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Hanover Township
Bartlett, Illinois

Bilingual Therapist (English/Spanish)

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$57K - $68K

The week · per this posting4-day week

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Hanover Township Youth and Family Services is seeking to hire a Full-Time Bilingual Therapist (Spanish/English). Youth and Family Services focuses on providing high-quality care to children, adolescents and families.

Candidates who are passionate about providing evidence and trauma informed, responsive therapy and are experienced in providing social emotional groups to school age youth and want to positively collaborate with team members, school personnel, community stakeholders and parents are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

M.S.W., M.A. or M.S. in Counseling, Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy or a related field; or are an LPC, LSW, MFT, LCPC, LCSW or LMFT.

This position specifically requires candidates be fully bilingual and culturally competent in English and Spanish, with the ability to conduct full clinical assessments, and individual psychotherapy in both languages without the aid of an interpreter.

This is a 40-hour work week position that requires working two evenings in a four-day work week. Starting salary is $57,000 - $68,000 based on qualifications and years of experience.

Benefits

  • Excellent benefits package including major medical coverage, vision, dental, life insurance
  • Retirement PENSION through the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
  • 457(b) Plan Retirement Plan
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer
  • Licensure Support and Professional Development
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

PAID Time Off Including

  • 12 PAID Holidays per year
  • 5 PAID Vacation Days after 30 days of employment (10 Vacation Days after one year of employment)
  • 12 PAID Sick Days per year (accrue one sick day per month)
  • 1 PAID Floating Holiday per calendar year
  • Up to 40 hours of Paid Leave for All Workers

Please submit a cover letter and resume to Cara Siebert, Clinical Manager, at csiebert@hanover-township.org. This position will remain open until filled. Hanover Township is an equal opportunity employer.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will provide evidence-based, trauma-informed care to children, adolescents, and families. They are also responsible for conducting clinical assessments and facilitating social-emotional groups for school-age youth.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentTrauma informed therapyCultural competenceEvidence-based practice

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Bilingual Therapist (English/Spanish) at Hanover Township a 7.5 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 7,479 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 26% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$63k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $63k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.5 / 10 · top 25% in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,479 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$57k–$68kMental Health Therapy median $62k (middle half $55k–$70k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$63k in purchasing powerIllinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Illinois331 active7,478 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 42% remote · 26% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentIllinois counselor listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 19% offer loan repayment539 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,512 in the last 30 days1,354 the 30 days before (+86%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,479 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,479 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Hanover Township

Government Administration
Bartlett, IL
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Major medical, vision, dental, life insurance
Retirement PENSION (IMRF)
457(b) Plan
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Licensure Support
Employee Assistance Program
12 paid holidays
5-10 vacation days

Living in Bartlett

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$400k≈ 7.0× annual pay
Median resident rent
$1,883/mo≈ 40% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
30 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.