Kids Above All is seeking a full time Monolingual Therapist and a full time Bilingual Therapist for our Waukegan, IL office.

Essential Functions:

• Provides individual and group therapy to assigned clients and family
• Performs timely and clinically sound diagnostic assessments, treatment plans, and therapeutic treatment methods in accordance with procedures
• Provides outreach services, per case plans, as clinically appropriate
• Review case plans quarterly, and as required
• Assists in marketing of Program to possible referral sources
• Participates in regular clinical consultation, and provides consultation to staff as needed
• Provides crisis coverage for assigned cases for program per guidelines
• Follows agency policies and procedures with respect to Program services and management
• Meets billing requirements
• Maintains records and statistical reports, as required
• Recommends psychiatric services for clients as appropriate
• Refers and consults with all parties
• Educates and assists client and family with medication management, coordinate collateral therapeutic services
• Provides clinical training to staff/ a minimum of twice per month
• Attends hospitals and other staffing
• Maintains job-specific/core competencies
• Actively participated in Continuous Quality Improvement initiatives and activities
• Other duties as assigned to fulfill the mission of the Department and of the Agency

Qualifications:

• Requires a master’s degree in counseling, social services or a similar field. Must have the ability to become clinically licensed in Illinois
• Minimum 1-year direct service experience with similar populations
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, exercise discretion and use sound, and independent judgment
• Must have a perceptive awareness and responses of children, adolescents, and the capacity to work effectively with adults
• Ability to work some evenings/weekends hours
• Basic computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Word required

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

Kids Above All is a Equal Employment Opportunity Employer