Mental Health Counselor
Listed compensation
$55-$57/hr
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
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Job Description
- Job Location: Adams IL - Quincy, IL
- Salary Range: $55.00 - $57.00Hourly, Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) – Part-Time Adams County | Quincy, Illinois $57.00/hour | 8 Hours per Week Make an Impact Where Your Skills Are Truly Needed TK Health is seeking a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) to join our correctional healthcare team serving Adams County in Quincy, Illinois. This is a part-time position working 8 hours per week at $57.00 per hour, making it an excellent opportunity for a licensed mental health professional looking to supplement their current schedule while providing meaningful behavioral health care. At TK Health, you’ll work in a unique clinical environment where your experience and professional judgment matter. Correctional mental health provides the opportunity to work directly with individuals experiencing mental illness, substance use disorders, crisis situations, and other behavioral health needs while collaborating with an experienced healthcare team. Position Highlights Pay: $57.00/hour
- Schedule: Part-Time – 8 hours per week
- Location: Adams County – Quincy, IL Flexible part-time opportunity that can complement an existing practice or position Meaningful, hands-on behavioral health experience Collaborative healthcare environment Employee Referral Program
Qualifications
Key Responsibilities
Provide mental health and behavioral health care to individuals in a correctional healthcare setting. Address mental illness, substance use disorders, crisis situations, and other behavioral health needs while collaborating with the healthcare team.
Requirements
The role requires a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC). No specific education level or years of experience are stated.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
In Illinois, the Mental Health Counseling weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$66k (20 salary observations; 63 listings), vs ~$77k nationally (532 salary observations; 2,442 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$116k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $116k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $114k–$119k | Mental Health Counseling median $82k (middle half $66k–$110k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Illinois vs national | $66k median in Illinois | $77k nationally (−15%)20 state / 532 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$116k in purchasing power | Illinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Counseling listings in Illinois | 17 active | 778 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 36% remote · 28% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Illinois counselor listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 19% offer loan repayment540 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Counseling listings | 332 in the last 30 days | 211 the 30 days before (+57%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Mental Health Counseling pay trend | −2.7% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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