Manager, Child Group Therapy EIOP

Weekly outpatient therapy isnt always enough and a trip to the ER isnt the only answer. Patients and their families rely on CompassHealth Center whenincrisis every day wehelp people overcome depression anxiety suicidality obsessions/compulsions trauma chronic pain and other obstacles in order for our patients to live freely.

About This Role

Compass Health Center is seeking a leader for our Child Evening IOP program overseeing Group Therapy at our Northbrook location.

We are looking for an experienced therapist who will lead evidence-based group therapy to children and who will lead manage and mentor group therapists within the program. Our Child program works with patients ages 5-14.

What Youll Do:

• Assist Associate Directors and Program Directors in overseeing quality of care within the Child program
• Collaborate with Associate Director of Group Day to ensure appropriate staffing
• Provide coverage for EIOP as either acting manager onsite or facilitating groups
• Oversee group room staff scheduling for EIOP programming
• Oversight and implementation of program material and curriculum
• Continued development and refinement of Group Curriculum including evolving curriculum to better engage patients
• Utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as well as other evidenced-based therapies
• Oversee and manage group therapy operations. This includes administrative responsibilities as well as mentoring and developing group therapists within the program.
• Collaborate and coordinate with other leaders in the under 18 programs as well as within the Northbrook facility and Compass-wide.
• Providing clinical supervision for staff working towards licensure where applicable
• Managing a team of group therapists
• Provide Group Therapy
• Engaging in crisis management as needed
• Participating in professional development activities
• As indicated participating in community outreach
• Interview hire staff as needed
• Engage in frequent communication and collaboration with team members via rounds EMR notes emails and face-to-face communication.
• Writes and delivers performance reviews for the group therapists whom you manage
• Provide direct feedback attune to team needs and lead team building and professional development.
• Carry a primary caseload as needed.

Who You Are:

• Masters level clinician with 4 years of post-masters clinical experience conducting individual family and/or group therapy.
• Clinical licensed required: PhD PsyD LCSW LMFT or LCPC
• Knowledge and experience of group dynamics utilizing CBT ACT DBT and Motivational Interviewing among other effective treatments.
• Experience with patients in crisis.
• Experience supervising mental health workers both licensed and seeking licensure.
• Excellent time management skills ability to juggle multiple demands simultaneously in a fast paced and changing environment.
• Strength in collaborating and consulting with various programs and their differing needs
• Strong communication skills

We know job descriptionscan be intimidating so if this sounds like an opportunity for you please dont hesitate to apply!

Who We Are

Compass Health Center is a recognized leader in crisis-level mental health bringing passion connection and patient-centered care to the PartialHospitalizationand Intensive Outpatient space (PHP/IOP). Based in Chicagoland we serve hundreds of patients every day ranging from ages 5 through adulthood in our onsite facilities or through our flourishing virtual fills a critical gap between outpatient and inpatient care through an intermediate level of Behavioral Healthcare.

A few more things we want you to know: our values are super important to us and hopefully will be to you too. Cultural humility teamwork continuous improvement connection patient centered care passion innovation and agility should be your power sources. Joining Compass is an opportunity to feel fulfilled through a joint mission towards healing our communities.

Benefits & Perks

We know that you will be dedicated to your purpose here. We look at that investment as a two-way street. We are proud to offer plenty of space for growth and opportunities to pursue continuous development within our organization.

For eligible positions our other benefits include: comprehensive medical/dental/vision plans 401k program with company matching generous PTO (including competitive parental leave after 1 year of employment) and continuous training through CEU seminars and volunteering opportunities.

Whats Next

Compass is committed to cultivating diverse and dynamic teams who exude passion for their craft so whether or not you check all the boxes we encourage you to apply wed be grateful to hear from you!