Counselor II - Residential Group Home

Lake County • Waukegan, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Counselor II will be a part of a supportive team in a Supervised Residential Setting for adults living with mental illness. Will assist residents in understanding their condition, developing coping skills, and improving their interpersonal and daily living skills. Care will also include medication monitoring, group counseling, linkage to community resources, and life skills training.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or Bachelor’s in any field and two (2) years’ experience, or High School diploma or GED and five (5) years’ experience
• Must possess a valid driver's license.
• Must live in Illinois or Wisconsin.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct services to clients including organizing and facilitating individual and group treatment and activities, supervision of the milieu and case management and outreach.
• Develops clients’ abilities to problem-solve interpersonal conflicts.
• Facilitates with clients and collaborates with the treatment team to develop, review and update treatment goals and referrals both internally and externally.
• Takes responsibility for training in and documenting clinical chart requirements to meet program and state standards.
• Focuses on client empowerment and evidence-based practices in providing treatment, seeking to assist clients to build on strengths in addressing treatment needs.
• Provides education and direction to clients, family members and/or significant others.
• Organizes and participates in treatment-related clinical conferences and staffing on assigned clients.
• Reports client progress, behavior problems or need for medication evaluation to program supervisors/physicians/psychiatrists regularly.
• Conducts crisis intervention/evaluation/referral to persons who present themselves at the program.
• Performs initial evaluations and assessments of potential clients regarding their appropriateness for participation in the program.
• Provides ongoing assessment of client’s progress/growth.
• In residential programs, provides coverage of the unit/site, insuring 24-hour coverage is maintained at all times.
• In outpatient programs, provides weekend or evening coverage as required.
• Works with clients to secure and maintain entitlements, housing and other needed services.
• Monitors clients to ensure that they are caring adequately for themselves and for the facility and furnishings.
• Demonstrates/teaches ADLs, when required.

Benefits

• Services must be available without barriers. No residents are turned away due to the inability to pay.
• Services in an environment of mutual respect, free of discrimination or bias.
• Equal Opportunity Employer.

What This Job Offers

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