Job Description

DEPARTMENT: Clinical Services

REPORTS TO: Director of Couples Services

LOCATION: Hybrid work arrangement from home office and any office location in Chicago, Evanston, or Northbrook

FLSA CLASSIFICATION: [EXEMPT]

THE ORGANIZATION

Through clinical services, education, and research, The Family Institute at Northwestern University is one of the nation’s leading relationship-based behavioral health organizations committed to strengthening and healing children and adolescents, couples, families, and individuals. When you join The Family Institute, you are joining a team of over 230 collaborators comprised of clinicians, educators, researchers, therapists-in-training, partners, and administrators across three service sites. We are a strong, independent organization focused on advancing the world of behavioral health.

Learn more about our culture.

THE ROLE

We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Staff Therapist to join our Couple Services Team. This clinician will provide mental health care that may include work with individuals, couples, and/or families that supports the mission of The Family Institute, the vision for Clinical Services and is in keeping with The Family Institute’s core organizational values.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Provide psychotherapy that is empirically informed, theoretically grounded, culturally responsive, and relationally based.
2. Provide a timely response to all current or prospective clients and provide referrals when necessary.
3. Perform mental health assessments, identifying at-risk behaviors and develop appropriate treatment plans.
4. Document all services in EHR within established organizational timelines.
5. Build and maintain a caseload by meeting revenue targets.
6. Obtain two years of clinical supervision with satisfactory evaluations.
7. Work collaboratively with clients, external systems, colleagues, and operation staff, and in a culturally sensitive and appropriate manner.
8. Collaborate with team members on complex clinical or shared cases as appropriate.
9. Support organizational or administrative communication with clients
10. Attend weekly individual supervision, if required.
11. Attend a weekly peer clinical consultation meeting.
12. Attend monthly Clinical Services meetings with all clinical staff, in addition to all other mandatory meetings.
13. Demonstrate an ongoing investment in professional development. Adhere to confidentiality practices and procedures.
14. Maintain compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
15. Apply AI and/or automation tools that streamline or improve processes, efficiency and quality while exercising discretion and ethical judgment.
16. Perform other duties as assigned by manager for business necessity.

Optional Job Responsibilities

1. Contribute to a class (e.g., guest lecturer)
2. Supervise therapist in-training
3. Participate in a clinical, educational, or research program
4. Present a topic to external groups (workshop, presentation)
5. Receive meta vision
6. Develop and disseminate a “product” (e.g., workshop, talk, blog) that drives referrals to The Family Institute

OF QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge and Skills

1. Possess a training background and clinical experience that are empirically informed, theoretically grounded, and systemically oriented
2. Demonstrated experience providing couples therapy, with a strong interest in ongoing growth and development in this area
3. Understanding of personal and professional boundaries
4. Organizational skills
5. Time and stress management skills
6. Communication skills to include interpersonal, teamwork, and collaboration skills
7. Computer literacy
8. Problem solving skills

MINIMUM HIRING SPECIFICATIONS

1. Master’s Degree in a license-eligible discipline
2. Minimum of one-year post-graduate experience
3. Ability to work some evenings and Saturdays

Requirements

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Must be able to compose written reports clearly and effectively
2. Must be able to be in a stationary position due to attention to computer screen
3. The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations
4. The ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the observer) to perform work-related duties
5. Must be able to apply established protocols in a timely manner
6. Must be able to determine solutions to problems
7. Must be able to operate successfully while handling multiple projects

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The Family Institute is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status, or any other protected class. We strive to create a working environment that is free of all forms of discrimination and one that promotes human dignity and mutual respect among all staff. We believe every member of our organization enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, to identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions.

If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation to complete this application, please direct your inquiries to the Recruiter.

Compensation is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to: scope and responsibilities of the position; a candidate’s applicable work experience, key skills and qualifications, as well as internal and external market considerations. The pay range for this full-time, exempt position is $56,667.00 - $77,750.09 (for unlicensed applicants) and $70,060.00 - $117,221.87 (for licensed applicants). Clinicians only: This position is eligible for a clinical productivity bonus. The Family Institute provides competitive benefits, including health, a 403(b) retirement savings plan, generous time off, and professional development. For a more inclusive list of benefits, please visit our Careers page at https://www.family-institute.org/about-us/careers