Job Details
Metropolitan Family Services empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan Family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities. Metropolitan is Illinois' first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 163,000 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness and empowerment.
We are now hiring for a full-time Counselor/Social Worker to join our Southwest Team! (Merrionette Park and Palos Hills)
SALARY: Compensation is commensurate with years of related experience, position requirements, and candidate qualifications. The average salary for the position is $50,000.
$2,500 Sign on Bonus for first time employees with MFS!($500 on the first paycheck, $1,000 after completing six months, and $1,000 after one year of employment.)
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Provides office and community-based mental health treatment services to clients across the life-span.
- Performs comprehensive, in-depth assessments for a variety of program services. Does intake as assigned.
- Provides a full range of case management, counseling, advocacy, educational, and related services.
- Learns and utilizes agency and community resources.
- Assesses community conditions affecting clients to identify resource gaps and problems.
- Recommends financial assistance for clients.
- Provides group services as indicated by program needs.
- Represents and interprets programs of agency in the community.
- May serve on regional or agency-wide committees.
- Meets agency expectation for quantity of direct service.
- Complies with agency record-keeping expectations.
- Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
- Works effectively with diverse staff and service population.
- Required to work at least 2 evenings per week to accommodate client need.
QUALIFICATIONS: - Master's Degree in Social Work, or related field from an accredited college or university, required.
- Two years of post-Masters case management experience or related skill level, required.
- Licensed Social Worker (LSW) or Licensed Professional counselor (LPC), required.
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), preferred.
- Must have access to a vehicle, valid driver's license and proof of insurance to perform essential job functions, required.
- Requires mobility to work with a community-based caseload.
- Mobility required for transporting clients to various community support appointments.
- Ability to maintain assigned community and home-based services.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and groups.
- Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: - MFS staff are required to provide proof of vaccination or have an approved Medical exemption prior to starting employment.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: - While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch.
- The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing and viewing a computer terminal.
- The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Metropolitan Family Services offers a very generous benefits packet to our professionals: - Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medical Coverage: HMO, Traditional PPO, or PPO w/ HSA contributions.
- Dental and Vision Insurance Options
- 12 paid Holidays
- Parental leave
- Bereavement Pay
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Pet Insurance
- 401K Plan
- Training and Professional Development Plan with E- Learning
- Wellness Initiative Program
- Employee Assistance Network
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)