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Counselor - Team Services
$55k-68k (estimate)
Full Time
3 Months Ago
Kenneth Young Center is Hiring a Counselor - Team Services Near Mount Prospect, IL
Counselor – Team Services
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) / Community Support Team (CST)
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) / Community Support Team (CST)
You are key to our vision: Together We Thrive. At Kenneth Young Center, our staff come together with volunteers, community partners, and the people we serve to create holistic systems of care through interwoven behavioral health programs, older adult services, and community health initiatives. Our team welcomes and celebrates unique perspectives, and represents the diversity and vitality of our local communities. This role helps realize our mission: We partner with communities to support people of all ages to navigate life's challenges through personalized prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery. Join our team to grow in your career while building stronger, healthier communities.
Job Location/Office Location: Elk Grove Village / Mt Prospect Communities served: Northwest suburbs; primarily 20 minute radius around Elk Grove Village/Mt Prospect Site: Primarily community-based with in-office expectations, limited amount of weekly remote/work from home
Compensation & Benefits
Compensation & Benefits
- Starting $54,000-$58,000 with increases for bilingual and LSW/LPC or LPHA license, and CRSS/CADC certifications
- 37.5 hour workweek; ability to work schedule that includes days and weekends
- Robust benefits package & starting 4 weeks PTO (additional details below)
Job Scope
- Provides in-person therapy, supportive counseling, community support, case management, and crisis stabilization services to adults with serious mental illness living in the community
- Complete comprehensive mental health assessments, crisis plans, and recommendations/integrated treatment plans using IM-CANS tool (training/certification provided)
- Work with team members to support a shared caseload of clients (assigned to either Assertive Community Treatment Team or Community Support Team)
- Promote stabilization thru medication monitoring, psychoeducation, and skill development to support individuals to engage fully in their lives
- Participate in team services to assist individuals to establish access to benefits and entitlements, understand and participate in activities to manage medical conditions, and minimize any negative impacts of substance use
- Provide assertive engagement and utilize creative techniques to support individuals to build natural systems of support thru recreational, spiritual, educational, vocational, and volunteer activities
- Provide support to individuals who are unhoused or residing in temporary housing to locate permanent housing
- Meet with adults in their homes and other community spaces; ability to drive clients as part of treatment
- Meet productivity target estimated at 45-55% and complete daily progress notes
- Routinely coordinate with other treatment teams to support clients transitioning to the community thru Williams/Colbert Transition Team and Front Door Diversion
- Participate in rotating on-call schedule of primarily phone support to ensure 24/7 coverage (additional stipend provided)
- Commitment to Housing First, Harm Reduction, Dignity of Risk, Self-Determination and Recovery Model principles
Education/Experience
- Preferred Master’s Degree in social work, psychology or related discipline. Required Bachelor’s Degree in related field with mental health experience.
- Preferred experience working with adults with serious mental illness
- Preferred exposure to working in non-traditional treatment environments (i.e. in home, residential and supportive housing, hospital, and/or nursing facility)
- Basic technology, smartphone and computer proficiency; knowledge of web-based team communication tools (ex. Microsoft Teams), electronic health records, typing, text messaging, and internet skills
- Valid Illinois Driver’s License and daily access to a well maintained/insured vehicle
Kenneth Young Center offers a robust benefit package that is highly competitive to the market and offers all full-time employees the following:
- 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)
To further promote an active and healthy work/ life balance, KYC also offers a generous amount of 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
Kenneth Young Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
SALARY
$55k-68k (estimate)
POST DATE
02/11/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
06/04/2024
WEBSITE
kennethyoung.org
HEADQUARTERS
Elk Grove Village, IL
SIZE
200 - 500
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