CCBHC Community Support Team (CST) Team Lead

Metropolitan Family Services • Merrionette Park, IL

5h • Hybrid

About The Position

Metropolitan Family Services (MFS) is seeking a Community Support Team (CST) Team Lead for their Merrionette Park Office. MFS is dedicated to empowering families to learn, earn, heal, and thrive, acting as an engine of change since 1857. This role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact beyond a company's bottom line.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a human services field or a bachelor’s degree in any field with two years of documented clinical experience in a mental health setting, required.
• Must obtain and maintain IM+CANS certification, required.
• Requires mobility and willingness to work with a community-based caseload.
• Ability to maintain assigned community and home-based services.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and groups.
• Must work some evenings and weekends and possible on-call.
• Satisfactorily pass all relevant screening and criminal background checks.
• Driving for work required with transportation of clients preferred in a personally owned vehicle.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience with Rule 132/140 or CST/ACT (Assertive Community Treatment) models strongly preferred.
• Master's Degree in Social Work or Counseling from an accredited college or university. Must have applied to take LSW or LPC examination, preferred.
• Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) or experience working with clients experiencing substance use preferred.
• IM+CANS certification, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in conducting IM+CANS assessments and implementing treatment plans.
• Perform open access as assigned.
• Provide case management, support financial budgeting, assist with public benefits (Social Security, Medicaid), therapy/counseling, advocacy, health education, and community support services.
• Provide individual and group counseling, medication training and monitoring, skills training, and crisis intervention.
• Respond to client and family needs outside of scheduled sessions, including during crises.
• Identify and respond to changes in client needs, including decompensation or risk of hospitalization, and adjust levels of care accordingly in consultation with supervisor.
• Work with multidisciplinary professionals and community agencies to provide a continuum of coordinated care to meet the complex needs of clients.
• Coordinate care with family members, internal providers (medical, dental, SA/DV), and external partners such as schools, DCFS, hospitals, and community organizations.
• Learn and utilize agency and community resources.
• Assess community conditions affecting clients to identify resource gaps and problems.
• May serve on regional or agency-wide committees.
• Meet agency expectation for quantity of direct service and maintain quality and fidelity to evidence-based practices.
• Maintain timely and accurate client records and any necessary agency and CCBHC required reporting.
• Participate in agency and site-based required meetings and trainings.
• Work effectively with diverse staff and service population.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Metropolitan Family Services contributions of $2,000 to individual, and $4,000 to family, HSA accounts, pro-rated to your benefits start date.
• FREE General Medicine and Behavioral Health Teladoc services provided to all team members.
• Ascensus 401K plan services with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on day one of eligibility.
• $2,500 Sign-on Bonus for first-time employees with MFS! ($1,250 on the first paycheck and $1,250 after 6 months of employment).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees