Therapist – Adoption Support & Preservation (Unlicensed)

Brightpoint•Chicago, IL

2d•Hybrid

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 up to 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. As an Adoption Support & Preservation Therapist, you will provide in-home, community-based, and in-office services to families with children who have been adopted or for whom guardianship has been awarded through the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services. In your work, you will offer a range of trauma-informed, attachment-focused services, including individual, family, and group therapy, case management, advocacy, and crisis intervention, partner with families to develop a plan for clinical interventions targeting individualized, collaboratively developed treatment plan goals, coordinate services with other relevant providers, both within the agency and externally, and develop appropriate referral plans, complete thorough and timely documentation, including assessment and service notes, using a web-based client services platform, and help plan and facilitate community-based events where program participants and their families can engage in fun activities. Additionally, Therapists complete agency-paid trainings in program-specific modalities, including Attachment Regulation and Competency (ARC) and National Adoption Competency Mental Health Training Initiative (NTI).

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or a closely related clinical field, required.
Eligible for clinical licensure in the state of Illinois (LCSW, LCPC or LMFT) and will obtain, and maintain, clinical Illinois license within 24 months of employment required.
Obtains and maintains any applicable certifications based on program model and/or required by program funder, which may include Domestic Violence training, Trauma-Based Relational Intervention, Play Therapy, or other modalities within one year of employment required.
Valid driver's license, insurance, and a reliable vehicle required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with an evidence-based or evidence-informed treatment modality, such as Theraplay, the ARC framework, or other trauma-informed practice strongly preferred.
The ability to communicate effectively in both English and Spanish strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide in-home, community-based, and in-office services to families with children who have been adopted or for whom guardianship has been awarded through the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services.
Offer a range of trauma-informed, attachment-focused services, including individual, family, and group therapy, case management, advocacy, and crisis intervention.
Partner with families to develop a plan for clinical interventions targeting individualized, collaboratively developed treatment plan goals.
Coordinate services with other relevant providers, both within the agency and externally, and develop appropriate referral plans.
Complete thorough and timely documentation, including assessment and service notes, using a web-based client services platform.
Help plan and facilitate community-based events where program participants and their families can engage in fun activities.
Complete agency-paid trainings in program-specific modalities, including Attachment Regulation and Competency (ARC) and National Adoption Competency Mental Health Training Initiative (NTI).

Benefits

In-house clinical supervision
Reimbursement for licensure fees
Opportunities for advanced trainings (e.g., Play Therapy, Child Parent Psychotherapy, Nurturing Parent Program, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
Opportunities to collaborate with community partners
Flexible schedules
Low caseloads
Up to two weeks of paid vacation in the first year (increasing over tenure)
Two weeks of paid sick time
Two additional floating holidays
Eleven paid holidays
Paid winter break between Christmas and New Year's
Medical/dental/vision insurance
3+ weeks paid time off in the first year
Supplemental insurance options
401(k) with match
Leadership development opportunities
One-on-one mentorship
Approved agency for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)