What you’ll love about us:

• Time off: Paid time off varies by position – can include vacation days, sick days, paid federal holidays, and paid Jewish holidays.
• Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance. 401(k) with base contribution and match. Additional health and wellness benefits, financial benefits, professional training, tuition reimbursement, 6 weeks paid parental leave, supportive weekly individual and group supervision, and many more.
• Compensation: the minimum compensation for this position is $52,000 (Final offer will be based on experience). Signing bonus is available.

ABOUT THE POSITION:

As a Client Home-Based Therapist, you will provide direct clinical services (in the client's home or community-based) to youth and families who are currently in foster care. This Client Home-Based Therapist will hold a caseload of youth in two scenarios: (1) youth who are currently in foster care and who are in need of help to stabilize in their foster home; and (2) youth who are currently in foster care and who are part of the Illinois Early Childhood Court Team.

Entry level therapists are welcome to apply.

Client/Family Therapy

• Provides in-home/community based individual and family therapy with assigned clients, with the overall goal of promoting placement stability (where clinically indicated) and maintaining clients within their community.
• Provides full range of clinical treatment duties for a caseload of clients, which may include individual, family, couple and group treatment modalities.
• Within the context of critical thinking, gathers and analyzes data, completes assessments and formulates treatment plans, and implements specified treatment for routine and complex cases.
• Formulates understanding of clients’ situations, providing appropriate services with supervisory consultation.
• Develops and implements a discharge and transition plan for the client and family, when nearing completion of services.

Client/Family Support

• Facilitates Child and Family Team meetings as needed. Attends court, school staffing and other meetings that may impact the well-being of the client and their family.
• Advocates for clients’ best interest in school settings, at juvenile court and in any other systems that interface with the client and their family.
• Links the client and their families with community resources to help meet the treatment goals.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Masters degree in Social Work or related Human Services field, such as Counseling, Psychology, Marriage/Family Therapy, etc. from an accredited program.
• Able to work evenings based on client and program needs.
• As this position requires site visits to locations which may or may not be accessible by public transportation, must be able to drive, have a valid driver’s license, vehicle insurance, and access to a reliable vehicle to travel in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Job Category: Union Eligible- Program/Professional

Please visit us at http://www.jcfs.org

JCFS Chicago is committed to serving the needs of the diverse Chicago metropolitan area. Accredited by COA, Charter member of CWLA, Licensed by DCFS

JCFS Chicago is an Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran JCFS provides a reasonable accommodation to those who need assistance in completing this application

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $52,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work setting:

• In-person

Work Location: In person