Join Our Expanding Crisis Services Team!
 We're thrilled to announce an extraordinary opportunity to join our Crisis Services team at the DuPage County Health Department!

The DuPage County Health Department is excited to announce an opening within our Crisis Follow Up Program as a Crisis Services Counselor. Counselors in the Crisis Follow Up program work with clients who are coming from a crisis point of care and linking with ongoing services.  Our evolving and dynamic treatment approaches aim to provide our clients with intensive, short-term interventions and supports, immediately after a crisis. Crisis services staff, work as a team to deliver quality care, and a quick response to residents in need. Click Crisis Services to learn more about our program.   
 Our Crisis Follow Up program provides treatment to individuals with serious mental illness after the client has had contact with a crisis point of care (hospitalization, crisis respite, mobile crisis response, Crisis Recovery Center). We provide services through individual counseling, community support, case management, linkage to psychiatric services, as well as referral to ongoing services with internal or external partners. The interventions provided are short term and are designed to serve as a bridge from the crisis point of care to ongoing mental health services. Our program is part of a larger behavioral health program that includes crisis, psychiatric, outpatient, residential, forensic behavioral health, and substance use services.

As a valued member of our team, you'll be empowered to make a profound impact on your community. Our agency is dedicated to delivering exceptional services and support to our community, proudly holding:

 Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval (1996)
 Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) accreditation (2014)

By joining our Crisis Services team, you'll become an integral part of a renowned organization that prioritizes community wellbeing and exceptional care. Are you ready to embark on a rewarding journey, making a tangible difference in the lives of those who need it most?

The Crisis Recovery Center (CRC) is the critical next step in DuPage County Health Department’s decades-long journey to build the infrastructure needed to support a best-in-class behavioral health system and ensures all DuPage County residents will have “someone to call, someone to respond, and somewhere to go” when experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis. The CRC will help residents de-escalate, stabilize, and connect to community resources catered to their individual mental health and substance use treatment needs. The building design and operations will ensure individuals and their families feel welcome, respected, and secure throughout every step of their care. The CRC serves as an alternative to hospital emergency departments and simplifies access to crisis care for all individuals, families, and first responders. Please go to the Crisis System Expansion page on the DCHD Website for additional information.

Job Details
 Full-time Day Shift Position

The position is based in Wheaton, though may provide service at any of our public health centers.  The schedule is Sunday to Thursday, 9 am to 5 pm although this team may offer flexibility with hours when this meets program needs.

Education Requirements and Salary Ranges
 - Bachelor's degree candidates will be considered; relevant experience a plus! Depending on experience, the salary range for this position is as follows:

- Bachelor's degreed candidates: $45,997 to $53,967

Responsibilities

Requirements

Completion of a master’s degree in psychology, Social Work or related field, and two years of behavioral health experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Substance use experience preferred. 
  
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
  LPC or LSW