THERAPIST - Fully Licensed - ONE DAY can be REMOTE - Family Behavioral Health Clinic - Des Plaines 60016

Join Maryville Academy and improve the lives of children and families! We have a full time opening for a Therapist at our Family Behavioral Health Clinic in downtown Des Plaines, IL.

Great Medical, Dental and Vision - 403(b) retirement fund - Full Time Salaried

Must have master's degree and be fully licensed - LCPC or LCSW

Yearly Salary Ranges $ 60,000 - 65,000 depending on License and Experience.

About Maryville Academy

Maryville is a human services organization established as an orphanage by the Archdiocese of Chicago following the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. As a child care organization rooted in Catholic social teaching, Maryville is dedicated to the preservation of the dignity of children at every age. Our mission is to help children and families to reach their fullest potential by empowering intellectual, spiritual, moral and emotional growth. Our six service areas include: Behavioral Health, Early Childhood, Educational Services, Family Services, Jóvenes Adelante (Youth Moving Forward) and Residential Services. Our services are offered in Chicago, Bartlett and Des Plaines. We offer many opportunities for growth, a rewarding experience and an excellent benefits package.

About the Family Behavioral Health Clinic

The Family Behavioral Health Clinic (FBHC) provides behavioral health services to children, adolescents and adults in the Chicago area. Our goal is to provide excellent treatment and to help each client navigate the healing pathways toward recovery from substance use disorder, successfully complete DUI risk education classes and treatment, and fulfill requirements from our menu of Court-Ordered Anger Management Services.

About the Therapist position

Provides a wide range of therapeutic services to the youth along with ongoing consultation to treatment team staff. The employee’s primary duty is work that requires advanced knowledge in the field of psychology or social work. Position requires the consistent exercise of discretion and judgment.

Essential Functions:

• Provides individual, group, and family therapy and case management as needed according to individual needs. Actively seeks and establishes relationships with family for each client in their caseload;
• Completes all necessary clinical paperwork, including but not limited to mental health assessments, treatment plans, comprehensive progress reports and discharge summaries, while adhering to established timelines and all licensing and accreditation standards;
• Completes documentation of all service provided within the week it is provided, meeting all licensing, accreditation and billing requirements;
• Participates in completing outcome measurements;
• Provides crisis intervention as needed;
• Participates in a team-oriented approach to review clients’ progress and provide individualized treatment services;
• Provides treatment that meets the guidelines of Medicaid, DCFS, and other contracting agencies and meets standards of best practice as well as licensing and accreditation standards;
• Assesses the placement and service needs and serves as an advocate for the client to assure appropriateness of placement and services;
• Provides clinical supervision to non-licensed staff, documenting each supervision session according to standards;
• Maintains collaborative relationships with child-serving providers, medical personnel, educational personnel, program personnel, and appropriate third-party agency personnel;
• Meets service hour targets set by Maryville Academy and evidenced by documentation;
• Participates in utilization review as requested;
• Actively seeks supervision and utilizes supervisory input.

Other Functions

• Recognizes that duties include evaluating youth in crisis (danger to self/others);
• Specialized treatment interventions;
• Organizes and presents information in a training forum, as needed;
• Attends and represents the agency at a wide variety of meetings and conferences;
• Completes all required training;
• Participates in c
• Possesses a valid Illinois Driver’s License
• Continued performance quality improvement;
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

Education/Experience:

• Graduate degree (Master’s or Doctorate) from an accredited clinical program required;
• Experience providing clinical services to a child and adolescent population is preferred;
• For Girls programs, experience providing gender-specific clinical services is preferred;
• Clinical license (LCPC or LCSW) preferred. Will provide free supervision to full licensing;

Skills /Knowledge:

• Must conduct oneself in an ethical and professional manner;
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.

Physical Demands:

• Required to sit, stand, walk, bend, and drive for extended periods of time. Ability to walk up and down stairs;
• Required to lift/move objects and/or youth weighing in excess of 40 pounds;
• Must possess ability to provide physical restraint to youth as needed;
• Must have the visual, hearing, and learning capabilities sufficient to perform the essential job functions defined above.

Environment and Scheduling:

• Work is performed in and in association with Maryville program settings, as well as, but not limited to schools, recreational facilities, court rooms, hospitals, correctional/detention institutions, and various community settings;
• Duties may involve contact with youth who may be threatening, aggressive and/or under the influence of drugs or alcohol;
• Must be flexible in scheduling and willing to work evening and weekend shifts.

Why Join the Maryville Family?

Maryville offers all full-time employees:

• PPO health insurance options
• Vision Insurance
• Dental insurance (after one year of service)
• FSA and HSA
• 403(b)
• Paid vacation and sick days
• 9 paid holidays a year
• Long Term Disability and Life Insurance (after one year of service)
• Tuition reimbursement (after one year of service)

For more information about all of the services that Maryville provides, please visit our website at www.maryvilleacademy.org.

Maryville Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No applicant for employment shall be discriminated against because of age, race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, veteran status or disability.