Therapist Mental Health Professional BH Bilingual Intake

Job Details

Level: Experienced

Location:

Main St Lofts BH - West Chicago, IL 60185

Position Type:
Full-Time

Education Level: Bachelors Degree

Salary Range: $25.50 - $25.50 Hourly

Travel Percentage:
Regularly

Job Shift: Day

Job Category:
Health Care

Sign on Bonus: $1,000

Specific

Hours:

Mon‑Fri 9:00am–5:30pm, with one late evening until 8:00pm

• Provision of assessment, counseling, skills training and case management services to a caseload of clients diagnosed with persistent mental illness in individual treatment settings
• Complete Intake/IM+CANS and other required paperwork
• Conduct new client intakes including IM+CANS and LOCUS Assessments for all new clients
• Provide outpatient therapy to both adults and children/adolescents as assigned
• Maintain prescreening/intake logs
• Provide documentation of services in accordance with DHS and CARF
• Advocate for and maintain rights of clients served
• Assign clients to case managers’ caseloads in coordination with program manager(s)
• Work scheduled hours, including evening hours, and maintain flexibility to meet client and program needs, including cross‑training in other programs as assigned by supervisor
• Complete clinical assessments that meet program funders’ and applicable administrative rules requirements
• Complete all required documentation in a timely manner per agency policy
• Acquire and maintain required certifications and trainings
• Schedule new client intakes within the timeframe set by agency policy
• Complete IM+CANS assessment, required intake paperwork, and LOCUS assessment in a timely manner per AID program standards
• Meet minimum service hour provision productivity standards (MRO) monthly
• Check/respond/log Intake Line calls as assigned per county
• Check/respond/log IRIS referrals as assigned per county
• Provide case management services as medically necessary
• Provide effective individual, couples, & family counseling as assigned

Bachelor’s degree in a human service field required

At least 1 year of experience in behavioral health preferred

Fluent verbal and written Spanish and English required

Tolerance of a variety of home/living conditions of clients

• Computer with working knowledge of Microsoft Windows
• Copy machine
• Telephone with voicemail system

• Drive self and clients in personal automobile
• Maintain automobile liability insurance as defined by AID’s personnel policies
• Maintain valid Illinois driver’s license
• Meet/maintain driving record standards as defined by AID’s insurance carrier

• $1,000 sign‑on bonus for full‑time employees
• 21 days of paid time off plus 10 paid holidays
• Paid training
• Tuition reimbursement
• Benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD, Critical Illness, and accident insurance
• 401(k) with a 3.5% company contribution after one year