Child and Adolescent School Therapist
Child and Adolescent School Therapist
Kenneth Young Center is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit dedicated to providing comprehensive outpatient behavioral health services to individuals of all walks of life. Located in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, we offer a wide range of services including outpatient therapeutic care, recovery-oriented support, community prevention, LGBTQ+ outreach, older adult services, and crisis intervention. Our team welcomes and celebrates unique perspectives and represents the diversity and vitality of our local communities. Join our team to grow in your career while building stronger, healthier communities.
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
Job Scope: Child & Adolescent Mobile Therapists for Northwest Suburban School Districts provide behavioral health services to individual’s ages 3-24 years old and their families within School District. Therapists will provide comprehensive mental health assessments, engage client/ families in treatment planning and motivational enhancement while planning evidence based services to most effectively attain the client’s/ family’s clinical goals. Services will be provided where needed by the client and School District including but not limited in school, in client homes, in clinic, telehealth, or within the community where appropriate. Specific team assignments and duties will be determined based on clinical expertise, experience, interest and credentials.
Primary Clinical Responsibilities
- Provide initial screenings and mental health assessments that identify service needs and recommend options for care.
- Share assessment findings with clients and their families.
- Involve client and their families in the development of treatment plan goals, objectives and interventions that address their assessed behavioral health needs.
- Provide individual, family and group 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 other internal and external providers involved in care or services.
- Reassess and review treatment progress with clients and their families at prescribed intervals.
- Assist in establishing effective communication between the Center, School District, other social agencies serving clients, and the community
- Attend Staffing's or meetings as needed to coordinate care and services for the School District clients.
- Coordinate between the school MTSS (Multi-tiered System of Supports) team and KYC’s Behavioral Health team.
- Provide crisis assessments and make appropriate recommendations for care as deemed clinically appropriate.
Administrative and Performance Requirements
- Work cooperatively School District MTSS team 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 which may be achieved with direct service to School District clients or engaging in and providing clinical services to KYC clients until School District client volume meets direct service capacity of this job.
- Implement evidenced based practices to ensure use of effective and efficient treatment that best address client needs
- Participation in All Staff meetings and other staff meetings and training as directed by supervisor.
- Working cooperatively with other Center and School 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 clinical and administrative supervision with direct supervisor and in regular performance appraisals as directed
Work Environment
- This job will include multiple settings including in professional office environment, in a school, in the community, or in client homes.
- A portion of employee’s time will be spent driving to and from agency, school and client homes to provide services as needed.
- In supporting the clients in their home the employee may be exposed to varying home conditions.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s from an accredited college or University in Social Work, Psychology or closely related discipline required to qualify for MHP status under Rule 132 - Master’s degree preferred.
- LCSW/LCPC preferred, but will consider applicants that are eligible to sit for the exam in the future.
- IM-CANS certified or obtain within 30 days of hire.
- Must have supervised experience in providing counseling and/or psychotherapy services.
- Must demonstrate knowledge in the areas of diagnostic assessment, long and short term treatment, family systems theory and group treatment
- Must have basic computer proficiency, knowledge of Microsoft Word, Internet skills and keyboarding skills.
- Applicant must have a valid IL Driver’s License and daily access to a well maintained/insured vehicle
Schedule/Time Keeping
- Full-Time, Exempt, Salaried, 37.5 hour work week
- Must work a flexible schedule in response to the needs of the target population served, including evening and Saturday hours.
Kenneth Young Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer