Clinical Internship Coordinator

Between Friends • Chicago, IL

2d • $56,000 - $60,000

About The Position

The Clinical Internship Coordinator is responsible for providing trauma-informed individual, family, and group counseling services for adults, youth, and children. This position is also responsible for the administration, coordination and supervision of Master’s level counseling interns and volunteers in the Counseling program.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, or related field required; 40 hour domestic violence training required
• At least two years of experience providing counseling services to individuals, families and/or groups preferred; experience in the field of domestic violence preferred
• PC literate with experience in word processing
• Commitment to Between Friends mission and values, particularly a focus on intersectional equity and ending all forms of abuse in relationships.

Nice To Haves

• Professional license (LCSW or LCPC) preferred
• Bilingual Spanish/English preferred

Responsibilities

• Provides individual, group, and family counseling, case management, and crisis intervention services as determined by clients and agency needs.
• Provides individual economic counseling with adults, which includes completing an assessment and collaborating with a survivor to establish, review, and complete goals on an economic stability plan
• Answers the crisis hotline as needed
• Provides up to 40 hours of direct contact hours per month, which includes counseling and case management services
• Helps victims of domestic violence to understand their rights and the legal remedies available to them under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act
• Assists clients in filing for Victim’s Compensation
• Works with the Counseling & Support Services Manager and the Resource, Information, and Service Advocate to provide outreach and to build and solidify partnerships with local organizations in the community to meet the diverse needs of clients
• Provides case management services and leads case coordination with other providers, as needed
• Develops partnerships with universities and colleges in order to recruit appropriate counseling interns for the counseling program.
• Provides childcare as needed
• Leads the clinical meeting and actively participates in case presentations and program-related discussions weekly at the clinical meeting
• Facilitates applicable sessions of the 40-hour training classes
• Serves as a resource and point of contact for clinical interns
• Recruits, hires, supervises, develops and evaluates counseling interns and volunteers
• Responsible for both clinical and administrative supervision to interns and volunteers
• Coordinates and provides professional development to staff/interns
• Ensures case documentation is up-to-date and reflective of the services provided and submits necessary information to the Counseling & Support Services Manager for reporting
• Participates in individual and group clinical supervision coordinated by Counseling & Support Services Manager
• Completes all required reports
• Follows all Counseling & Support Services Program policies and procedures to ensure compliance with agency, funder, and contract standards/requirements
• Enters data into the InfoNet database
• Participates in a variety of coalitions and committees to form collaborative responses to domestic violence
• Participates in program and agency events as needed
• Provides services as determined by Board of Director’s policies
• Completes other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Salary range is between $56,000-$60,000 commensurate with experience and qualifications
• Comprehensive benefits package (with some employee contributions) includes medical, dental, life insurance
• 24 vacation days accrued throughout the first year, and 12 paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern