Mobile Crisis Response / SASS Counselor

Kenneth Young Center•Schaumburg, IL

6d•$47,500 - $55,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Kenneth Young Center is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit dedicated to providing comprehensive outpatient behavioral health services to individuals of all walks of life. Located in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, we offer a wide range of services including outpatient therapeutic care, recovery-oriented support, community prevention, LGBTQ+ outreach, older adult services, and crisis intervention. Our team welcomes and celebrates unique perspectives and represents the diversity and vitality of our local communities. Join our team to grow in your career while building stronger, healthier communities.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree from an accredited College or University in Social Work, Psychology, or closely related discipline or a minimum of a high school diploma or GED and 5 years supervised clinical experience in mental health or human services.
One to two years experience working with children and adolescents.
Valid driver’s license, proof of insurance and reliable transportation required.
Computer skills required.

Nice To Haves

Masters Degree from an accredited College or University in Social Work, Psychology, or closely related discipline preferred.
Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide a full range of crisis screening, assessment, and support services to a caseload of clients and their families.
Attend all 72 hour and ongoing hospital staffings and residential placement meetings.
Develop a plan to stabilize a client without the use of hospitalization if hospitalization is not necessary.
Provide case management services including linkage back to substitute care provider, linkage to community resources, ongoing support to help a client maintain access to established services, and post-hospitalization services.
Participate as a responsible crisis team member to maintain continuous on-call coverage and to accomplish other team tasks, goals and responsibilities.
Manage a caseload that reflects the MCR/SASS program demands.
Provide timely and accurate assessments of incoming calls with clinically appropriate dispositions.
Determine the need for additional services based on the assessment and facilitate linkage.
Participate in consultation, as needed, with other agency professionals or with paid agency consultants.
Interpret and communicate, at the service delivery level, Center policies and procedures.
Submit, in a timely and accurate fashion determined by supervisor, reports and data as required by the Center’s policies and procedures.
Attend MCR/SASS department meetings.
Meet agency quality and compliance standard by accurately completing clinical documentation and service reporting in a timely manner.
Meet or exceed service productivity target.
Participate in program evaluation and development of service options that best address client needs.
Participate in Staff training and development seminars.
Work cooperatively with other Center teams and programs to maintain smooth continuity of care when cases are shared across teams.
Become familiar with and utilize of outside resources as needed to provide comprehensive services to clients.
Participate in supervision with Coordinator and in regular performance appraisals as directed.

Benefits

403(b) plan with organizational matching
Medical Insurance (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois - BCBS)
Dental (BCBS), and Vision Insurance (BCBS) with low employee premiums
Long Term and Short Term Disability (BCBS), no cost to employee
Flexible Spending Account (with annual rollover)
Basic life insurance (50k) paid for by the organization and option for additional voluntary coverage for self, spouse, or dependents (BCBS)
Incentive program with potential for quarterly bonuses
Opportunity for annual bonus and salary increase (discretionary based on annual KYC financial audit)
Eligibility to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
4 weeks of Paid Time Off (With increases based on seniority)
8 Paid Organization-Wide Holidays
3 Personal Floating Holidays annually