SUMMARYThe Bilingual Postdoctoral Fellow is a grant-funded position that provides professional services to residents and Village Staff working with Health and Human Services. The Bilingual Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Village of Hoffman Estates Department of Health and Human Services is a 12 month, 40 hours per week, full time position. The Bilingual Postdoctoral Fellow is expected to be on site Monday through Friday, and some weekends based on programming with two required evenings.
The Bilingual Postdoctoral Fellow will provide individual, couple, family and group therapy throughout the course of their post-doctoral year. The bilingual postdoctoral fellow is expected to carry a caseload of 18-20 clients. Clients will consist of children, adolescents, and adults. In addition to psychotherapy, the bilingual post-doctoral fellow is also responsible for 1-2 intake assessments per week, which can vary during the course of the postdoctoral year depending on client need. 
Psychological assessment is required which will be no more than 1 case per month depending upon client need and referrals. Psychological evaluations will be conducted in English and Spanish depending on the client’s primary language. Typical referrals for psychological assessments and evaluations will be for differential diagnosis, assessing learning disabilities, ADHD, and social and emotional functioning.
The Bilingual Postdoctoral Fellow will implement community outreach and prevention programs to the Spanish-speaking community. Programming will be based on the needs of the Spanish-speaking community and the various community organizations within the HHS network. The bilingual postdoctoral fellow with work alongside the bilingual supervisor(s) to create relationships with community organizations, assess their needs, and collaborate on programs that can meet these needs. Additionally, the bilingual postdoctoral fellow will have an opportunity to engage in community building and collaboration with the HHS nursing department to address bilingual mental health services of clients. 
The Bilingual Postdoctoral Fellow will receive a minimum of one hour of supervision per week with their bilingual primary supervisor and one hour of supervision per week with their bilingual secondary supervisor. The bilingual post-doctoral fellow is expected to audio and/or video record psychotherapy sessions (with client consent) and this material is reviewed during weekly supervision meetings.Responds to and interacts with residents, employees, and/or others within and outside the organization in a courteous, professional, and ethical manner.

COMPENSATION$27.88 per hour ($58,000 annually)
The fellowship includes health benefits and IMRF pension participation.

HOURS/SCHEDULEThe fellowship is a 12 month, 40 hours per week, full time position. The Bilingual Postdoctoral Fellow is expected to be on site Monday through Friday, and some weekends based on programming with two required evenings. 

PLEASE SUBMIT completed Village application, CV AND a sample psychological evaluation that was in English or Spanish. Please remove any identifying information.

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