Child & Adolescent Therapist

Job Scope

Join a diverse team of counselors and social workers providing mental health services in a collaborative and welcoming community outpatient setting. Gain supervised clinical experience, with opportunities for continuing education throughout the year. Engage clients in individual, group, and family therapy aimed at increasing supporting clients in creating a life worth living and functioning independently in the community.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide initial screenings and mental health assessments that identify service needs and recommend options for care.
• Share assessment findings with clients and their families.
• Involve client and their families in the development of treatment plan goals, objectives and interventions that address their assessed behavioral health needs.
• Provide individual, family and group therapy services.
• Provide case management services to assist clients and their families with access to needed benefits and services.
• Initiate or participate in client-centered consultation with other internal and external providers involved in care or services.
• Reassess and review treatment progress with clients and their families at proscribed intervals.
• Aid in establishing effective communication between the Center, other social agencies serving clients, and the community.

Performance Requirements

• Work cooperatively with Child & Adolescent Services team members to assure clients timely access to quality services.
• Maintain agency quality and compliance standards by accurately completing clinical documentation and service reporting in a timely manner.
• Meet or exceed service productivity targets.
• Implement evidence-based practices to ensure effective and efficient treatment that best addresses client needs.
• Participate in staff training and development seminars.
• Collaborate with other Center teams and programs to maintain smooth continuity of care when cases are shared across teams.
• Become familiar with and utilize outside resources as needed to provide comprehensive services to clients.
• Participate in clinical supervision with Supervisor of Child & Adolescent Services and in regular performance appraisals as directed.

Education And Experience

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology or closely related discipline required (candidates currently enrolled in a master’s program will be considered on a case by case basis).
• LCSW/LCPC preferred, but will consider applicants that are eligible to sit for the exam in the future.
• Must have supervised experience in providing counseling and/or psychotherapy services.
• Must demonstrate knowledge in the areas of diagnostic assessment, long and short term treatment, family systems theory and group treatment.
• Must have basic computer and keyboarding skills.

Schedule

Exempt, Full-Time, Salaried, 37.5 hour work week. Must work a flexible schedule in response to the needs of the target population served, including evening and Saturday hours.

Benefits

• 403(b) plan with organizational matching.
• Medical Insurance (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois - BCBS).
• Dental (BCBS), and Vision Insurance (BCBS) with low employee premiums.
• Long Term and Short Term Disability (BCBS), no cost to employee.
• Flexible Spending Account (with annual rollover).
• Basic life insurance (50k) paid for by the organization and option for additional voluntary coverage for self, spouse, or dependents (BCBS).
• Incentive program with potential for quarterly bonuses.
• Opportunity for annual bonus and salary increase (discretionary based on annual KYC financial audit).
• Eligibility to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).

Paid Time Off and Staff Holidays

• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off (With increases based on seniority).
• 8 Paid Organization-Wide Holidays.
• 3 Personal Floating Holidays annually.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Kenneth Young Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.