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Caregiver Specialist

Kenneth Young Center
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Caregiving Nonprofit Other Behavioral Health Positions Full time
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: The Caregiver Specialist provides all services to caregivers, care coordinators and aging network staff as established by the Caregiver Resource Center designation. Services include assessments, case management, counseling, outreach, group training, education and facilitation of support groups. The specialist participates as a member of the Older Adult Services team.

Primary Responsibilities
  • Participate as a member of the Older Adult Services Team promoting the independence and quality of life of older persons, caregivers of older persons and grandparents raising grandchildren.  Also provide aging network staff, care coordinators and community members with training and educational opportunities, emotional, financial, and physical resources to support the work of family caregivers.
  • Within this context, the Caregiver Specialist will be responsible for both ongoing clinical and administrative duties.
  • Promote the CRC in the community to identify new participants that can benefit from program
  • Will adhere to program guidelines and budget to meet program expectations
  • Develop excellent knowledge of programs, benefits, and services available to older persons on a local, regional, state and federal level.
  • Will adhere to program guidelines and budget to meet program expectations.
Clinical Responsibilities
  • Works in conjunction with the Countywide Caregiver Coordinator
  • Performs all clinical responsibilities within the time allocated in the preferred service mix established by the funder
  • Completes caregiver assessments using the funder’s recommended screening and assessment tool
  • Completes an assessment of each caregiver participant and develops a care plan utilizing required forms
  • Implements and monitors care plans, coordinating community resources with other Supportive services.
  • Provides counseling for caregivers and family members, consultation to aging network staff and the community, crisis intervention and individual caregiver training
  • Manages a caregiver caseload and conducts monthly follow-up calls to ensure the caregiver’s needs are met
  • Creates and implements an outreach plan targeting all types of caregivers through activities at area businesses, schools, religious and community organizations
  • Create and Implement an annual educational plan to meet grant requirements
  • Provide at least two classes annually according to grant requirements
  • Provide/Facilitate monthly trainings on appropriate topics
  • Facilitates monthly caregiver support groups
  • Communicates with care coordinators regarding issues on ongoing client care
  • Provide support and information to division members on available resources concerning caregiver issues and services
  • Develops and maintains a caregiver resource library
  • Receive supervision and provide feedback regarding clinical and administrative issues as needed with Director  
  • Actively participate as a member of and provides education to other members regarding caregiver issues in team meetings
  • Actively participate in regular performance reviews
  • Arranges and implements respite service for eligible clients referred by care coordination staff
  • Administer GAP Filling Services to caregivers with unmet needs 
Administrative Duties
  • Complete and submit, in a timely and accurate fashion, documentation and reports as required by AgeOptions, the Department on Aging, local funders and the Center’s policies and procedures
  • Enter and maintain monthly data entry units in CMIS and AgingIS, incompliance with funder requirements
  • Collaborate with Billing department to maintain, track, and record Respite services and spending on designated spreadsheet
  • Maintain complete and timely documentation for all open caregiver clients
  • Attends quarterly meetings called by AgeOptions.
  • Participate in orientation and in service programs as required by  Age Options, the Department on Aging, local funders and the Center’s policies and procedures
  • Use software for referral and tracking as required by funder
  • Assures that information is available on agency’s web page and advertises e-mail address so potential clients can receive information.
Position Requirements
  • MSW preferred from an accredited college of Social Work or BA/BS BSW, RN degree in closely related discipline
  • Well-developed clinical skills, including counseling and support group facilitation experience
  • At least two years experience in social service provision to older persons
Kenneth Young Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer
About Kenneth Young Center

We part­ner with com­mu­ni­ties to sup­port peo­ple of all ages to nav­i­gate life’s chal­lenges through per­son­al­ized pre­ven­tion, inter­ven­tion, treat­ment, and recovery.

Ken­neth Young Cen­ter is a 501(c)(3) not-for-prof­it fos­ter­ing health­i­er com­mu­ni­ties through: 

  • Coun­sel­ing for adults, chil­dren, families
  • Assess­ment, sta­bi­liza­tion, link­age for adults/​children in psy­chi­atric crisis
  • Treat­ment, sup­port, and recov­ery ser­vices for those with seri­ous men­tal illness
  • Ser­vice coor­di­na­tion and in-home ser­vices for old­er adults
  • Sub­stance use pre­ven­tion and recovery
  • Alco­hol, drug, and preg­nan­cy pre­ven­tion pro­grams for youth
  • LGBTQ+ Cen­ter for youth and young adults
  • Vol­un­teer opportunities

We are accred­it­ed by the Joint Com­mis­sion, a nation­al­ly respect­ed body with strin­gent stan­dards of excel­lence in healthcare.

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