Recovery Counselor (Recovery Services Leo)

Trilogy Careers • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

The Recovery Counselor assesses clients’ personal, medical, emotional, social, and environmental situations through home, community, and office visits to plan and support treatment. The role provides individualized motivational treatment and support to people recovering from mental illness, including clients with severe mental illnesses and co-occurring substance use or addiction disorders. Services are client-centered, strengths-based, trauma-informed, and use a harm-reduction approach. At least 60–75% of community support services are provided in the community. The counselor also completes case-management tasks, advocates for clients, and links them with community services. Recovery Counselors manage their own caseloads with support, consultation, and direction from their Team Leader.

Requirements

• Meet at least one of the listed qualification pathways: a bachelor’s degree in a specified or related human-service field; a bachelor’s degree in another field plus two years of supervised clinical experience in a mental health setting; an applicable Licensed Practical Nurse license; a DHS-approved Certificate of Psychiatric Rehabilitation plus a high school diploma/GED and two years of mental health-setting experience; CRSS certification through IAODAPCA; a Family Partnership Professional certificate in good standing with IAODAPCA; an Illinois-licensed Occupational Therapy Assistant with one year of mental health-setting experience; or a high school diploma/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 $100,000/$300,000 auto liability insurance.

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.
• Recognize opportunities to move clients to appropriate levels of care and provide referrals to additional services as indicated.
• Help clients identify signs and symptoms of decompensation and work with them 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 applications 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.
• Perform other related duties and/or projects as assigned.

Benefits

• Free virtual primary care, urgent care, and mental health counseling for all employees.
• Paid maternity/paternity leave.
• Medical insurance (BCBS of IL).
• 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