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Streamwood, Illinois

SCHOOL THERAPIST (LICENSED)

CounselorFull-Time

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Job Description

Responsibilities

School Therapist - Innovations Academy - Therapeutic Day School

Full Time

Innovations Academy, an ISBE approved therapeutic day school, has an full-time opportunity for a licensed therapist to join its dynamic staff with responsibility for providing services to Innovations Academy students from Elementary through High School.

Major Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Under the direction of the Innovations Clinical Supervisor, the School therapist performs clinical functions, including assisting students in meeting their social, emotional, and academic needs while facilitating access to therapeutic treatment and activities designed to assist students in achieving their optimal level of emotional health.

Related tasks under the Innovations Academy Therapist's responsibility include participating in and contributing to student's Individual Educational Plans (IEP) and related meetings, providing basic consultation, psychoeducation, individual and group counseling, and providing other specialized clinical services for students within the school environment.

The clinical services provided include crisis intervention and individual and group therapy addressing goals included in each student's IEP.

Benefits Include

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 400+ Subsidiaries!

Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected health care management companies, operating through its subsidiaries acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers nationwide. Founded in 1978, UHS subsidiaries now have more than 80,000 employees.

The UHS business strategy is to build or purchase health care properties in rapidly growing markets and create a strong franchise based on exceptional service and effective cost control. Our success comes from a responsive management style and a service philosophy based on integrity, competence and compassion.

Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System (SBHS) is a 178-bed acute care facility located in Streamwood, IL and has been providing mental health treatment to the Chicagoland community and the state of Illinois since 1991. We are dedicated to offering services to meet the ever-changing emotional and behavioral healthcare needs of children, adolescents, and their families.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Master's Degree in a mental health/human services field (counseling, social work, psychology) from an accredited college is REQUIRED.

Minimum of two (2) years' of experience is preferred in a school, special education, or behavioral health setting, with direct experience in individual therapy. crisis intervention skills, and vocational/transitional planning and guidance.

Strong clinical skills, with a majority of experience focused on the child/adolescent population.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION: LPC/LSW or an Illinois Certification Type 73 (School Social Worker) REQUIRED, LCPC/LCSW strongly preferred. Primary Scource Verification shall be required through Illinois Department of Professional Regulation.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience.

During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email.

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UHS is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at UHS via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of UHS. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by UHS as a result of the referral or through other means.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

IEP DevelopmentClinical ConsultationVocational PlanningTransitional GuidanceChild and Adolescent TherapyBehavioral Health Treatment

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates SCHOOL THERAPIST (LICENSED) at UHS 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 (Counseling) — ranked against 7,885 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 28% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

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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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,885 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Streamwood

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$337k
Typical market rent
$2,492/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
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 UHS

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501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Compensation
Generous Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Prescription Drug Plan
401(K) with company match
Discounted stock plan