Mental Health Professional
LYDIA HOME ASSOCIATION
Location
Chicago, Illinois
Quick overview
The role involves facilitating group activities for youth, enhancing their daily living skills, and ensuring their safety. Additionally, the professional will assist clients emotionally and socially through informal counseling and skill-building groups.
Requirements summary
Candidates must be at least 21 years old with a Bachelor’s degree in human services or equivalent experience. Experience with at-risk youth and the ability to work as part of a team are also required.
Job description
Description
Responsibilities
The residential program at LYDIA services youth ages 6-17; many of whom are involved with the Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS). The youth reside at LYDIA and are provided a structured living environment in addition to treatment that focuses on skill-building, regulation, and the trauma/neglect they endured. The opening is for a child care worker to facilitate group activities for our youth. Role includes: enhancing clients’ daily living skills; monitoring clients at all times to ensure safety; participation in training; assisting clients in growing emotionally and socially through informal counseling and facilitating skill-building groups; encouraging clients in education by monitoring and assisting with homework, teacher communication, school behavior, and special school activities; planning, supervising, and participating with clients in recreational activities; documenting mental health services provided.
Requirements
Minimum Requirements The Candidate must be at least 21 years old and must have either a Bachelor’s degree in human services, a Bachelors in any field with 2 year supervised human services experience or 5 years supervised experience in mental health or human services, valid Illinois driver’s license (preferred).
In addition, the candidate must have experience with at-risk/challenging youth; open to supervision and able to work as part of a team; role model appropriately; nurture, teach, and structure the daily living setting; and willing to support the mission of LYDIA