Bilingual Staff Therapist

Responsibilities:

• Provide individual therapy and small group therapy to children in the school setting. Caseloads will include: 23 individual children and 2 small groups for the entirety of the school year. Caseload must meet program’s funding requirements and is subject to review by the Senior Director of Clinical Practices.
• Conduct intake interviews with children, family members and/or relevant school staff, providing an initial assessment and treatment plan that best reflects the needs of the client.
• Provide clinical support and guidance to clients’ parents/caregivers, as it relates to the well-being of the client.
• Provide guidance and advocacy on behalf of the child’s and family’s needs with key stakeholders in the community.
• Provide ongoing family therapy to students and their immediate family members as well as potential individual therapy to caregivers
• Engage in active outreach with school staff, parents/caregivers, and community resources.
• Regular collaboration and consultation with school staff, as it relates to caseload and social-emotional topics.
• Support clinical and logistical elements of maintaining on-going school partnerships, including but not limited to, attending regular meetings with school administration and other relevant stakeholders.
• As a leader within the therapeutic milieu, serve as a role model, particularly regarding treating oneself and others with respect and dignity, in a thriving learning community.
• Adhere to ethical, legal, and the organizational expectations of documentation of clinical services, record keeping, and data collection.
• Document all direct and indirect clinical services, and any other miscellaneous professional activities (such as school meetings), in a timely manner, including ongoing documentation for Medicaid.
• Attend all relevant organizational meetings, including but not limited to case consultation, clinical supervision, clinical team meetings, and program meetings.
• Commitment to on-going professional development regarding race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, other cultural components, and issues of social justice.
• Other duties may be assigned as the needs arise.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy and a valid licensure in Illinois as an LSW, LCSW, LPC, LCPC, or LMFT
• Clinical approach rooted in a trauma-informed, strength-based, child-centered practice. Applicants must demonstrate a solid understanding of significant developmental tasks for children; an appreciation for systems theory and its application within the child’s life; and a foundational competence regarding the therapeutic process for individual, group and family modalities
• Must have experience working with young children
• Must demonstrate flexibility, adaptability, assertiveness, an openness to learn, and self-initiation
• An understanding of urban, under-resourced educational environments preferred but not required
• This position may require travel; therefore one must own a car to be able to travel to multiple sites if necessary during the work day
• Excellent communication skills that can be applied to a variety of settings
• This position requires the ability to write treatment plans, mental health assessments, and case conceptualizations. Able to present information and respond to questions from key stakeholders
• Knowledge and previous experience of Medicaid is preferred
• Must be bilingual in both Spanish and English

Benefits:

• Weekly individual clinical supervision
• Opportunities for case consultation, which includes case presentation and analysis, with clinical teamand clinical consultant
• Becoming part of a creative, innovative, energetic team
• Very generous PTO package (vacation, sick and personal days)
• Excellent health benefits with substantial employer cost share
• Family leave, if applicable
• Retirement plan with employer matching