Metropolitan Family Services
MCR Counselor/Social Worker
Metropolitan Family Services, Merrionette Park, Illinois, United States,
Metropolitan Family Services
empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan Family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities. Metropolitan is Illinois’ first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 117,000 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness, and empowerment.
We are now hiring for a Full-time
Counselor/Social Worker
to join our
Mobile Crisis Response (MCR)
Team within our
Southwest
Team!
$1,500 Signing Bonus -
$500 on the first paycheck and $1,000 after completing six months of employment
SALARY:
Compensation is commensurate with years of related experience, position requirements, and candidate qualifications. The average salary for the position is
$58,000.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Provides office and community-based mental health treatment services to clients across the life-span.Performs comprehensive, in-depth assessments for a variety of program services. Does intake as assigned.Provides a full range of case management, counseling, advocacy, educational, and related services.Learns and utilizes agency and community resources.Assesses community conditions affecting clients to identify resource gaps and problems.Recommends financial assistance for clients.Provides group services as indicated by program needs.Represents and interprets programs of agency in the community.May serve on regional or agency-wide committees.Meets agency expectation for quantity of direct service.Complies with agency record-keeping expectations.Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.Works effectively with diverse staff and service population.Required to work at least 2 evenings per week to accommodate client need.QUALIFICATIONS:
Master's Degree
in
Social Work
or Counseling from an accredited college or university
required .1-2 years
of counseling/social work experience,
required.Licensed Social Worker
(LSW)
or Licensed Professional Counselor
(LPC),
required.Licensed Clinical Social Worker
(LCSW)
or Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
(LCPC) ,
preferred.Bilingual,
preferredMust have access to a vehicle, valid driver's license and proof of insurance to perform essential job functions,
required.Ability to maintain assigned community and home-based services.Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and groups.PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch.The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing and viewing a computer terminal.The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.Metropolitan Family Services offers a very generous benefits packet to our professionals:
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medical Coverage: HMO, Traditional PPO, or PPO w/ HSA contributions.Dental and Vision Insurance OptionsParental Leave12 paid HolidaysPaid Time Off (PTO)Bereavement Pay401K PlanPet InsuranceTraining and Professional Development Plan with E- LearningWellness Initiative ProgramEmployee Assistance Network
Metropolitan Family Services
is proud to participate in the
National Health Service Corps loan repayment program . For those who qualify, the NHSC will repay outstanding qualifying educational loans. Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors and Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists are eligible to apply for loan forgiveness if they work in our Merrionette Park or Southeast Centers!
Qualified individuals may earn up to
$50,000
toward student loans in exchange for a two-year commitment at an NHSC-approved site through the NHSC Loan Repayment Program (NHSC LRP).
For more information on the NHSC's repayment program and to see eligibility requirements, please visit the following website: http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loanrepayment
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan Family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities. Metropolitan is Illinois’ first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 117,000 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness, and empowerment.
We are now hiring for a Full-time
Counselor/Social Worker
to join our
Mobile Crisis Response (MCR)
Team within our
Southwest
Team!
$1,500 Signing Bonus -
$500 on the first paycheck and $1,000 after completing six months of employment
SALARY:
Compensation is commensurate with years of related experience, position requirements, and candidate qualifications. The average salary for the position is
$58,000.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Provides office and community-based mental health treatment services to clients across the life-span.Performs comprehensive, in-depth assessments for a variety of program services. Does intake as assigned.Provides a full range of case management, counseling, advocacy, educational, and related services.Learns and utilizes agency and community resources.Assesses community conditions affecting clients to identify resource gaps and problems.Recommends financial assistance for clients.Provides group services as indicated by program needs.Represents and interprets programs of agency in the community.May serve on regional or agency-wide committees.Meets agency expectation for quantity of direct service.Complies with agency record-keeping expectations.Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.Works effectively with diverse staff and service population.Required to work at least 2 evenings per week to accommodate client need.QUALIFICATIONS:
Master's Degree
in
Social Work
or Counseling from an accredited college or university
required .1-2 years
of counseling/social work experience,
required.Licensed Social Worker
(LSW)
or Licensed Professional Counselor
(LPC),
required.Licensed Clinical Social Worker
(LCSW)
or Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
(LCPC) ,
preferred.Bilingual,
preferredMust have access to a vehicle, valid driver's license and proof of insurance to perform essential job functions,
required.Ability to maintain assigned community and home-based services.Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and groups.PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch.The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing and viewing a computer terminal.The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.Metropolitan Family Services offers a very generous benefits packet to our professionals:
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medical Coverage: HMO, Traditional PPO, or PPO w/ HSA contributions.Dental and Vision Insurance OptionsParental Leave12 paid HolidaysPaid Time Off (PTO)Bereavement Pay401K PlanPet InsuranceTraining and Professional Development Plan with E- LearningWellness Initiative ProgramEmployee Assistance Network
Metropolitan Family Services
is proud to participate in the
National Health Service Corps loan repayment program . For those who qualify, the NHSC will repay outstanding qualifying educational loans. Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors and Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists are eligible to apply for loan forgiveness if they work in our Merrionette Park or Southeast Centers!
Qualified individuals may earn up to
$50,000
toward student loans in exchange for a two-year commitment at an NHSC-approved site through the NHSC Loan Repayment Program (NHSC LRP).
For more information on the NHSC's repayment program and to see eligibility requirements, please visit the following website: http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loanrepayment
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)