Mental Health Professional
Lydia Home Association
Mental Health Professional
Lydia Home Association
Christian child and family care nonprofit in Chicago
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
Christian child and family care nonprofit in Chicago
Lydia Home Association is a Christian nonprofit serving children affected by abuse or neglect and families in the Chicago area. Its programs include foster care, residential treatment and family preservation, with counseling available to children, adults and couples from varied backgrounds. Therapists and case managers work with families and public child-welfare agencies to support safe homes and address emotional and behavioral needs. Government program fees, charitable gifts and grants fund its work, while its counseling center accepts insurance and offers sliding-scale fees to qualifying self-pay clients. Founded in 1916, the organization is headquartered in Chicago and began taking children into care the following year.
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