Dundee Township Therapist/Care Manager

Family Service Association Of Greater Elgin Area • Elgin, IL

12d • $47,736 - $68,000

About The Position

Dundee Township therapist provides individual and family therapy directly to Dundee Township residents, completes mental health assessments, treatment plans, coordinates care, advocates, provide case management, and help translate skills learned in the therapeutic environment into their natural environments. Additionally, this position serves as a liaison to the Township and attends township board and committee meetings.

Requirements

• Must have Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, or related field
• Must be able to travel between sites; services provided at main site (Elgin) and may also include home and/or school-based sessions.
• Evening (after 5pm) and/or weekend availability required.
• Must hold a valid, unexpired Illinois driver's license.

Nice To Haves

• LPC, LSW, LCPC, and LCSW preferred.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing individual, group, and family counseling to referred Dundee Township residents and their families.
• Must have contact with at least 40 clients per month from Dundee Township. These contacts may vary between maintaining a therapy caseload, providing walk-in hour support, and providing case management to direct referrals from other Dundee Township Organizations.
• Responsible for managing a caseload of 8-10 clients residing from Dundee Township, and providing an array of services including: integrated assessment and treatment planning, individual therapy, family therapy, case management, and crisis intervention.
• Respond to emergency/crisis/regular calls from clients
• Provide case management and care coordination on behalf of clients, residents, and their families
• Responsible for discussing cases with supervisor in clinical supervision (individual or group supervision) on a weekly basis.
• Responsible for reporting to supervisor regularly about problem cases, need for special services, and resource information, and agency coordination.
• Attend individual supervision and 9 out of 12 group clinical supervision team meetings, and be prepared to discuss cases
• Develop and manage a data collection system to support grant reporting.
• Complete and sign clinical service notes within 7 days of service delivery
• Timely submission of all clinical documentation in the electronic health record and of administrative paperwork including: timesheets, expense reports, training forms, and other agency documents
• Responsible for completion of and meeting deadlines for all clinical paperwork for cases, including, but not limited to: IATPs, annual update packets, releases of information, and consents for treatment.
• Complete and sign clinical service notes within 7 days of service delivery
• Responsible for timely completion and submission of deadlines for all agency administrative paperwork, including, but not limited to, timesheets, expense reports, car insurance verification, training request forms, and other agency documents.
• Responsible for attending staff meetings, Quarterly All Staff Meetings, program meetings, and other meetings as assigned by supervisor.
• Responsible for participating in Quarterly Utilization Reviews.
• Responsible for serving on Agency and/or Program Committees when requested by supervisor.
• Promote collegiality at the workplace by working collaboratively with others
• Responsible for attending at least six Dundee Township Mental Health Board meetings annually to share updates, discuss trends, and identify emerging community needs.
• Responsible for networking with collateral organizations in Dundee Township on behalf of FSA, active clients, and prospective clients. Networking includes referral and linkage, transition/discharge planning with assigned clients, and other related care coordination tasks.

Benefits

• In addition to base salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, generous PTO, and short-term disability, and opportunities for professional development and growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees