Mental Health Professional - Case Worker

About Us:

CTS Health Services is a community mental health services center that specializes in a holistic approach to health and wellness for children, parents, and adults of varying circumstances and mental challenges. We provide one-on-one behavioral interventions for our clients and their support circles to help our clients navigate through life within their community at their highest level.

What We Are Looking For:

We are urgently seeking passionate, authentic, and motivated individuals to provide one-on-one behavioral interventions with insured children, youth and/or adults receiving specialty mental health services in the community.

Qualifications of a caseworker

• Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in a human service field with less than two years of full-time, post-bachelor's degree accumulated MH/DD/SA experience with the population served, or a substance abuse professional with less than two years of full-time, post-bachelor's degree accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling, OR
• High School diploma with 5 years of human services experience
• This position does require a Mental Health Professional (MHP) credentialing
• Bilingual (Spanish Speaking) preferred

*Reliable form of transportation and accessible computer/laptop required*

The caseworker is responsible for, but not limited to:

• Providing direct behavioral health services and supports to individual consumers based on the goals established
• Delivering services in various environments including, homes, schools, homeless shelters, etc.
• Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions as evidenced by symptom reduction and progress towards goals
• Documenting interactions with consumers within 24 hours of service delivery in electronic health record (EHR) system (OnTarget)
• Maintaining the flexibility to respond to consumer needs and crisis situations beyond the agency's normal working hours.

**Training will be at Northside Office (Belmont Cragin).

Summary of Training Requirements for a caseworker (will be completed with CTS if not already in possession) (not limited to the list below):

• CTS Health orientation
• Rule 132
• Service Definition
• OIG Rule 50
• First Aid/CPR/AED/Bloodborne Pathogen
• HIPAA
• Client Rights
• Confidentiality
• Mandated Reporter
• Health and Safety
• Cultural Competency
• Workplace Violence and Safety
• Waste, Fraud & Abuse

What you get:

• Flexible hours and schedule
• Growth opportunities
• Encouragement of creativity
• Holistic and supportive culture and environment
• Referral bonus!

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• Choose your own hours
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

• Are you open to working with children? Note, this may involve after 5PM or weekend sessions.

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Behavioral health: 1 year (Required)
• Experience with children: 1 year (Required)

Language:

• Spanish or Polish (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person