Trauma‑Focused IPS Counselor for Youth & Family Support

One Hope United; Mount Vernon (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance up to $2500/year

Vacation & Personal Days

Sick Days and Mental Health Day

Medical, Dental, Vision

403b Retirement

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Account

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Career ladders & development

Job summary

One Hope United seeks an IPS Counselor to provide counseling, advocacy and case management for youth and families in a 6-month intensive intervention in community settings. The role centers on trauma-focused interventions, ARC-informed practice, and collaboration with caregivers and referral agencies to strengthening bonds and security.

Responsibilities include crisis intervention, documentation, court-ready notes, and after-hours support across Illinois regions.

Qualifications

• Experience or training in trauma-focused approaches and ARC framework.
• Ability to work with youth and families in community settings.
• Strong communication and collaboration with partner agencies.

Responsibilities

• Reports to the Child Abuse Hotline as directed by the Mandated Reporter Act.
• Provide exceptional customer service to parents, foster caregivers, referring case agencies, and other team members.
• Conduct regional and all-state in-person and virtual team meetings with staff, referring case agencies and community partners.
• Participates in frequent agency management meetings and work groups.
• Maintain confidentiality and protect client data.
• Reports any exposure to communicable diseases.
• Submit expense vouchers, renewed licenses, and insurance coverage on due date.
• Support the creation and maintenance of programmatic information in MS Teams and SharePoint.
• Assist with updating client demographic and other data in the IPS database.
• Ensure weekly filing of IPS documents in client files.
• Provide on-call support after hours across IPS offices.
• Provide on-site support to prevent placement disruption.
• Facilitate placement needs of children with referring agencies.
• Conduct home visits.
• Maintain relationships with agencies and community members.
• Complete necessary file documentation and DCFS tracking twice monthly.
• Prepare documentation for court proceedings as needed.

Job description

One Hope United seeks an IPS Counselor to provide counseling, advocacy and case management for youth and families in a 6-month intensive intervention in community settings. The role centers on trauma-focused interventions, ARC-informed practice, and collaboration with caregivers and referral agencies to strengthening bonds and security.

Responsibilities include crisis intervention, documentation, court-ready notes, and after-hours support across Illinois regions.