Lead Therapist, Community Support Team
About the Role
Heritage Behavioral Health Center is seeking a full-time Lead Therapist to lead our Community Support Team (CST). CST provides mental health rehabilitation services designed to decrease hospitalization and crisis episodes and to increase community functioning so individuals can achieve their rehabilitative, resiliency, and recovery goals. As the team's designated full-time Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP), the Lead Therapist provides clinical leadership and direction to a multidisciplinary team delivering individualized, community-based services — in accordance with Illinois Rule 132/140 requirements.
Qualifications
Master's degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or a related human services field
Must meet the definition of a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) under Illinois Rule 132
A valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and proof of current automobile insurance
Strongly Preferred: Licensure as LSW, LCSW, LPC, or LCPC
Minimum of two years of experience providing community-based behavioral health services to adults with serious mental illness
Prior supervisory or team leadership experience
What You'll Do
Serve as the full-time QMHP team lead, providing clinical oversight, supervision, and direction to team members in accordance with Illinois Rule 132/140 requirements
Complete and oversee mental health assessments and the development of individualized, person-centered treatment plans that reflect recovery-oriented rehabilitative goals
Provide and supervise the delivery of individual community support services, including illness self-management, skill building, and development of adaptive and compensatory skills
Support individuals in identifying and strengthening natural supports and in accessing community resources to promote independent community functioning
Monitor clinical outcomes with a focus on decreasing hospitalization and crisis episodes and increasing community tenure and functioning
Lead interdisciplinary team meetings and clinical staffings to review caseloads, treatment progress, and crisis response planning
Collaborate with internal and external providers — including hospitals, crisis services, residential programs, and primary care — to support continuity and transitions of care
Maintain accurate, timely, and thorough documentation in the electronic health record in compliance with agency, Medicaid, and regulatory standards
Model and support a trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, and person-centered team environment
Benefits
Every other Friday off — paid (built into your schedule)
Generous vacation, sick, and personal leave
Paid holidays
Health, dental, vision, and additional life insurance (with substantial agency contribution)
Agency-provided life insurance and short-term disability
Retirement plan (403(b))
Health Club/Fitness Reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program
Continuing Education Opportunities
Tuition Assistance Programs
Supervision toward licensure (LPC, LCPC, LSW, LCSW)
Federal Student Loan Forgiveness eligibility (Heritage is a National Health Service Corps site)
Why Heritage?
Heritage Behavioral Health Center is committed to trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, and person-centered care. We invest in our clinical staff through competitive salaries that recognize your credentials, meaningful benefits, and opportunities for ongoing professional growth — because supporting our team is how we best support our community.