Bilingual Clinical Mental Health Therapist

Harper College enriches its diverse communities by providing quality, affordable and accessible education. The College serves more than 40,000 students annually on its 200-acre campus in Chicago’s Northwest suburbs, and offers 40-plus degree programs and more than 100 career certificates. All of Harper College’s efforts are grounded in increasing the number of students who complete credentials, or finish. This simple yet powerful theme is critical to our community’s and nation’s success.

The clinical mental health therapist is a collaborative role responsible for providing professional therapy services, mental health assessment and triage. The clinical mental health therapist will provide appropriate referrals to campus and community partners to support students’ mental health and well-being.

Education:     Master’s degree from an accredited school of professional counseling or related field required. Active, unrestricted license as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in the State of Illinois required.

Experience:   Minimum of 2 years post grad work experience and experience facilitating psychoeducation, process, and/or support groups required, as are excellent professional written and verbal communication skills. Must have strong ability to work collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team and the flexibility to respond dynamically to student and operational needs of the counseling center.

Preferred experience includes experience working in higher levels of care (IOP/PHP/Residential). Experience working with substance abuse and mental health clients. Experience managing a caseload of clients.

Skills:             Bilingual English/Spanish language competency required.

Completes intakes and bio-psycho-social assessments with students.

Provides evidence-based clinical mental health therapy with responsiveness to cultural, developmental and trauma informed needs of students and compliant with the America Counseling Association (ACA) code of ethics.

Develops short-term treatment plans with each student and updates plans in a regular cadence to determine continued therapeutic need.

Provides students with case management and coordination of care with campus community resources and/or community partners.

Facilitates skills workshops and therapeutic process groups for the student campus community.

Completes clinical documentation in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) within standards of practice and College operational policies.

Assists with campus and community outreach to promote visibility of counseling resources and services on campus.

Engages in a cross collaborative clinical case conference weekly.

Engages in professional development activities (e.g. projects, committees, tasks) both on campus and off to maintain clinical license, remain current with behavioral health standards of practice, improve skills, and expand competency.

Assists Counseling Services Manager with data collection for Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act (MHEACA) grant reporting.

Performs other duties as needed.