Mental Health Therapist (Full-Time)

3 days ago
IowaFull TimeMental Health Therapy
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends✓ No Nights

Job Description

About the Role

Join ChildServe as a Mental Health Therapist – Full-Time, No Weekends in United States. Our team is growing, and we’re expanding our services across multiple locations! We’re looking for Licensed (or Temporary Licensed) Mental Health Therapists to join our outpatient therapy clinics.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive mental health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment services for pediatric clients and their families.
  • Focus on family partnership and the social and emotional needs of the child to help them experience hope and build resiliency in their lives.
  • Provide complete, thorough ongoing assessment of children and families via guidelines, including psychosocial and treatment needs.
  • Develop focused treatment plans that identify specific measurable objectives or performance goals and interventions.

Benefits & Compensation

  • 401(k) with employer match.

Work Schedule

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

This position offers day shifts only. Work with ChildServe in United States.

Key Skills

Licensed Independent Social WorkerLicensed Mental Health CounselorLicensed Marital and Family TherapistLicensed PsychologistTrauma-InformedFamily-Centered ApproachChild SupportAdolescent SupportFamily PartnershipPlay TherapyEMDRPCITVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationEthicsFlexibility

Requirements

Candidates must be Licensed (or Temporary Licensed) in a relevant field such as Social Worker, Mental Health Counselor, Marital and Family Therapist, or Psychologist, and possess strong communication skills and high ethical standards. Experience supporting children and adolescents, along with a creative and trauma-informed approach, is valued, and physical ability to perform job tasks is required.
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist (Full-Time) at Child Serve 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 Child Serve 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 Iowa.

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

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Licensed Independent Social Worker, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Marital and Family Therapist, Licensed Psychologist, Trauma-Informed, Family-Centered Approach, Child Support, Adolescent Support. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Mental Health Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: Provide comprehensive mental health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment services for pediatric clients and their families, focusing on family partnership and the child's social and emotional needs to foster hope and resiliency. Develop focused treatment plans with specific measurable objectives and...

Benefits package: Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Employee Assistance Program, 403(b) Retirement Plan with Company Match, Life Insurance. 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 Child Serve

Hospitals and Health Care
Johnston, IA
2-5

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Health Savings Account
Flexible Spending Account
Employee Assistance Program
403(b) Retirement Plan with Company Match
Life Insurance
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

3d ago