Metropolitan Family Services
Social Worker/Counselor (Adoption Support and Preservation) - Multiple Locations
Metropolitan Family Services, Wheaton, Illinois, United States, 60189
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
Social Worker/Counselor
to join our
Adoption Support and Preservation Team!
$3,500 Sign-on Bonus for first-time employees with MFS! ($1,000 paid on or around the 2nd paycheck, $1,250 after completing six months of employment, and final payment of $1,250 after one year of employment)
Locations:
Calumet: 235 East 103rd Street, Chicago, Illinois 60628DuPage: 222 East Willow Avenue, Wheaton, Illinois 60187Serving DuPage, Kane, Kendall CountyServing DuPage, Will, Grundy, Kendall CountyServing Kankakee CountyServing Lake/McHenryServing DuPage/North Suburban Cook/Lake
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Performs comprehensive, in-depth assessments for a variety of program services. Performs 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 need.May be responsible for meeting contractual requirements such as 24-hour coverage.Represents and interprets programs of agency in community.May serve on regional or agency-wide committees.Meets agency expectation for quantity of direct service.Complies with agency recordkeeping expectations.Other duties as assigned by supervisor.Works effectively with diverse staff and service population.QUALIFICATIONS:
Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling or related degree from an accredited college or university
required .Licensed Social Worker (LSW) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
required within 6 months.Must have strong clinical skills and knowledge of family systems, child and adolescents' mental health, and adoption issues.Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.Requires mobility to work with a community-based caseload.This position requires travel and evening hours to provide home-based services to families.Must have access to a vehicle, proof of insurance and valid driver's license to perform essential job functions
required.Ability to maintain assigned community and home-based services.Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and groups.Employment with MFS requires proof of vaccination or an approved Medical exemption,
required.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 50 pounds.SALARY:
Compensation is commensurate with years of related experience, position requirements, and candidate qualifications. The average salary for the position is $65,297.19Metropolitan 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 Options12 paid HolidaysPaid Time Off (PTO)401K PlanTraining and Professional Development Plan with E- LearningWellness Initiative ProgramEmployee Assistance Network
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
Social Worker/Counselor
to join our
Adoption Support and Preservation Team!
$3,500 Sign-on Bonus for first-time employees with MFS! ($1,000 paid on or around the 2nd paycheck, $1,250 after completing six months of employment, and final payment of $1,250 after one year of employment)
Locations:
Calumet: 235 East 103rd Street, Chicago, Illinois 60628DuPage: 222 East Willow Avenue, Wheaton, Illinois 60187Serving DuPage, Kane, Kendall CountyServing DuPage, Will, Grundy, Kendall CountyServing Kankakee CountyServing Lake/McHenryServing DuPage/North Suburban Cook/Lake
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Performs comprehensive, in-depth assessments for a variety of program services. Performs 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 need.May be responsible for meeting contractual requirements such as 24-hour coverage.Represents and interprets programs of agency in community.May serve on regional or agency-wide committees.Meets agency expectation for quantity of direct service.Complies with agency recordkeeping expectations.Other duties as assigned by supervisor.Works effectively with diverse staff and service population.QUALIFICATIONS:
Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling or related degree from an accredited college or university
required .Licensed Social Worker (LSW) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
required within 6 months.Must have strong clinical skills and knowledge of family systems, child and adolescents' mental health, and adoption issues.Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.Requires mobility to work with a community-based caseload.This position requires travel and evening hours to provide home-based services to families.Must have access to a vehicle, proof of insurance and valid driver's license to perform essential job functions
required.Ability to maintain assigned community and home-based services.Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and groups.Employment with MFS requires proof of vaccination or an approved Medical exemption,
required.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 50 pounds.SALARY:
Compensation is commensurate with years of related experience, position requirements, and candidate qualifications. The average salary for the position is $65,297.19Metropolitan 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 Options12 paid HolidaysPaid Time Off (PTO)401K PlanTraining and Professional Development Plan with E- LearningWellness Initiative ProgramEmployee Assistance Network
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)