Bilingual (Spanish) Child & Adolescent Therapist Team Lead
POSITION IS ELIGIBLE FOR HIRING BONUS
Due to eligible grant funds, this position offers a $4,000 hiring bonus. The bonus will be paid to the hired candidate half after 30 days ($2,000) and half upon the successful completion of 6 months of work ($2,000). Employees must be active and in good standing at the time of bonus payout to be eligible for hiring bonuses.
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: Join a diverse team of counselors and social workers providing mental health services in a collaborative and welcoming community outpatient setting. Gain supervised clinical experience, with opportunities for continuing education throughout the year. Engage clients in individual, group, and family therapy aimed at increasing supporting clients in creating a life worth living and functioning independently in the community. This team primarily serves children, adolescents, and young adult clients, but individual caseloads may also include adults. Specific client assignments are based on client preferences, team needs, clinical experience and interest, and credentials. Provide individual supervision to 3-4 Bilingual Child and Adolescent Therapists.
Primary Responsibilities
Provide mental health assessments that identify service needs and recommend options for care
Share assessment findings with clients
Involve client and/or family in the development of treatment plan goals, objectives and interventions that address their assessed behavioral health needs
Provide individual, group, and family therapy services
Provide case management services to assist clients and their families with access to needed benefits and services
Provide coordinated care by initiating or participating in client centered consultation with internal and external providers involved in care or services
Reassess and review treatment progress with clients and their families at proscribed intervals
Assist in establishing effective communication between the Center, other social agencies serving clients, and the community
Provide administrative and clinical oversight to Bilingual (Spanish) Child & Adolescent Outpatient therapists including clinical direction and assistance with treatment planning and service delivery
Provide weekly individual clinical supervision to all supervisees.
Provide performance evaluation for supervisees building on strengths and identifying ongoing growth/training needs.
Performance Requirements
Work cooperatively with KYC team members to assure clients timely access to quality services
Meet agency quality and compliance standard by accurately completing clinical documentation and service reporting in a timely manner
Meet or exceed service productivity target
Implement evidenced based practices to ensure use of effective and efficient treatment that best address client needs
Participation in staff training and development seminars
Working cooperatively with other Center teams and programs to maintain smooth continuity of care when cases are shared across teams
Become familiar with and utilization of outside resources as needed to provide comprehensive services to clients
Participate in supervision with Manager of Child and Adolescent Outpatient Onsite Services and in regular performance appraisals as directed
Understand the different funding sources available to the population served and the requirements for billing each of the funding sources
Position Requirements
Master’s degree from an accredited college or University in Social Work, Psychology or related discipline required.
LSW/LPC required. LCSW/LCPC or eligible within 6 months required.
1 year of supervisory experience required.
3-5 years of supervised experience in providing counseling and/or psychotherapy services preferred
Must demonstrate knowledge in the areas of diagnostic assessment, long and short-term treatment, family systems theory and group treatment.
Must be able to fluently speak, write, and read Spanish
Must have basic computer and keyboarding skills.
Schedule
Full Time – Exempt, 37.5 hours per week
The therapist must be prepared to work a flexible schedule in response to the needs of the target population served. This schedule may include evening 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.
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
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