Counselor III - ACT

Come join the (ACT) Assertive Community Treatment Team.  As a supportive member of the team, you will be providing intensive case management for adults with chronic, severe mental illness, in addition to working to reduce hospitalizations and avoid nursing home placement. It's key to ensure basic needs are met and maintain engagement in treatment while promoting harm reduction.

Counselor III Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for evaluating and assessing clients.
• Plans and implements a treatment plan with clients on assigned caseloads.
• Conducts individual, group, and family counseling, case management, outreach, education, monitoring, referral, linkage, follow-ups, and documentation.

• Maintains regular contact with an active caseload- most of which is conducted in client’s homes and in the community.
• Provides direct services to clients including individual and group treatment.
• Consults with the supervisor regarding transfer/placement of a client to another level of service, as needed.
• Provides atmosphere of customer service in assuring that clients are treated in a friendly and respectful manner.  
• Facilitates with clients and collaborates with the treatment team to develop, review and update treatment goals and referrals both internally and externally.
• Assists clients in obtaining public entitlements, housing, community resources, etc.
• Attends staffing's with Nursing Homes, Court Services, schools, agencies and others, as necessary.
• Organizes and participates in treatment-related clinical conferences and staffing's on assigned clients.
• Assists in facilitating transportation of clients.

• Associate’s degree and five (5) years’ experience in behavioral sciences, or
• Bachelor’s degree and three (3) years’ experience in behavioral sciences, or
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and one (1) year of experience in behavioral sciences, or
• Master’s degree in behavioral sciences and no experience
• Must possess a valid driver’s license 

As the largest human service provider in Lake County, we believe that services must be available without barriers. No residents are turned away due to the inability to pay. We believe in providing services in an environment of mutual respect, free of discrimination or bias. Whether assuring accessible and effective care, impacting policy, or assessing and monitoring risks, the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center has been an essential part of the public health system in Lake County for 60 years. We are looking for passionate, qualified team members who can help make a difference in our agency and, most importantly, in our community. 

Additional information about the Lake County Health Department, our culture, and why you should join our team can be found at https://lakecountyil.attract.neogov.com/health-department.

At this time, you must live in Illinois or Wisconsin to be eligible to work at Lake County Health Department. You can find our salary grades at https://www.lakecountyil.gov/4515/Salary-Grades. For unionized positions, a list of our collective bargaining agreements can be found here: https://www.lakecountyil.gov/2686/Collective-Bargaining-Agreements.

Any offer of employment is conditioned on the successful completion of a background screening, drug and alcohol testing and may include a pre-employment medical exam.

The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

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