

As a full-time employee of Liberty Healthcare in this role, you can expect:

  • Competitive annual salary
  • 10 paid holidays plus 240 additional hours of paid time off each year for vacation, sick leave, and personal days
  • Health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, and disability insurance
  • Health Savings Account, 401k plan, and other perks
  • Opportunity to work alongside a talented team of dedicated clinicians within a well-refined research-based treatment program

Full details on Liberty’s benefits plan are available at libertyhealthcare.com

Key Responsibilities

The counselor serves as a primary therapist for residents, developing and monitoring individualized treatment plans. They also deliver cognitive behavioral treatment and psycho-education while collaborating within a multi-disciplinary team.

Requirements

The role requires a behavioral health professional to provide clinical services in a secure residential setting. While a specific license is not required, the candidate must be capable of performing assessments and documenting clinical progress.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical therapyCase managementTreatment planningClinical documentationAssessment administrationMulti-disciplinary collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Counselor / Social Worker (license not required) at Liberty Healthcare a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Social Work) — ranked against 163 active Mental Health Therapy (Social Work) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Mental Health Therapy — Social Worker Career Context

Liberty Healthcare holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 80/100, 85 active listings.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 24% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 12.5% 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)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs

401k / retirement match
97% this job
CME allowance
36%
Sign-on bonus
30%
Loan repayment
27%
PSLF eligible
12%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Social Work) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 163 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Rushville

Median resident rent
$781/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Liberty Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Annual Salary
10 Paid Holidays
240 Hours PTO
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance