Clinical Mental Health Therapist

Harper College; Palatine (IL); On-site; USD 64,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Harper College is seeking a Clinical Mental Health Therapist to provide therapy services and assessments to students. The role requires a Master's degree and an active LCPC license. Experience in mental health and bilingual skills are essential. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to work collaboratively in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years post grad work experience required.
• Experience facilitating psychoeducation and support groups.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional therapy services and mental health assessment.
• Develop short-term treatment plans and provide case management.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Communication

Education

Master’s degree in professional counseling

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)

Job description

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Harper College enriches its diverse communities by providing quality, affordable and accessible education. The College serves more than 40,000 students annually on its 200-acre campus in Chicago’s Northwest suburbs, and offers 40-plus degree programs and more than 100 career certificates. All of Harper College’s efforts are grounded in increasing the number of students who complete credentials, or finish. This simple yet powerful theme is critical to our community’s and nation’s success.

The clinical mental health therapist is a collaborative role responsible for providing professional therapy services, mental health assessment and triage. The clinical mental health therapist will provide appropriate referrals to campus and community partners to support students’ mental health and well-being.

Education: Master’s degree from an accredited school of professional counseling or related field required. Active, unrestricted license as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in the State of Illinois required.

Experience: Minimum of 2 years post grad work experience and experience facilitating psychoeducation, process, and/or support groups required, as are excellent professional written and verbal communication skills. Must have strong ability to work collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team and the flexibility to respond dynamically to student and operational needs of the counseling center.

Preferred experience includes experience working in higher levels of care (IOP/PHP/Residential). Experience working with substance abuse and mental health clients. Experience managing a caseload of clients.

Skills: Bilingual English/Spanish language competency required.

Completes intakes and bio-psycho-social assessments with students.

Provides evidence-based clinical mental health therapy with responsiveness to cultural, developmental and trauma informed needs of students and compliant with the America Counseling Association (ACA) code of ethics.

Develops short-term treatment plans with each student and updates plans in a regular cadence to determine continued therapeutic need.

Provides students with case management and coordination of care with campus community resources and/or community partners.

Facilitates skills workshops and therapeutic process groups for the student campus community.

Completes clinical documentation in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) within standards of practice and College operational policies.

Assists with campus and community outreach to promote visibility of counseling resources and services on campus.

Engages in a cross collaborative clinical case conference weekly.

Engages in professional development activities (e.g. projects, committees, tasks) both on campus and off to maintain clinical license, remain current with behavioral health standards of practice, improve skills, and expand competency.

Assists Counseling Services Manager with data collection for Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act (MHEACA) grant reporting.

Performs other duties as needed.

Employment Type: Full Time

Years Experience: 1 - 3 years

Salary: $64,454 - $100,706 Annual

Bonus/Commission: No

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider and Consulting

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care, Mental Health Care, and Medical Practices

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