2026 - 2027 Art Therapist

11 days ago
Northbrook, Illinoisstarting at $53,000Full TimeMental Health Therapy
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends✓ No Nights

Job Description

About the Role

Join The Cove School as a Art Therapist – School Year, No Weekends in United States. Job DetailsJob Location: The Cove School - NORTHBROOK, IL 60062Salary Range: $53,000.00 - $53,000.

Key Responsibilities

  • based music interventions aligned with students’ IEP goals, using creative interventions to support self
  • expression, coping skills, socialization, and overall social
  • emotional development. Design and deliver developmentally appropriate lessons across individual, small group, and classroom settings that promote skills such as problem solving, self
  • awareness, and self

Requirements

  • based music interventions aligned with students’ IEP goals, using creative interventions to support self
  • expression, coping skills, socialization, and overall social
  • emotional development. Design and deliver developmentally appropriate lessons across individual, small group, and classroom settings that promote skills such as problem solving, self
  • awareness, and self

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $53K
  • 14 days PTO.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Day shift only - no nights.

This position offers day shifts only. Work with The Cove School in United States.

Key Skills

Art therapySocial-emotional developmentIndividual therapyGroup therapySpecial educationIEP goal implementationStudent assessmentData collectionCollaborationCrisis interventionInstructional interventionSelf-expressionCoping skillsProblem solvingSelf-advocacy
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates 2026 - 2027 Art Therapist at Paycomonline 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 psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Mental Health Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Mental Health Therapy position at Paycomonline is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Northbrook, Illinois.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • No night shifts — a daytime-only schedule
  • Transparent compensation ($53k–$53k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Art therapy, Social-emotional development, Individual therapy, Group therapy, Special education, IEP goal implementation, Student assessment, Data collection. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Mental Health Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: The art therapist will facilitate individual and group sessions to support students' social-emotional development and IEP goals. They will also collaborate with staff and families to integrate therapeutic practices into the school environment.

Benefits package: Medical insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, Short and Long Term Disability, Life insurance, Employee Assistance Programs, School breaks, 10 sick days. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Mental Health Therapy psychologist jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

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About Paycomonline

Primary and Secondary Education
Northbrook, IL
2-5

Benefits & Perks

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Short and Long Term Disability
Life insurance
Employee Assistance Programs
School breaks
10 sick days
6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (3)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

No nights (Independent predictor ↓ burnout)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

11d ago

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