Recovery Counselor (Recovery Services Libra)

Trilogy Careers • Chicago, IL

13h • Onsite

About The Position

The Recovery Counselor assesses clients’ personal, medical, emotional, social, and environmental situations to plan treatment through home, community, and office visits. The role provides individualized motivational treatment and support to help clients recover from mental illness, advocates for clients, and connects them with community services as needed. Services are client-centered, strengths-based, and trauma-informed, and serve people with severe mental illnesses and co-occurring substance abuse or addiction disorders using a harm reduction approach.

At least 60–75% of community support services are provided in the community. The counselor also completes case management tasks and manages an assigned caseload with support, consultation, and direction from the Team Leader. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the office located at 2526 W Armitage Ave., Chicago, IL 60647. The stated pay range is $22.89–$26.32 per hour, with a $1,500 sign-on bonus.

Requirements

• Meet at least one of the following qualifications: a bachelor’s degree in counseling and guidance, rehabilitation counseling, social work, education, vocational counseling, psychology, pastoral counseling, family therapy, or a related human service field; a bachelor’s degree in another field plus two years of supervised clinical experience in a mental health setting; Licensed Practical Nurse status under the Nurse Practice Act; a Certificate of Psychiatric Rehabilitation from a DHS-approved program, high school diploma or GED, and two years of experience in a mental health setting; CRSS certification through IAODAPCA; a Family Partnership Professional certificate in good standing with IAODAPCA; Occupational Therapy Assistant licensure under the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act plus one year of experience in a mental health setting; or a high school diploma or GED plus five years of supervised clinical experience in a mental health setting.
• Valid Illinois driver’s license and daily access to a vehicle.
• Maintain auto liability insurance of $100,000/$300,000.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with people with mental health and/or substance abuse diagnoses.
• Experience in community-based services.

Responsibilities

• Assess clients’ personal, medical, emotional, social, and environmental situations through home, community, and office visits.
• Coordinate an individual recovery plan with the client, the client’s support system, and other care providers.
• Identify opportunities to move clients to appropriate levels of care and refer them to additional services as indicated.
• Help clients identify signs and symptoms of decompensation.
• Work collaboratively with clients to identify coping skills for managing symptoms and stressors.
• Help clients learn and improve independent living skills, including personal hygiene, housekeeping, nutrition, and shopping for food and personal items.
• Educate and assist clients with applying for entitlements, including Supplemental Security Income, Social Security Disability Insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and LINK.
• Accompany clients to important community appointments and support them with housing, substance use, budgeting, social support, and medication-related issues.
• Advocate on clients’ behalf and empower clients to advocate for themselves when appropriate.
• Complete case management tasks and manage an assigned caseload with support, consultation, and direction from the Team Leader.
• Provide at least 60–75% of community support services in the community.
• Perform other related duties and projects as assigned.

Benefits

• Free virtual primary care, urgent care, and mental health counseling for all employees.
• Paid maternity and paternity leave.
• Medical insurance through BCBS of Illinois.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Long-term and short-term disability.
• Pet insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts for health, dependent care, and transit.
• Telemedicine.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match.
• $1,500 sign-on bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed