Community Support Therapist
You are key to our vision: Together We Thrive. At Kenneth Young Center, our staff come together with volunteers, community partners, and the people we serve to create holistic systems of care through interwoven behavioral health programs, older adult services, and community health initiatives. Our team welcomes and celebrates unique perspectives, and represents the diversity and vitality of our local communities. This role helps realize our mission: We partner with communities to support people of all ages to navigate life's challenges through personalized prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery. Join our team to grow in your career while building stronger, healthier communities.
Job Scope: Provide recovery-oriented and person-centered behavioral health services to adults living in the community with a range of mental health needs. This position provides a mixture of outpatient therapy, crisis intervention, community support, and case management depending on a client’s needs, that target assessed areas of functional impairment and promote independence through the development and use of natural community supports. Treatment services are delivered at flexible times that meet clients’ needs and in settings that offer the best potential for positive outcomes, including in-home, in-office, at local Permanent Supportive Housing buildings, and in community-based settings. Caseload may include limited number of persons under 18 who are living in the permanent supportive housing buildings.
Clinical Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive, strength-based, trauma-informed mental health assessments, treatment planning, and recommendations for care
- Provide outpatient therapy, community support, case management, and crisis intervention and stabilization services using individual and group modalities Manage clinical caseload, complete bi-annual IMCANS assessment and treatment plan and other DHS/Medicaid required paperwork
- Engage client’s in the development of treatment plan goals, objectives and interventions that address their assessed behavioral health needs and review and reassess progress at prescribed intervals
- Develop topics and curriculum and lead weekly therapy and/or skills group at housing buildings in the area, in conjunction with Supervisor and team members
- Facilitate internal and external referrals for additional services consistent with assessed needs and client’s desired outcomes, such as employment, substance use services, psychosocial rehabilitation, medical providers, etc.
- Work cooperatively with other KYC teams/staff to maintain smooth transitions and effective continuity of care
- Effectively engage Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) tenants in assessing their mental health needs, planning care, and participating in activities that will optimize their abilities to live independently and maintain their housing
- Work cooperatively with the building management company to troubleshoot tenant/landlord issues and ensure continued tenancy for clients
- Promote opportunities for clients to build natural systems of support within their communities, both within PSH and apartment complexes, and within the surrounding community
- Under direction of supervisor, engage new tenants and assess for ability to live independently and share recommendations with property management
Administrative and Performance Requirements
- Work with supervisor and other team members to identify, plan, and coordinate provision of on-site service offerings
- Meet productivity target estimated at 50-55% billable service
- Participate in clinical and administrative supervision as directed, to receive and offer feedback and for performance evaluation and seek additional clinical and program consultation as needed
- Participate in All Staff meetings, division, department, and team meetings, and other staff meetings and trainings as directed by supervisor
- Meet as needed with Building Management and Service Coordinator to share planning, identify health or safety concerns, and other issues pertinent to the operation of PSH buildings
- Complete all clinical documentation and required reports in an accurate and timely manner per KYC policy
- Interpret and communicate, at the service delivery level, Center policies and procedures
- Meet agency quality and compliance standards
Education, Experience and Other Requirements
- Masters Degree from an accredited college or university in social work, psychology or a related discipline preferred. Will consider candidates with a Bachelor’s Degree with clinical mental health experience
- Preferred experience working with individuals with serious and persistent mental illness providing a variety of clinical interventions including therapy, case management and community support
- Preferred experience working in non-traditional treatment environments i.e.in-home, residential, community settings
- Computer and smartphone proficiency, including working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Internet skills, text messaging. Knowledge and ability to learn and effectively utilize electronic internal collaboration and communication tools (ex. Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365)
- Obtain IM-CANS certification within 30 days of hire (training provided)
- Applicant must have a valid IL Driver’s License and daily access to a well maintained/insured vehicle
Schedule
- Hours generally weekday, daytime and early evening. Must be able to work a flexible schedule in response to the needs of the target population served, including occasional evening and/or Saturday hours.
- Optional: participate in rotating 24/7 on-call coverage
Kenneth Young Center offers a robust benefit package that is highly competitive to the market and offers all full-time employees the following:
To further promote an active and healthy work/ life balance, KYC also offers a generous amount of paid time off and staff holidays.
- 4 weeks of Paid Time Off (With increases based on seniority)
- 8 Paid Organization-Wide Holidays
- 3 Personal Floating Holidays annually
Kenneth Young Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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