Job Description

What are you on a mission to do?

At Youth & Family Counseling, we value incredible people with incredible skills, but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more.

Come join our team where each day you'll be surrounded by dedicated, committed professionals focused on a common goal of making a difference by delivering relationship-based care to help our clients lead healthier, richer lives.

We take our jobs seriously, treat each other with respect and integrity, learning and growing in our careers. YFC offers competitive wages and benefits with offices in Libertyville, Gurnee, and Lake Zurich.

It's the toughest job you'll ever love!

Youth & Family Counseling (YFC) is seeking a Trauma-Informed Therapist to join our growing team! This position is on-site at the Lake County Children's Advocacy Center and has the important role of helping victims and families heal from traumatic abuse along with supporting the LCCAC multi-disciplinary team. This position is part of YFC's commitment to increasing access to mental healthcare by providing community-based services. While this position is at LCCAC, the Trauma-Informed Therapist will report to one of YFC's Assistant Clinical Directors and function as a member of the YFC clinical staff,

Responsibilities:

• Deliver clinical services to child victims of trauma/abuse and support to their families while functioning as an active member of the LCCAC multidisciplinary team.
• Assess, diagnose and develop treatment plans that address symptom management and underlying problems to achieve target clinical outcomes.
• Identify issues that impede client progress and adjust treatment plan, approach, and communication style as needed.
• Coordinate care with LCCAC team and primary care physician, referring professional and school as appropriate.
• Provide case management to child victims and family members and witness forensic interviews.
• Manage clinical emergencies.
• Maintain clear and timely communication with supervisor.

Job Requirements & Preferences:

• Master's degree in counseling, social work, or a related field (candidates must be willing to pursue provisional and full licensure in their discipline)
• Fully Licensed clinicians preferred (LCSW, LCPC, LMFT,)
• Experience with outpatient counseling and/or therapy.
• Positive attitude and willingness to engage with YFC's mission.
• Bilingual in Spanish is preferred.

Location: Gurnee

Benefits Overview: YFC offers work/life balance, revenue sharing, in-house CEUs and continuing education funds, medical insurance, long-term and short-term disability, a 401k plan, PTO (Paid Time Off: three weeks of vacation, 10 holidays and 10 sick days) and eligibility for Student Loan Forgiveness.

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