Counselor (Employment & Mental Health)

Job Description

Job Description

THIS IS PERFECT FOR RECENT MASTER DEGREED GRADUATES WITH HEALTH SCIENCES OR HEALTH EDUCATION BACKGROUND AND PROFESSIONALS WHO WANT TO HELP THE UNDERSERVED

Ask yourself the following questions

• Do you enjoy working with client populations?
• Facilitating groups and empowering people?
• Do you have knowledge of Mental Health or Substance Abuse Programs?
• Do you want to use your well-earned education, credentials and skills you have worked so hard for?

If you answered yes to these questions; Why not consider a career with Haymarket Center?

Here’s what we can immediately offer you:

• A convenient downtown Chicago location
• CADC classes & Career Growth
• Loan forgiveness
• Multiple shift opportunities
• A chance to work with varied populations – detox to outpatient!

Haymarket Center is looking for passionate professionals to support our patients on their road to mental and physical health.

We are in immediate need of Mental Health Counselors

This opportunity is located at 932 W. Washington, Chicago IL. 60607

Overtime is available for responsible employees

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Facilitate didactic and therapeutic groups and document for each patient in attendance
• Clinically assess and re-assess patients for appropriate level of care. Document assessment in patient chart
• Provide clinical treatment planning, treatment referral, and continued care/aftercare planning to assigned patients and document same in patient charts
• Maintain assigned patient charts in manner which meets Haymarket Center’s Quality Assurance standards and is clear in its documentation of patient’s progress in treatment
• Monitor patient medication self-administration and document medications dispensed
• Monitor family visits/family sessions and document same in patient chart
• Provide crisis intervention as required and follow-up clinical assessment with patient(s) involved to determine need for appropriate clinical course of action
• Attend patient staffing/interventions and document outcomes in patient chart
• Meet weekly with supervisor or designee for clinical supervision
• Seek further supervision when appropriate and necessary
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

• MASTERS DEGREE REQUIRED
• CADC and/or clinical licensure Preferred
• Mental Health/Substance Abuse Experience Preferred

Haymarket Center is an equal opportunity employer

We maintain a drug free work environment.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, makes it unlawful to discriminate in employment against any qualified individuals with a disabilities. Reasonable accommodations can be made to ensure that an employee is able to complete their essential functions of their job duties.

Haymarket Center has emerged as a leader in the field of addictions and behavioral health treatment. We have done this through our evidence based interventions and state of the art programming geared towards strong outcomes. Our theme that captures the spirit of Haymarket Center in 2017 and beyond is "Focus on Success." The message behind Focus on Success is one of participation by every Haymarket Center employee. Together, we are creating a company where teamwork and collaboration enable us to succeed, both individually and collectively. Haymarket Center is the largest not-for-profit community-based adult detoxification, residential, and outpatient substance abuse treatment facility in Chicago. Haymarket Center has continued to grow into a comprehensive alcohol and other drug treatment organization, licensed by the state of Illinois, which receives funding from the private sector, as well as city, county, state and federal agencies. The treatment programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Rehabilitative Facilities (CARF).

Company Description

Haymarket Center has emerged as a leader in the field of addictions and behavioral health treatment. We have done this through our evidence based interventions and state of the art programming geared towards strong outcomes. Our theme that captures the spirit of Haymarket Center in 2017 and beyond is "Focus on Success." The message behind Focus on Success is one of participation by every Haymarket Center employee. Together, we are creating a company where teamwork and collaboration enable us to succeed, both individually and collectively. Haymarket Center is the largest not-for-profit community-based adult detoxification, residential, and outpatient substance abuse treatment facility in Chicago. Haymarket Center has continued to grow into a comprehensive alcohol and other drug treatment organization, licensed by the state of Illinois, which receives funding from the private sector, as well as city, county, state and federal agencies. The treatment programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Rehabilitative Facilities (CARF).