Mental Health Therapist

Gain a meaningful career helping children and families thrive. If you have a desire to help others, this might be the place for you. Join our welcoming environment and make an impact!

The team at LCFS brings their best to the important work of strengthening families and building futures for children and parents. As a leading child welfare agency with 16 locations across Illinois, our mission is to nurture and strengthen children and families in need. Be a part of a team that is a leader in innovative best practice and strong child welfare outcomes!

Professional Development/ Training and Support

Health and Wellness

Work/Life Balance

Life Insurance & Disability Insurance

Employee Recognition/Staff Engagement

• Tuition Assistance/ Reimbursement Program (up to $3,000/year after first year of employment)
• Employer paid licensure for LCSW and LCPC
• University tuition discount available upon hire:
• Chamberlain University: 10% discount
• Lewis University: 20% discount
• National Louis University: 10% discount
• Extensive Leadership Training and Professional Development Classes
• LGBTQ+ Training
• Supervisory support
• Public Loan Forgiveness Organization

LCFS is an equal opportunity employer and consideration for employment is made without regard to: race, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Position:Mental Health Therapist

Location: O'Fallon, IL

Job :1209

# of Openings:1

Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois

Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois improves the well-being of people across the state by protecting children, strengthening families and building futures for those who have experienced trauma. We do this as a leading provider of a variety of child welfare services. LCFS is a welcoming organization serving children, individuals, families and communities of all faiths, races, ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender expressions and gender-identifications.

Who We Are

• Champions in supporting children, youth and families throughout Illinois so they are able to reach their full potential.
• Dynamic and innovative leadership who believe in collaboration with their team of professionals and are revolutionizing the impact on services to families.
• A community which embraces and is committed to being WIDE (welcoming, inclusive, diverse and equitable).
• Impacting the child welfare community by addressing institutional racism and implicit bias to increase positive outcomes for children and families of color.
• Creating a culture focused on supporting families and ensuring all children find safe, loving permanent homes, particularly by reuniting them with their families.

Mental Health Therapist

In all aspects of their work, each employee’s goal is to be a role model to others and behave in a way that actively supports Lutheran Child and Family Services as a welcoming community, promotes diversity and inclusion in the workplace, and collaborates with others to further equity and dismantle barriers to a more inclusive experience of community. Toward this end, each employee participates annually in identifiable professional development and/or advocacy regarding inclusion.

Methods of achieving this goal includes taking a relevant course through Relias learning or other websites or courses, submitting evidence of advocacy work, etc.
Meets productivity expectations.

• Demonstrates flexibility in scheduling, providing times and locations for appointments with those served which meet their needs and the needs of the Agency.
• Completes all required documentation including high quality assessments, treatment plans and billing in the required timeframe.
• Fully engages those served in a collaborative problem-solving partnership that is youth guided and family driven.
• Is an effective member of the child and family team, advocating for those served and working closely with other identified team members to meet the goals of those served.
• Secures and maintains evidence of expertise as a trauma-informed clinical service…