Mental Health Therapist

Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois; O'Fallon (IL); On-site; USD 63,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Licensure reimbursement

Tuition discounts

Health insurance

Leadership training

Job summary

Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois is seeking a Mental Health Therapist in O'Fallon, IL. The role involves providing trauma-informed clinical services, completing documentation, and collaborating with a team to support children and families affected by trauma.

Qualified applicants will have a master's degree in counseling or social work, be a Qualified Mental Health Professional per Rule 132, and hold a valid driver’s license.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in counseling, social work, or related field.
• Must meet qualifications of Qualified Mental Health Professional as defined in Rule 132.
• Experience working in a child welfare agency is helpful.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates flexibility in scheduling with clients and agency locations.
• Completes required documentation including assessments, treatment plans, and billing within deadlines.
• Engages clients in collaborative, youth-guided and family-driven problem-solving.
• Maintains trauma-informed care practices and provides clinical supervision as assigned.
• Develops working knowledge of community resources beneficial to those served.

Education

Master's degree in counseling, social work, or related field

Job description

Gain a meaningful career helping children and families thrive. If you have a desire to help others, this might be the place for you. Join our welcoming environment and make an impact!

The team at LCFS brings their best to the important work of strengthening families and building futures for children and parents. As a leading child welfare agency with 16 locations across Illinois, our mission is to nurture and strengthen children and families in need. Be a part of a team that is a leader in innovative best practice and strong child welfare outcomes!

Full Time Employee Benefits

Professional Development/ Training and Support

Health and Wellness

Work/Life Balance

Life Insurance & Disability Insurance

Employee Recognition/Staff Engagement

• Tuition Assistance/ Reimbursement Program (up to $3,000/year after first year of employment)
• Employer paid licensure for LCSW and LCPC
• University tuition discount available upon hire:
• Chamberlain University: 10% discount
• Lewis University: 20% discount
• National Louis University: 10% discount
• Extensive Leadership Training and Professional Development Classes
• LGBTQ+ Training
• Supervisory support
• Public Loan Forgiveness Organization

Equal Opportunity Employer

LCFS is an equal opportunity employer and consideration for employment is made without regard to: race, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.EEOC_KnowYourRights

Position:Mental Health Therapist

Location: O'Fallon, IL

Job Id:1209

# of Openings:1

Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois

What We Do

Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois improves the well-being of people across the state by protecting children, strengthening families and building futures for those who have experienced trauma. We do this as a leading provider of a variety of child welfare services. LCFS is a welcoming organization serving children, individuals, families and communities of all faiths, races, ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender expressions and gender-identifications.

Who We Are

• Champions in supporting children, youth and families throughout Illinois so they are able to reach their full potential.
• Dynamic and innovative leadership who believe in collaboration with their team of professionals and are revolutionizing the impact on services to families.
• A community which embraces and is committed to being WIDE (welcoming, inclusive, diverse and equitable).
• Impacting the child welfare community by addressing institutional racism and implicit bias to increase positive outcomes for children and families of color.
• Creating a culture focused on supporting families and ensuring all children find safe, loving permanent homes, particularly by reuniting them with their families.

Join the professional team providing excellent services to children and families!

Mental Health Therapist

In all aspects of their work, each employee’s goal is to be a role model to others and behave in a way that actively supports Lutheran Child and Family Services as a welcoming community, promotes diversity and inclusion in the workplace, and collaborates with others to further equity and dismantle barriers to a more inclusive experience of community. Toward this end, each employee participates annually in identifiable professional development and/or advocacy regarding inclusion. Methods of achieving this goal includes taking a relevant course through Relias learning or other websites or courses, submitting evidence of advocacy work, etc.
Meets productivity expectations.

• Demonstrates flexibility in scheduling, providing times and locations for appointments with those served which meet their needs and the needs of the Agency.
• Completes all required documentation including high quality assessments, treatment plans and billing in the required timeframe.
• Fully engages those served in a collaborative problem-solving partnership that is youth guided and family driven.
• Is an effective member of the child and family team, advocating for those served and working closely with other identified team members to meet the goals of those served.
• Secures and maintains evidence of expertise as a trauma-informed clinical service provider.
• Serves as an expert on trauma informed treatment for those served and all other team members
• Maintains required statistics, using the appropriate Agency forms and turns them in by the required deadlines.
• Meets annual expectations for training. Acquires ongoing skills and knowledge through participation in the supervisory process, and attendance to meetings and conferences both within and outside the Agency.
• Effectively provides, documents and bills for Medicaid services.
• Meets with and provides clinical supervision to students or staff as assigned by the Supervisor of Counseling or the Director of Counseling, meeting all requirements of the student’s placement.
• Participates in clinical program quality improvement processes.
• Develops a working knowledge of community resources which may be beneficial to those served.
• Demonstrate knowledge of, and adherence to, Agency policies and procedures.
• Provides professional presentations as requested or required.
• Adheres to the ethics standards of their profession.
• Develops collaborative, ongoing professional relationships with other professionals both within and external to the Agency, who are involved in the welfare of those served.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

COMPENSATION

Starting Salary $62,515 - $67,515

EDUCATIONAL/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Must meet the qualifications of a Qualified Mental Health Professional as defined in Rule 132 of the Illinois Mental Health Code. One of the following:
An individual possessing at least a master's degree in counseling, social work, or related field. Recent graduates welcome.
Experience working in a child welfare agency helpful. Must have a valid driver’s license and vehicle.

PHYSICAL AND SPECIAL DEMANDS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential duties listed in the job description satisfactorily.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, or controls; reach with hands and arms. Objects include a computer and keyboard, calculator, typical business machines such as a fax machine and copier. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus. The employee may work in and/or visit Agency offices throughout Illinois, as well as provide services in the community and must be able to transport him/herself to these sites. The employee is required to have a valid driver’s license and must be able to safely operate a motor vehicle. The work environment characteristics include a noise level which is usually low to moderate.

LCFS is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

We expect the LCFS organizational culture to be color cognizant, believing in the importance of racial and ethnic differences because of their profound impact on individuals, groups, communities and society, as well as acknowledging the accompanying widespread racism and discrimination in our broader society. We expect that within the organization there be explicit, productive conversations about the role of race and culture in the work we do, as well as advocacy for addressing the social injustices that result from systemic racism.