Therapist - Community Based (Licensed, Bilingual)

Brightpoint • Chicago, IL

4d • Onsite

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. As a Therapist/Counselor in our School-Based Behavioral Health program, you'll provide clinical services to school-aged children and their families at Family CARES Center in Chicago, IL. Individual therapy and group services are provided to children in a school-based setting, and family therapy is provided in an agency office. We invite you to join our team of mission driven clinical staff, and we offer opportunities for growth and a focus on work/life balance. Therapists also coordinate services with other relevant providers, develop appropriate referral plans, and complete thorough and timely documentation, including assessment and service notes, using a web-based client services platform.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology or another related clinical field required.
• Current clinical licensure in the state of Illinois (LCSW, LCPC or LMFT).
• 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.
• Demonstrates competence in individual treatment planning and integrating diagnostic results of assessment tools.
• Experience with an evidence-based or evidence-informed treatment modality, such as Theraplay, the ARC framework, or other trauma-informed practice.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) required.
• Valid driver's license, insurance, and a reliable vehicle required.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical services to school-aged children and their families at Family CARES Center in Chicago, IL.
• Provide individual therapy and group services to children in a school-based setting.
• Provide family therapy in an agency office.
• Coordinate services with other relevant providers.
• Develop appropriate referral plans.
• Complete thorough and timely documentation, including assessment and service notes, using a web-based client services platform.

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 3+ weeks paid time off in the first year including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day (PTO increases with tenure)
• 11 paid holidays
• Supplemental insurance options
• 401(k) with match
• Leadership development opportunities
• One-on-one mentorship
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) approved agency

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level