Mental Health Therapist — Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic

Job overview

The Mental Health Therapist role is onsite in Kankakee, IL, and may require flexible schedules, evenings, or weekends. The posting states a base salary of $59,100 annually, commensurate with licensure and experience. The therapist supports Thresholds’ Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic services for adults, children, youth, and families. The therapist provides outpatient counseling, assessments, crisis intervention, and evidence-based treatment while coordinating referrals and collaborating with internal departments and community partners. The role also provides clinical direction for treatment planning and helps maintain service quality and accurate records.

What you'll do

• Provide individual, group, and family counseling or therapy, case consultation, and crisis intervention
• use brief therapeutic modalities as appropriate
• conduct structured assessments and enter completed tools and scores in the EHR
• complete and submit National Outcomes Measures
• coordinate referrals
• design and deliver therapeutic or educational programs for adolescents
• manage a caseload of up to 26 sessions per week
• provide clinical direction for treatment plans
• and maintain accurate reports and case records.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

mental health therapist

kankakee il

thresholds

full-time

community behavioral health

outpatient therapy

crisis intervention

children and youth

family counseling

cbt

trauma-informed care

$59,100 annual base salary

flexible schedule

evening or weekend availability

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Paid time off, nine federal holidays, sick leave, medical, dental and vision insurance, 403(b) with 3% employer match, employee assistance program, mileage reimbursement, public service loan forgiveness, no-cost clinical licensure supervision, and professional licensure reimbursement.

Why this role

The posting describes a mission-driven community mental health organization and includes clinical licensure supervision at no cost.

About the employer

The Thresholds is hiring for this role. Industry: Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers. Sector: 62.