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UnityPoint Health
Fort Dodge, Iowa

Licensed Mental Health Therapist - School Based

CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
No weekends
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Job Description

  • $10,000 Sign-On Bonus!!
  • Shift: Monday–Friday (school based hours)

Make a meaningful impact where it matters most - supporting students’ mental health and well-being. We’re looking for a compassionate, skilled clinician to join our behavioral health team in a school-based setting.

We’re seeking a Licensed Mental Health Professional to support student mental health in the Fort Dodge School District. In this school-based role, you’ll conduct psychosocial assessments, provide individual and group therapy using evidence-based practices, develop treatment plans, and respond to safety concerns. You’ll also collaborate with families, school staff, and community partners to help students thrive.

If you’re passionate about helping students thrive and enjoy working in a collaborative environment, we’d love to hear from you!

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:

Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.

Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.

Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

Processes referrals in a prompt, thorough manner.

Interviews patients, families, and community agencies representatives to obtain a comprehensive mental health evaluation and makes appropriate treatment recommendations

Responsible for providing individual, couple, family and group services to meet patient and their family/significant others’ social and emotional needs.

Provides immediate intervention including supportive counseling to patient/family/significant other in dealing with impact of an emergency situation.

Facilitate support groups for behavioral health as needed.

Maintains effective communication/working relationships with co-workers, management, physicians and other professionals by communicating in an efficient, professional and courteous manner.

Qualifications

  • Education:
  • Minimum of a Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or a related field from an accredited school

Licensure

Licensed as an LMSW, LISW, LMFT, or PsyD in the State of Iowa

Experience

A minimum of two years previous counseling experience in Behavioral Health.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual therapyTreatment planningCrisis interventionClinical documentationCollaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Mental Health Therapist - School Based at UnityPoint Health 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 no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 26% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

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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401k / retirement match
84% this job
CME allowance
44%
Loan repayment
28%
Sign-on bonus
20% this job
PSLF eligible
12%

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Work-life snapshot

6.0/ 10
Listing-based score
  • No weekends

Living in Fort Dodge

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$148k
Typical market rent
$835/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About UnityPoint Health

51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

$10,000 Sign-On Bonus
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
401K Matching
Employee Recognition Program
Dental Insurance
Health Insurance
Paid Holidays