Group Home Therapist (Downers Grove)

Kids Above All is seeking a full-time Therapist at our Downers Grove, IL Group Home location.

Job Summary: This position will provide direct service diagnosis, treatment planning and therapy to assigned clients. This position will also provide clinical consultation to other program staff as needed.

Essential Functions:

• Provide individual and group therapy to assigned clients. Case load of 6 clients.

• Oversee intake process

• Provide intake diagnostic assessment (through use of case consultation and/or DSM IV), develop treatment plans, and provide therapeutic treatment

• Provide outreach services, per case plans, as clinically appropriate

• Review case plans quarterly, and as required

• Assist in marketing of Program to possible referral sources

• Participate in regular clinical consultation, and provide consultation to staff as needed

• Assure that clients are offered quality, professional services per directives of: Council on Accreditation, NASW Social Work Code of Ethics, the Team, and other recognized groups

• Follow Agency policies and procedures with respect to Program services and management

• Meet Medicaid billing requirements

• Maintain records and statistical reports, as required

• Oversee and assist in clients use of psychiatric consultants and medication management, coordinate collateral therapeutic services

• Provide clinical training to staff minimum of twice per month

• Supervise family visits as required

• Attend hospital and other staffing

• Maintain job- and/or client-specific competencies

Qualifications:

• Masters degree from accredited college or university

• LCSW, LCPC preferred but LPC and LSW are eligibility as well.

• Minimum three (3) years direct service experience with adolescents

• Must be able to appropriately maintain confidentiality, exercise discretion and use sound, independent judgment

• Must have a perceptive awareness of the needs and responses of adolescents and the capacity to work well with adults

• Ability to work evenings and weekends

• Must meet and maintain DCFS driving standards

• Basic computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Word required

Why Kids Above All?

• Competitive pay and benefits

• Paid Vacation time and 14 paid agency holidays

• Medical, dental, vision, 401k, voluntary short-term disability, voluntary AFLAC coverage and Agency paid life insurance (Kids Above All pays 80% of the cost for employee medical coverage)

• Flexible schedules

• Agency laptop and Cell phone provided

Higher salary with LCSW or LCPC.

Kids Above All recognizes, respects, promotes and celebrates the value of cultural diversity and will ensure that each clients ethnic or cultural customs, practices, and beliefs, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, and/or community differences will be respected by agency staff.

Kids Above All is committed to supporting military service members and veterans and their families through employment opportunities.