Counselor/Therapist

Arrowleaf; Anna (IL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Arrowleaf seeks a Counselor/Therapist to work at the Union County Office (UCO) under the Behavioral Health program. This full-time role focuses on behavioral health counseling, psychiatric care, and care coordination to support clients in the community.

The position requires intervening, evaluating, developing treatment plans, providing crisis intervention, and collaborating with the consumer toward outcomes. Afterhours on-call rotation is included in a 40-hour work week.

Qualifications

• Intervenes and evaluates consumers, establishes diagnosis.
• Develops treatment plan collaboratively with consumers by defining goals, outcomes and time frames for treatment.
• Intervenes therapeutically to change attitudes, beliefs and behaviors of consumers.

Responsibilities

• Provides crisis intervention to stabilize consumer's condition.
• Maintains networking and referral contacts with other human service providers.
• Completes required monthly direct service hours as defined on Direct Service Requirement sheet.
• Carries a caseload as assigned by supervisor.
• Facilitates comprehensive consumer care by providing case management services.

Skills

Counseling

Crisis intervention

Case management

Assessment

Job description

This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more Information, Please See https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/13589935

Job Title:Counselor/ Therapist

Home Office:Union County Office (UCO).

Area of Focus:Behavioral Health

Program(s):Behavioral Health - Outpatient Mental Health Programming

helps individuals build life skills and well-being through behavioral health counseling, psychiatric care, and other care coordination and support services.

Immediate Supervisor:Behavioral Health Director - Megan Harmon

Hours of Work:Full-time, 40 hours/week. Afterhours on-call rotation required.

FLSA Classification:**Non-exempt

Jobduties Include, But Are Not Limited To Intervenes and evaluates consumers, establishes diagnosis. Develops treatment plan collaboratively with consumers by defining goals, specific outcomes and time frames for treatment. Intervenes therapeutically to change attitudes, beliefs and behaviors of consumers to improve individual and family level of functioning. Provides crisis intervention to stabilize consumer\'s condition by utilizing short term crisis intervention techniques and/or referral to other support services. Maintains networking and referral contacts with other human service providers bothinternally and externally. Completes required monthly direct service hours to consumers as defined on Direct Service Requirement sheet. Carries a caseload as assigned by supervisor. Facilitates comprehensive consumer care by providing case management services. Effectively teaches life-management skills to consumers. Provides and arranges transportation services to consumers which they translate to their natural environment. Demonstrates active involvement in supervision and clinical stayffings. Ability to screen, assess and provide interventions for consumers that are exhibiting symptoms of trauma. Other duties as assigned.