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Mobile Crisis Response Counselor

Kenneth Young Center

Village, IL | Full Time

$54k-69k (estimate)

8 Months Ago

Mobile Crisis Response Counselor (Hiring Bonus - $2,000)

Kenneth Young Center

Village, IL | Full Time

$69k-85k (estimate)

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Mobile Crisis Response/SASS Supervisor

Kenneth Young Center

Village, IL | Full Time

$98k-125k (estimate)

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Mobile Crisis Response Counselor

$54k-69k (estimate)

Full Time 8 Months Ago

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Kenneth Young Center is Hiring a Mobile Crisis Response Counselor Near Village, IL

Mobile Crisis Response Counselor

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 Scope: Works with individuals and families within community based systems to provide services including crisis intervention and intensive family based services. Actively contribute as a team member with on-call crisis response shifts to provide de-escalation and risk assessment in office and community based settings. On call-shifts run on a 24/7 basis, and include evening, weekend, and holiday hours. Maintain a caseload for linking clients to long-term services. Clients served ranges through the lifespan, but is predominately the adult population.
Benefits include: 4 weeks PTO, 8 paid holidays, 3 floating holidays, and a workplace culture that encourages work/life balance. Flexible hours. Guaranteed clinical supervision for licensure. Opportunity for bonus pay and mileage reimbursement. Work laptop and work iPhone provided. Also included: Health & Dental Insurance (BCBS), Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Short-term Disability, FSA, 403(b) with organizational matching. 13-15 CEUs per year.
Responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities

Provide a full range of crisis screening, assessment, and support services to a caseload of clients and their families. These services will include the following:
- Crisis screenings resulting in stabilization of client and/or referral to hospitalization
- Development of a plan to stabilize a client without the use of hospitalization if hospitalization is not necessary
- Case management services
- Linkage back to care provider
- Linkage to community resources as needed
- Ongoing support to help a client maintain access to established services
Gathering information for a mental health assessment and individualized treatment plan
Participate as a responsible crisis team member to maintain continuous on-call coverage and to accomplish other team tasks, goals and responsibilities
Manage a caseload that reflects the MCR program demands
Provide timely and accurate assessments of incoming calls with clinically appropriate dispositions.
Determine the need for additional services based on the assessment and facilitate linkage.
Participate in consultation, as needed, with other agency professionals or with paid agency consultants.

Performance Requirements

Interpret and communicate, at the service delivery level, Center policies and procedures.
Submit, in a timely and accurate fashion determined by supervisor, reports and data as required by the Center’s policies and procedures.
Attend department meetings.
Meet agency quality and compliance standard by accurately completing clinical documentation and service reporting in a timely manner.
Meet or exceed service productivity expectation
Participate in program evaluation and development of service options that best address client needs
Participate in Staff training and development seminars
Work cooperatively with other Center teams and programs to maintain smooth continuity of care when cases are shared across teams
Become familiar with and utilize of outside resources as needed to provide comprehensive services to clients
Participate in supervision with Coordinator and in regular performance appraisals as directed

Education and Experience

Masters Degree in Psychology or Social work preferred, or Bachelors Degree from an Accredited College or University in Social Work, Psychology, or closely related discipline
One to three years experience working with children and adolescents
Valid driver’s license, proof of insurance and reliable transportation required.
Computer skills required

Schedule/Time Keeping

Exempt, Full-Time, 37.5 hour work week
Must work a flexible schedule in response to the needs of the target population served, including rotating direct on-call responsibilities, which includes evening, weekend, and holiday hours

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.