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Clinical Therapist

Family Focus

  • Chicago, Illinois
  • 1 day ago

    Highlights

    The Clinical Therapist works under the supervision of a Clinical Supervisor and collaborates with Case Managers, Street Outreach Workers, program staff, community partners, and other professionals to help individuals and families build resilience, strengthen relationships, and achieve greater stability. This position provides trauma-informed, culturally responsive behavioral health services to children, youth, adults, caregivers, and families impacted by trauma, violence, grief, loss, and other behavioral health concerns.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationChicago, Illinois
    Websitehttps://www.Family-Focus.org/careers

    Description

    Job Title: Clinical Therapist
    Location: Family Focus - Englewood
    Supervisor: Center Director
     
    Family Focus is your partner in building strong families across the Chicago Metropolitan area! We're here to support families and their children including emergency assistance, child welfare services, family support services, educational programs, and more. Our goal? To help our communities thrive and reach their full potential! With 11 centers already up and running, we're eager to expand our reach and make an even bigger impact. That's why we're on the lookout for passionate individuals who share our vision to join our team as we grow and serve more families. Are you ready to make a difference? We want you to be a part of our journey!
     
    Family Focus is seeking a Clinical Therapist to join our Healing Care & Practices team. This position provides trauma-informed, culturally responsive behavioral health services to children, youth, adults, caregivers, and families impacted by trauma, violence, grief, loss, and other behavioral health concerns. The Clinical Therapist works under the supervision of a Clinical Supervisor and collaborates with Case Managers, Street Outreach Workers, program staff, community partners, and other professionals to help individuals and families build resilience, strengthen relationships, and achieve greater stability.
     
    Duties include, but are not limited to:
    • Provide individual, family, caregiver, and group therapy.
    • Conduct clinical and safety assessments and develop individualized treatment goals and plans.
    • Provide trauma-informed behavioral health services in center, home, school, community, hospital, and other approved settings.
    • Provide crisis intervention, psychoeducation, care coordination, and appropriate referrals.
    • Maintain an active clinical caseload and complete timely, accurate clinical documentation.
    • Provide Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) to young children and caregivers participating in Early Childhood Court/CPP services, as applicable.
    • Support Community Violence Intervention programming through trauma recovery services, groups, healing circles, crisis response, and coordinated care.
    • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and community partners.
    • Participate in clinical supervision, reflective supervision, case consultation, staff meetings, and professional development.
    • Maintain compliance with clinical, ethical, licensing, HIPAA, agency, and funder requirements.
    The ideal candidate will have the following education and experience:
    • Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Psychology, or a closely related behavioral health field.
    • Appropriate Illinois professional licensure or clinical credential consistent with program requirements.
    • At least two years of behavioral health/clinical experience serving children, youth, adults, and/or families.
    • Experience providing therapy and/or other behavioral health services.
    • Experience working with trauma-affected individuals and families.
    • Strong clinical assessment, documentation, communication, and collaboration skills.
    • Ability to work effectively with culturally diverse and underserved communities.
    • Ability to provide services in community-based settings and travel as required.
    Preferred Qualifications
    • LCSW, LCPC, LMFT, or other applicable Illinois independent clinical licensure.
    • Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) training or experience.
    • TF-CBT, CPT, or other evidence-based trauma treatment training.
    • IM+CANS certification.
    • Medicaid behavioral health experience.
    • Experience with DCFS, Early Childhood Court, or Community Violence Intervention.
    • Experience working with young children and caregivers.
    Schedule: Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 / may need weekend availability
    Location: 6727 S. Western Ave Chicago, IL 60636
    Salary range: $60,000-$67,000/year (commensurate with qualifications and licensure)
    This is a full-time exempt position.
     
    Discover all the benefits we offer to support your well-being and professional growth here: https://www.family-focus.org/about/benefits/
     
    Family Focus is an Equal Opportunity Employer
     
    Family Focus is an Equal Opportunity Employer that invests in strengthening families and their children in Chicago and NE Illinois, so they build social capital and achieve upward economic mobility through high-quality innovative programs and services, grounded in anti-racism and social justice. 
     
    Family Focus provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, or service in the military. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.
     
    Keywords: Early Childhood, Therapist, Social Worker, Psychotherapist, Child Development, LCSW, LCPC

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