Therapist Mental Health Professional BH Bilingual Intake (57009)

CounselorNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

Salary Range: $25.50/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Job DetailsLevel: ExperiencedJob Location: Main St Lofts BH - West Chicago, IL 60185Position Type: Full-TimeEducation Level: Bachelors DegreeSalary Range: $25.50 - $25.50 HourlyTravel Percentage: RegularlyJob Shift: DayJob Category: Health Care$1,000 Sign on Bonus The Association for Individual Development (AID) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to empower people with physical, developmental, intellectual, mental health challenges; those who have suffered a trauma; and those at risk, to enjoy lives of dignity and purpose.

We are looking for a Therapist Mental Health Professional BH Bilingual Intake for Central Kane and DuPage County who demonstrates this mission and wants to work for an organization that makes a difference in the community.

Position Schedule-Specific Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm, with one late evening until 8pm What you will be doing? Provision of assessment, counseling, skills training and case management services to a caseload of clients who are diagnosed with persistent mental illness.

Services are provided in individual treatment settings Complete Intake/IM+CANS as assigned and other required paperwork Conduct new client intakes including IM+CANS and LOCUS Assessments for all new client intakes Provide outpatient therapy to both adults and children/adolescents as assigned Maintain prescreening/intake logs Provide documentation of services in accordance with DHS and CARF Advocate for and maintain rights of clients that are served Assignment of clients to case managers’ caseloads in coordination with program manager(s) Work scheduled hours, including evening hours Be flexible to meet client and program needs, including cross training in other programs as assigned by supervisor.

Complete clinical assessments that meet the requirements of program funders and applicable administrative rules Complete all required documentation in a timely manner per agency policy. Acquire and maintain required certifications and trainings.

Schedule new client intakes within the timeframe set by agency policy. Complete IM+CANS assessment, required intake paperwork, and LOCUS assessment in a timely manner per AID program standards.

Must meet minimum service hour provision productivity standards (MRO) monthly Check/respond/Log Intake Line calls as assigned per county Check/respond/Log IRIS referrals as assigned per county Provide case management services as medically necessary Provide effective individual, couples, & family counseling, as assigned What will we provide Full Time employees.

Benefits_Summary. pdf $1000 sign on bonus for full-time 21 Days of Paid Time Off plus 10 Paid Holidays Paid training Tuition reimbursement Benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD, Critical Illness and accident insurance 401K with a 3.5% company contribution after one year.

What will you bring to the table?

Education: Bachelor’s degree in a human service field required Experience: At least 1 year of experience in behavioral health preferred Skills: Fluent verbal and written Spanish and English, Required Physical: Tolerance of a variety of home/living conditions of clients Equipment: Computer with working knowledge of Microsoft Windows Copy machine Telephone with voice mail system Additional Requirements: Drive self and clients in personal automobile Maintain automobile liability insurance as defined by AID’s personnel policies Maintain valid Illinois driver’s license Meet/maintain driving record standards as defined by AID’s insurance carrier.

If we seem like a good fit, consider joining our growing team of compassionate, hardworking, and caring individuals, and start your path toward a fulfilling career that you can be proud to work.

Key Responsibilities

Provide assessment, counseling, and case management services to clients with persistent mental illness. Conduct new client intakes using IM+CANS and LOCUS assessments while maintaining detailed clinical documentation.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in a human service field and fluency in both Spanish and English. Candidates must possess a valid Illinois driver's license and automobile insurance to transport clients.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Bilingual Spanish and EnglishMental Health AssessmentCrisis Intervention

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Therapist Mental Health Professional BH Bilingual Intake (57009) at ASSOCIATION FOR INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT a 6.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 8,026 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 24% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$53k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $53k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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CME allowance
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  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in West Chicago

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$362k
Median resident rent
$1,469/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Association for Individual Development

Non-profit Organizations
Aurora
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

$1,000 sign-on bonus
21 days PTO plus 10 paid holidays
Paid training
Tuition reimbursement
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD, Critical Illness and accident insurance
401K with 3.5% company contribution after one year