School Based Counselor (3624)

• Job Location: Chicago - Chicago, IL 60602
• Position Type: Full Time
• Education Level: Masters Degree
• Salary Range: $55,000.00 - $69,000.00 Salary/year
• Travel Percentage: On-site

The School Based Counselor provides individual, group, and family counseling and crisis intervention. The Counselor is responsible for rendering direct counseling and/or support services to clients within agency policies and programs. The Counselor participates within a team, helps formulate team programs, and works with school administration to ensure cohesive collaboration. Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Develops counseling interventions and programs that meet client needs within the school community
• Provides clinical assessments for each client
• Provides individual counseling for clients in a school setting
• Provides family and crisis intervention as needed
• Participates in teacher training and school in-service presentations
• Performs weekly required documentation and special administrative assignments
• Participates in staff development and required trainings within Youth Guidance and assigned school(s)
• May include service provision in home or community-based locations, as well as school-based services
• Collaborates with and/or coordinates services alongside school administrative and behavioral health teams
• Other duties as assigned Qualifications

Education/Experience/Training

• Master’s degree in social work or a related human service field from an approved and accredited college/university
• Experience with youth engagement/positive youth development
• Experience with or strong understanding of trauma-informed services and framework
• Experience working in schools or youth related systems, i. e. DCFS, juvenile detention, mental health facilities
• LSW, LCSW, LMFT, LCPC, or LPC licensure Skills/Abilities
• Effectively communicates in verbal and written form
• Collaborates in team settings
• Works independently and with ownership of one’s work
• Demonstrates cultural competency, including understanding of effects of institutional racism and systemic oppression on marginalized populations
• Able to creatively engage youth
• Provides a positive, team-based approach to treatment and care of clients
• Fluent in Spanish and English highly preferred Core Competencies:
• Communication: Uses effective written and oral communication with internal staff, teams, and community served; demonstrates empathy and listening
• Client orientation: Recognizes needs of diverse stakeholders and approaches relationships with a service orientation, to ultimately maximize the impact
• Equity mindset: Understands and is committed to goals of equity, consistently brings an equity mindset to the organization’s work and workplace
• Growth mindset: Views growth as important for personal and professional development; seeks out opportunities to expand skills, even if the change is required, demonstrates curiosity and eagerness to learn
• Ownership and quality of work: Effectively manages own work, and work of the team to ensure delivery of high-quality work
• Supervisory skills: Effectively manages and develops others
• Mission drive: Demonstrates commitment to the missing of the organization as a whole and alignment with organization values Benefits: Youth Guidance offers a competitive benefit package for eligible full-time employees including the option to participate in medical, dental, and vision plans as well as short-term disability, life insurance, flex spending accounts, pet insurance, 401k, a wellness program and more. You may also qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• This job operates in a professional office environment, school setting, and working with the public
• Sullivan High School is located at 6631 N. Bosworth Ave, Chicago IL 60626. Candidate will provide counseling services to this school Monday-Thursday