Mental Health Professional, School-Based

Range based on education, experience, and licensure or certification:

• High School or GED + 5 years’ experience: $23.00/hour + every other Friday paid off
• Bachelor’s Degree: $25.00/hour + every other Friday paid off
• Master’s Degree: $60,000 annually + every other Friday paid off

Additional Pay Enhancements for Professional Certification or Licensure:

• CADC: Up to $2/hour
• CRSS or CFPP: $47,840 annually
• LSW or LPC: $64,000 annually
• LCSW, LCPC, LMFT: $67,000 annually

About Heritage Behavioral Health Center

We are a mission-driven Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic located in Decatur, Illinois, dedicated to improving mental health and substance use care across a multi-county region. We recognize that every team member—regardless of position—impacts client care and contributes to our mission.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Collaborative, mission-driven work environment
• Every other Friday off – paid wellness days
• Competitive salaries aligned with state and national benchmarks
• Loan forgiveness eligibility through NHSC
• A culture that prioritizes staff well-being
• Supportive leadership and opportunities for advancement

At Heritage, we take care of our staff so they can take care of the individuals we serve. Our team is our greatest asset!

Responsibilities

• Provide intensive, community-based mental health services to youth in foster care experiencing behavioral or emotional instability.
• Deliver interventions rooted in evidence-based models (e.g., ARC) to support emotional regulation, attachment, safety, and skill development.
• Conduct strengths-based assessments and collaborate on individualized service plans focused on placement stabilization.
• Offer coaching, psychoeducation, and support to foster parents, caregivers, and placement providers.
• Utilize System of Care (SOC) principles, ensuring services are youth-guided, family-driven, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed.
• Coordinate services with DCFS caseworkers, schools, therapists, and other partners to ensure continuity and wraparound supports.
• Provide crisis intervention, safety planning, and de-escalation strategies as needed.
• Document services, progress, and outcomes in the electronic health record in compliance with agency and contractual requirements.
• Participate in team meetings, case staffings, and interdisciplinary collaboration to monitor progress and adjust service plans.
• Engage youth and families using relational, strengths-based, and trauma-informed approaches aligned with IPS program expectations.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent plus 5 years of supervised mental health or social service experience, OR Bachelor’s degree in a human services field, OR Graduate degree in counseling, social work, clinical psychology, or related field
• Minimum of 21 years of age
• Valid driver’s license
• Reliable transportation and proof of auto insurance

Skills

Knowledge

• Child and adolescent development
• Mental health diagnoses and evidence-based interventions
• Trauma-informed care and culturally responsive practices
• Understanding of youth in foster care and DCFS systems

Skills

• Strong communication and rapport-building with youth, caregivers, and community partners
• Ability to complete assessments and implement therapeutic interventions effectively
• Crisis intervention, safety planning, and conflict resolution
• Organizational skills for managing caseloads and timely documentation

Abilities

• Adapt to diverse client needs and dynamic community environments
• Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams
• Maintain professional boundaries, ethics, and confidentiality at all times

Benefits

• Generous Time Off: Vacation, sick, personal, and holiday leave
• Wellness Benefits: Every other Friday off – paid wellness day
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Fitness reimbursement
• Insurance: Health, dental, and vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts (healthcare & dependent care)
• Additional life insurance options
• Retirement: 401(k) and Roth options
• Professional Growth: Tuition assistance, continuing education opportunities
• Loan Forgiveness: Eligible through the National Health Service Corps (NHSC)

Schedule

Full-Time | Every other Friday off (paid wellness day)