JOBS

The DuPage County Health Department is looking for Crisis Services Counselors to join their team at the Crisis Recovery Center. The Crisis Recovery Center is a place where DuPage County residents will have someone to contact, someone to respond, and a safe place to get help 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. As a Crisis Services Counselor, you will provide emergency and crisis intervention services in-person, via phone, or video; conduct on-site crisis evaluations; complete crisis intervention and case management tasks for clients on their mental health units; provide referral and community resource linkage; maintain required training, licensure, and certification; and collaborate with staff and community providers.
Salary range is $45,967 – $69,940. This position comes with an outstanding benefits package designed to support your personal and professional well-being. As a DuPage County employee, you will enjoy 12 paid holidays, 12 days of vacation, paid sick time, 5 paid personal days and tuition and certification reimbursement to help you continue growing in your career. They also offer 12 weeks of paid parental leave so you can be there for life’s most important moments. The position is pension-eligible through the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF), giving you peace of mind with a guaranteed retirement plan. Plus, you may qualify for the Federal Student Loan Forgiveness.

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