Community Behavioral Health Counselor & Case Manager

Northwestern Medicine; DeKalb (IL); On-site; USD 37,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment

Professional Development

Wellbeing Fund

401(k) Matching

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Holiday Pay

Annual Salary Increase and Incentive

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a Behavioral Health Counselor/Case Manager to support adults with mental illness in community settings. The role involves case management, transportation to appointments, linking to benefits, and developing individualized plans within a multidisciplinary team.

Schedule: 40 hours per week, Monday–Friday, daytime hours. The position emphasizes compassionate care, compliance with ethics, and participation in discharge planning and community services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Behavioral Health.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills.
• Illinois driver’s license, auto liability insurance, and annual driving abstract.
• One year of outpatient client interaction experience.

Responsibilities

• Screen and evaluate requests for service.
• Collect and report social history for assigned cases.
• Intervene, stabilize, and manage acute crisis situations.
• Assess and evaluate client needs, strengths, goals, and resources.
• Develop individual plans with clients using assessment tools.
• Work with an interdisciplinary team to review cases and plans.
• Provide case management, outreach, and community support services.
• Refer and link clients to other human services programs.
• Train other providers in areas related to service specialties.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Bachelor’s in Behavioral Health

Job description

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a Behavioral Health Counselor/Case Manager to support adults with mental illness in community settings. The role involves case management, transportation to appointments, linking to benefits, and developing individualized plans within a multidisciplinary team.

Schedule: 40 hours per week, Monday–Friday, daytime hours. The position emphasizes compassionate care, compliance with ethics, and participation in discharge planning and community services.