Licensed Counselor/Therapist Child Welfare Services

Brightpoint • Belleville, IL

218d • $61,000 - $65,000 • Remote

About The Position

Brightpoint invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff who share a common vision: an equitable world where all children and families thrive in strong communities. As a leader in the human services sector for 140 years, we aim to advance the well-being of children by investing in families and strengthening communities through data-informed, collaborative, and preventative solutions. Opportunities for growth. Therapists and Counselors are supported in obtaining and maintaining clinical licensure through in-house clinical supervision and reimbursement for licensure fees. We also offer opportunities for advanced trainings in your field, which may include Play Therapy, Child Parent Psychotherapy, Nurturing Parent Program, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and other trainings, depending on your unique interests, as well as opportunities to collaborate with other community partners to expand your professional network and increase your access to supplemental resources to benefit the kids and families you're serving. Work/Life balance. We know you can't pour from an empty cup. We encourage a healthy work/life balance by keeping schedules flexible and caseloads low, with a focus on quality of engagement and services over quantity of billable hours. We offer a generous paid leave package that includes two weeks of paid vacation in the first year (increasing over your tenure to more than five weeks per year), plus two weeks of paid sick time, two additional floating holidays, eleven paid holidays, and a paid winter break between Christmas and New Year's each year. Brightpoint's Child Welfare Counseling Services provide therapeutic intervention for children and parents involved in the child welfare system. As a Therapist on the Child Welfare Counseling Services team, you will provide clients with an individualized assessment, and then work collaboratively with the family and outside services providers to develop a comprehensive and strengths-based treatment plan. Your services will help children and adult clients address trauma, attachment, domestic violence, anger management, parenting, placement stabilization, substance abuse, permanency, and court involvement.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or a closely related clinical field.
• Current clinical licensure in the state of Illinois (LCSW, LCPC, LMFT).
• Experience providing behavioral health services to youth or families using evidence-based or evidence-informed treatment modalities.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Theraplay, the ARC framework, or other trauma-informed practices.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish).

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized assessments for clients.
• Collaborate with families and outside service providers to develop comprehensive treatment plans.
• Deliver therapeutic interventions for children and parents involved in the child welfare system.
• Address issues such as trauma, attachment, domestic violence, anger management, parenting, placement stabilization, substance abuse, and court involvement.

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Flexible paid leave that accrues based on tenure
• 11 paid holidays
• Supplemental insurance options
• 401(k) with match
• Reimbursement of licensure renewal fees
• Generous paid leave package including vacation and sick time
• Paid winter break between Christmas and New Year's
• Student Loan Forgiveness eligibility under Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Social Assistance
• Education Level: Master's degree