Therapist/Clinician

Job Description

Job Description

Come and join Child Links counseling team, where we strive to make a difference. You will have the opportunity for ongoing clinical education, direct contact with clients, and the opportunity to get licensed.

Child Link believes that all children deserve a good home, a place that grounds them in a secure and loving presence and gives them the confidence to make their own future. We provide foster care services grounded in the belief that the best place for children to grow up is in a family.

Under the CSE (counseling, support, and education services) supervisor, the therapist/clinician provides counseling and support to children and families as they need help to cope with the stresses of daily living and manage psycho-social adjustments to everyday life issues. Methods include individual, family, and group services conducted in the office and/or in the community. Primary methods include counseling, education, supportive interventions that enhance personal growth and development, and situational changes that recognize the sociocultural values, goals, and lifestyles of the persons served.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Obtains information from client and collateral contacts pertinent to assessing applicant's concerns and determination of service needs.
• Evaluates the client's psycho-social functioning to determine an appropriate plan of service that outlines goals and objectives or refers to appropriate community resource if the client's service is not appropriate to Child link.
• Assesses progress and/or outcomes to provide services as required by program policies
• Provides follow-up services with the consent of the client
• Receives weekly individual and group supervision (ongoing clinical education)
• Prepares activity reports as required by program policies and procedures as requested by the supervisor
• Attends training events as required to meet CEU licensure requirements and/or program training requirements/staff and other meetings required by supervisor.
• Performs a coordinating function to service programs, community counseling services, etc
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Master's degree in social work/counseling/psychology from an accredited institution
• LCSW, LCPC, Psy D preferred

Qualifications:

• Combination of experience and education that meets Illinois legal requirements for clinical or mental health counseling
• An individual who is self-motivated with time management skills and cares for the population with mental health issues.

Schedule:

• 40H, Monday to Friday 10am-6pm flexible

Job Type: Full-time