CASE MANAGER - WELLNESS CENTER (LEVEL II)
KENNEDY-KING COLLEGE
Since 1911, City Colleges of Chicago has been connecting students
from across Chicago’s neighborhoods to economic opportunity. By
offering a quality education at an unprecedented value, City
Colleges provides our students and alumni with a pathway to upward
mobility. City Colleges of Chicago is the city’s most accessible
higher education engine of socioeconomic mobility and racial
equity—empowering its students to take part in building a stronger
and more just city. As Illinois’ largest community college system,
City Colleges is comprised of seven colleges and five satellite
sites across Chicago.
Located at each of the seven colleges, Wellness Centers provide
best-practices mental health and psycho-social services to
students, faculty, and staff including: crisis intervention, case
management with linkage to community-based resources and public aid
programs; individual counseling, support groups, evaluation for
learning disabilities, wellness education and outreach; and
consultation and training for faculty and staff.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
Reporting to the Clinical Director - Wellness Center, a Case
Manager-Wellness Center (Level II) provides a range of counseling,
case management and outreach services to students, faculty and
staff. Assists with the clinical supervision and training of intern
trainees participating in the Clinical Training Program.
Contributes to the best-practices operations of the Wellness Center
and participates in promoting a holistic plan of health and
wellness initiatives for CCC students. Performs related duties as
required.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Provides individual and group psychotherapy and other direct
clinical interventions to a diverse student population across a
broad range of presenting issues.
Prepares and plans for therapy sessions. Completes clinical
documents in accordance with HIPPA standards.
Conducts best practices crisis assessment and intervention and
arranges emergency psychiatric assessment as needed.
Meets with walk-in clients to assess their immediate or
emergency needs and provides crisis counseling and intervention
services as needed. Provides referrals to appropriate health and
social service agencies for additional services as required.
Provides short term counseling and coaching to clients to
address problems and develop coping mechanisms and skills to deals
with issues of stress, time management and organization.
Provides individual and group psychotherapy and other direct
clinical interventions to a diverse student population across a
broad range of presenting issues.
Serves as consultant to college staff and faculty for student
development issues, behavioral threat assessment, classroom
behavioral management, and the overall behavioral health of the
college community.
Plans, develops and implements educational and prevention
outreach and programming in coordination with Clinical Director,
especially for undeserved or special populations, and which
demonstrates cultural responsiveness.
Conducts workshops and professional development for students,
faculty and staff on critical topics such as Mental Health 101,
stress and time management, violence prevention/verbal
de-escalation, healthy relationships, and veterans’ issues.
Utilizes the Counseling Center Assessment Psychological
Symptoms (CCAPS) to assess mental health needs of college students
at intake and to monitor their progress and effectiveness of
therapeutic services.
Represents the Wellness Center and advocates for mental health
and wellness on college related committees as assigned.
Creates and maintains a professional, welcoming environment for
individuals visiting the Wellness Center for services and
information.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master’s degree in Social Work (M.S.W.); OR a Master’s degree
(M.A., M.S., M.Ed.) in Counseling Psychology or another clinical
mental health field.
- Must be currently working on obtaining licensure by the State
of Illinois as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), a Clinical
Professional Counselor (LCPC) or a Clinical Psychologist
- Counseling experience in a student counseling center within an
urban commuter college or university environment is highly
desirable
- Knowledge of individual and group psychotherapy and counseling
theories and practices
- Knowledge of case management and coordinated care
techniques
- Knowledge of treatment principles, modalities and
techniques
- Knowledge of community resources and social service
agencies
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication
skills
- Ability to work with and relate to a culturally diverse student
body, faculty and staff
Salary Range: $69,545.00 - $76,499.50 per year.
Offered salary will be determined by the respective collective
bargaining agreement and applicant's education, experience,
knowledge, skills and abilities.
Benefits information is found at
https://www.ccc.edu/departments/Benefits/
This position is represented by the Local 1600 professional
union.
Chicago residency is required for all full-time employees within
6 months of hire.
We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action
employer.
Thank you for your interest in CCC!