Excitement abounds at Heritage Behavioral Health Center!
We are a mission-driven Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic located in Decatur, Illinois who is dedicated to improving mental health and substance use care to individuals in a multi-county area. We recognize that all individuals at our organization have an impact on patient care - regardless of the position they hold.
Why join us?
- We offer a collaborative work environment, opportunities for professional growth, and a comprehensive benefits package.
- We are expanding our primary care, mental health and substance use services to individuals in Central Illinois and beyond and are looking for dedicated staff to meet the needs of our clientele.
- A new salary structure is now in place ! Our salaries have been updated and are competitive at both the state and national levels with wonderful benefits.
- Full-time employees receive 56 paid days off during their 1st year of employment (this includes every other Friday off PAID for your wellness needs). This increases to 61 days the 2nd year and continues to increase with tenure.
- We have expanded our employee insurance benefit offerings and made them more affordable.
At Heritage, we believe in taking care of our staff's needs so that they can concentrate on taking care of the needs of the individuals we serve. Our staff are our greatest asset, and we treat them as such!
We are pleased to present the following position for your consideration:
Overview: Crisis Counselor, Crisis Care
These full-time positions provide crisis intervention, to include assessment, counseling, and linkage and aftercare services, to individuals experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis in various community settings (i.e. emergency departments, community agencies, client's homes, etc.). Heritage responds to individuals seeking help with depression, anxiety, substance use, and/or other distressing symptoms, by providing a supportive response and linkage to ongoing supportive services. The program will provide support to anyone, anywhere, and at any time. The crisis counselor will be a member of the Crisis Care program providing mobile crisis response services in Macon, Dewitt, and Piatt counties.
Core Responsibilities Include:
- Face-to-face, telephone, and virtual sessions to provide crisis intervention and support in a timely manner
- Able to communicate with individuals, friends/family, and referral sources
- Able to work with children, adolescents, and adults
- Engage individuals admitted to inpatient psychiatric settings to assist in identifying and linking to ongoing services and supports in the community
- Assist individuals with the involuntary admission process at the Macon County Court
- Able to complete pre-admission screening assessments for individuals being referred to skilled nursing or mental health nursing facilities
- Maintain positive relationships with referral sources and community providers
- Collaborate with multiple internal and external providers to coordinate treatment including crisis care team members, support team members, case management, counselors, psychiatric providers, clinical leaders, and other organizations within the communities served
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to engage individuals in behavioral health treatment
- Ability to provide flexible services as the present and/or scheduled- each day will look different
- Able to provide own transportation and vehicle for work purposes
- Knowledge of behavioral health diagnoses
- Ability to work with seriously and persistently mentally ill, substance abusing, or dually diagnosed populations
- Knowledge of community resources including psychiatry, substance use, medical, and/or other community services
- Excellent decision making and problem-solving skills
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently in a professional environment
- Ability to work as a team player
- Ability to seek guidance when necessary
- Strong customer service skills with everyone encountered
- Ability to navigate electronic health record
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
- Initiative for ongoing self-development (skills, learning, and growing)
Education and Experience:
- Ideal candidates will have education and experience in providing crisis services
- Bachelors or Masters degree in human service related field is required, with the ability to function at a minimum as a Mental Health Professional (MHP)
- Ability for Masters level Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) to obtain licensure within 2 years of employment
- Valid driver's license, reliable means of transportation, and proof of current automobile insurance are required
Salary Range: $47,840-$75,000 per year ($23.00 to $36.00 per hour) - dependent on education, experience and licensure
Heritage also offers the following with this position:
- Generous vacation, sick and personal leave
- WELLNESS days - 26 days per year (every other Friday off paid )
- Paid holidays - 9 in 2024
- Health Club/Fitness Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
- Continuing education opportunities
- Tuition assistance program
- Agency provided life insurance and short-term disability policies
- Retirement plans (401k and Roth)
- Optional insurance benefits, including health, dental, vision, flex spending accounts (healthcare, dependent care), and additional life insurance. (The health insurance benefit includes substantial agency contribution towards the cost.)
- We are a National Health Service Corp site which gives staff access to the National Health Service Corp federal student loan forgiveness program (LCPC, LCSW, MD, APN, RN, CADC, LSW, and LPC individuals). For more information, visit