Job Description

Posting number: 12445

Department: Health Department

Division: Behavioral Health

Job classification: Counselor III

Posting type: Open

Categories: Mental Health, Counseling

Summary

The Counselor III is a valuable member of our (CABS) Child Adolescent Behavioral Health Services Team who is responsible for providing screening, assessment, and support services/mobile crisis response to clients who are experiencing a mental health crisis or who are at risk of psychiatric hospitalization.

As part of the Lake County SASS Program, provides after-hours on-call services to respond to youth at the site of crisis to complete a crisis evaluation and arrange crisis stabilization and follow-up services, including providing individual/family counseling, treatment planning; case management and case consultation services to youth clients and their families.

Provides services in community settings. Works as part of a comprehensive treatment team. Competently works with clients with coexisting disorders, including substance abuse.

Schedule: 37.5 hours a week

• Flexible hours Monday- Friday within (8 am-7 pm.)
• Optional 4-day work week.
• Some remote work allowed.
• On-call every 5th weekend and occasional weeknights.

Examples of duties

• Provides direct services to clients.
• Consults with the supervisor regarding transfer/placement of a client to another level of service, as needed.
• Facilitates with clients and collaborates with the treatment team to develop, review and update treatment goals and referrals both internally and externally.
• Focuses on client empowerment, evidence-based, or adopted best practices in providing treatment, seeking to assist clients to build on strengths in addressing treatment needs.
• Conducts crisis intervention/evaluation/referral to persons who present themselves at the program.
• Provides education and direction to clients, family members and/or significant others.
• Takes responsibility for training in and documenting clinical chart requirements to meet program and state standards.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree and five (5) years’ experience in behavioral sciences, or
• Bachelor’s degree and three (3) years’ experience in behavioral sciences, or
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and one (1) year of experience in behavioral sciences, or
• Master’s degree in behavioral sciences and no experience
• Must have a valid driver's license.

Supplemental information

As the largest human service provider in Lake County, we believe that services must be available without barriers. No residents are turned away due to the inability to pay. We believe in providing services in an environment of mutual respect, free of discrimination or bias. Whether assuring accessible and effective care, impacting policy, or assessing and monitoring risks, the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center has been an essential part of the public health system in Lake County for 60 years. We are looking for passionate, qualified team members who can help make a difference in our agency and, most importantly, in our community.

Additional information about the Lake County Health Department, our culture, and why you should join our team can be found at https://lakecountyil.attract.neogov.com/health-department.

At this time, you must live in Illinois or Wisconsin to be eligible to work at Lake County Health Department. You can find our salary grades at https://www.lakecountyil.gov/4515/Salary-Grades. For unionized positions, a list of our collective bargaining agreements can be found here: https://www.lakecountyil.gov/2686/Collective-Bargaining-Agreements.

Any offer of employment is conditioned on the successful completion of a background screening, drug and alcohol testing and may include a pre-employment medical exam.

The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.