​Overnight SASS Counselor

Overnight SASS Counselor

Kenneth Young Center is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit dedicated to providing comprehensive outpatient behavioral health services to individuals of all walks of life. Located in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, we offer a wide range of services including outpatient therapeutic care, recovery-oriented support, community prevention, LGBTQ+ outreach, older adult services, and crisis intervention. Our team welcomes and celebrates unique perspectives and represents the diversity and vitality of our local communities. Join our team to grow in your career while building stronger, healthier communities.   

Ken­neth Young Cen­ter offers a robust ben­e­fit pack­age that is high­ly com­pet­i­tive to the mar­ket and offers all full-time employ­ees the following: 

• 403(b) plan with orga­ni­za­tion­al matching   
• Medical Insurance (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illi­nois - BCBS) 
• Den­tal (BCBS), and Vision Insur­ance (BCBS) with low employee premiums  
• Long Term and Short Term Dis­abil­i­ty (BCBS), no cost to employee     
• Flex­i­ble Spend­ing Account (with annu­al rollover)  
• Basic life insur­ance (50k) paid for by the organization and option for addi­tion­al vol­un­tary cov­er­age for self, spouse, or depen­dents (BCBS)   
• Incentive program with potential for quarterly bonuses  
• Opportunity for annual bonus and salary increase (discretionary based on annual KYC financial audit)  
• Eligibility to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)  

To fur­ther promote an active and healthy work/ life bal­ance, KYC also offers a gen­er­ous amount of paid time off and staff holidays.  

• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off (With increas­es based on seniority) 
• 8 Paid Orga­ni­za­­­tion-Wide Hol­i­days
• 3 Per­son­al Float­ing Hol­i­days annually

Job Scope: Works with families and community based systems to provide services including crisis assessment and treatment planning at the time of the assessment. Actively contribute as a team member with on-call crisis response shifts to provide assessment. Clients served are predominately ages 6-24, but can range from age 3 through the lifespan. On call-shifts run on a 24/7 basis, and include evening, weekend, and holiday hours. Bilingual in Spanish is not required, but is preferred

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide a full range of crisis screening, assessment, and support services to of clients and their families. These services will include the following:
  • Crisis screenings resulting in hospitalization or deflection
  • Facilitate hospitalization when appropriate
  • Developing a plan to stabilize a client without the use of hospitalization if hospitalization is not necessary
  • Case management services
  • Linkage back to substitute care provider
  • Linkage to community resources as needed
  • Ongoing support to help a client maintain access to established services
  • Post-hospitalization services, which includes gathering information for a mental health assessment and individualized treatment plan
• Participate as a responsible crisis team member to maintain continuous on-call coverage and to accomplish other team tasks, goals and responsibilities
• Provide timely and accurate assessments of incoming calls with clinically appropriate dispositions.
• Determine the need for additional services based on the assessment and facilitate linkage.
• Participate in consultation, as needed, with other agency professionals or with paid agency consultants.

Education and Experience

• Bachelors or Masters Degree from an Accredited College or University in Social Work, Psychology, or closely related discipline
• One to three years experience working with children and adolescents.
• Valid driver’s license, proof of insurance and reliable transportation required.
• Computer skills required. 

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may work in an office setting
• Roughly two thirds of the employee’s time will be spent in the community, driving to and from hospital sites, schools, and family homes to perform crisis screenings
• In conducting, screenings and follow ups with the family, an employee may be exposed to varied residential environments based on assigned caseload. 

Schedule/Time Keeping

•  Position could be Part-time (28 hours) or Full-time (37.5 hours) depending on desired schedule / program requirements and designation
• Weekday overnight shifts (8pm-8am)
• Weekend shift coverage as needed (daytime 8a-8p, overnight 8pm-8am)

Kenneth Young Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer