Bilingual Child and Adolescent School Therapist

Kenneth-Young-Center; Hoffman Estates (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

403(b) plan with match

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision

Disability Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Life Insurance

Bonus program

PSLF eligible

Paid time off

Job summary

Kenneth Young Center, a nonprofit serving behavioral health needs in the Chicago area, seeks a Bilingual Child and Adolescent School Therapist. The role serves children, adolescents, and young adults in school-based and outpatient settings with supervision and opportunities for continuing education.

Requirements include a Master’s degree in a related field and Spanish fluency; the team emphasizes collaborative care, culturally competent support, and community integration.

Qualifications

• Fluency in Spanish required.
• Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology or closely related field.
• Licensed or eligible to sit for exam (LCSW/LCPC preferred).

Responsibilities

• Provide initial screenings and mental health assessments.
• Deliver individual, family and group therapy.
• Involve families in treatment plan goals and interventions.
• Provide translations for clients and families as needed.
• Coordinate with other providers to ensure integrated care.

Skills

Bilingual Spanish

Education

Master's degree in Counseling or Social Work

Job description

Position:Bilingual Child and Adolescent School Therapist

Location: Hoffman Estates, IL

Job Id:1103

# of Openings:1

Bilingual 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 arobust 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 forby 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,KYCalso offers agenerous amount of paid time off and staff holidays.

• 4weeks of Paid Time Off (With increases based on seniority)
• 8 Paid Organization-Wide Holidays
• 3Personal Floating Holidays annually

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 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
• 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

• 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.

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