Bilingual (Spanish) Child & Adolescent School Based Therapist

2 weeks ago


Elk Grove Village, United States Kenneth Young Center Full time
Bilingual (Spanish) Child & Adolescent School Based Therapist

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 school based program and outpatient setting. Gain supervised clinical experience, with opportunities for continuing education throughout the year. Engage Spanish-speaking 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, clinical experience, interest and credentials. Fluency in Spanish required.

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 translations for clients and families on an as needed basis.
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 proscribed intervals.
Assist in establishing effective communication between the Center, other social agencies serving clients, and the community
Attend staffing’s or meetings as needed to coordinate care and services for the clients being seen in the school.
Performance Requirements
Work cooperatively with Childhood Services 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 Coordinator and in regular performance appraisals as directed
Education and Experience
Master’s degree from an accredited college or University in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology or closely related discipline required (candidates currently enrolled in a master’s program will be considered on a case by case basis).
LCSW/LCPC preferred, but will consider applicants that are eligible to sit for the exam in the future.
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 and keyboarding skills.
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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