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KVC Health Systems
St. Louis, Missouri

Art Therapist

CounselorFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 45m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join KVC Health Systems as a Art Therapist – $5K Sign-On Bonus, Youth Mental Health in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Art Therapist (Full-Time) Full Time St. Louis, MO, US *This position is offering a $5,000 sign on bonus, paid in three increments across six months of successful employment!

Benefits & Compensation

  • Signing bonus: $5,000.
  • Positive, supportive workplace culture
  • Flexibility, wellbeing, learning, inclusion, recognition, and rewards

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

This position offers a signing bonus. Work with KVC Health Systems in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.

Key Responsibilities

The Art Therapist will implement trauma-informed therapeutic art activities to enhance the mental and emotional well-being of children receiving residential services. They will also collaborate as an active member of the multidisciplinary treatment team.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Art Therapy, Counseling, Social Work, or a related field, along with ATR or ATR-BC certification. Supervised post-graduate experience and intermediate computer skills are required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Trauma-informed careMental health supportTherapeutic activitiesCrisis interventionTreatment planningCollaborationMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelOutlookTypingKeyboarding

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 30% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
94%
CME allowance
64%
Loan repayment
33%
Sign-on bonus
24% this job
PSLF eligible
24%

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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score

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About KVC Health Systems

Individual and Family Services
Olathe, KS
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

$5,000 Sign-On Bonus (paid in three increments across six months)
Positive, supportive workplace culture
Flexibility, wellbeing, learning, inclusion, recognition, and rewards