Behavioral Health Mental Health Practitioner

Culture

If asked to describe the culture at Metropolitan Family Services, we could do that in one word. COMMUNITY! Reflected in both our internal culture as well as through the services we provide, community is at the heart of all we do.

About the role

Metropolitan Family Services (MFS) empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan Family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive in-depth assessments for a variety of program services.
• Performs intake as assigned.
• Provides full range of case management, counseling, advocacy educational and related services.
• Learns and utilizes agency and community resources.
• Affirms community conditions affecting clients to identify resource gaps and problems.
• Recommends financial assistance for clients.
• Provides group services as indicated by program need.
• May be responsible for meeting contractual requirements such as 24-hour coverage.
• Represents and interprets programs of agency in community.
• Serves on regional or agency-wide committees.
• Meets agency expectation for quantity of direct service.
• Complies with agency recordkeeping expectations.
• Works effectively with diverse staff and service population.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work or counseling from an accredited college or university.
• Must have applied to take LSW or LPC examination.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) required.

Additional Requirements

• Satisfactorily pass all relevant screenings and criminal background checks.

Physical Demands

• While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle, and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch.
• The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, and viewing a computer terminal.

Benefits

Metropolitan Family Services puts our people first with a top-of-the-line benefits package. Find out more by clicking here! Some Highlights Include Medical Coverage, Guardian Dental Coverage, and VSP Vision Coverage. Metropolitan Family Services contributions of $2,000 to individual, and $4,000 to family, HSA accounts, pro-rated to your benefits start date. FREE General Medicine and Behavioral Health Teladoc services provided to all team members. Ascentus 401K plan services with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on day one of eligibility. And so much more!

More About Us

Metropolitan is Illinois' first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 122,970 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs, and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness, and empowerment.