Internalizing Disorder Clinical Specialist

About the role

The Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery, is hiring one Internalizing Disorder Clinical Specialist in Springfield. The specialist serves children, adolescents and families through the Children's Behavioral Health Care Portal, focusing on internalizing disorders that may result in danger to self. The position provides technical assistance for specialized mental health programs, conducts assessments, gives clinical consultation and coordinates linkage to statewide programs.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the statewide Internalizing Disorders Clinical Specialist for children and adolescents using the Children's Behavioral Health Care Portal.
• Evaluate and research system factors, keeping up to date on the causes, presentation and treatment of internalizing disorders in children and adolescents.
• Collaborate with the inter-agency staffing group and share information with partners, where consent and agreements allow, to overcome barriers to behavioral health services.
• Complete required case file reports and prepare summary reports for the supervisor.
• Perform other duties within the scope of the role.

Required profile

• Master's degree in social work from a recognized college or university.
• Licensure as a Clinical Social Worker by the Department of Professional Regulation.
• Two years of professional social work experience evaluating and treating mentally ill, developmentally disabled or other disabled persons.
• Ability to travel in the course of duties.

Required skills

• Two years of clinical social work experience with children and/or adolescents with internalizing disorders or mental health issues.
• Preferred: experience with anxiety, depression, psychosis, eating disorders or danger to self; experience providing technical assistance to access children's mental health programs; experience making clinical judgments and writing case summaries.

What we offer

• Anticipated salary of $6,820-$9,875 per month ($81,840-$118,500 per year).
• Pension program and competitive group insurance (health, life, dental, vision).
• 12 paid sick days, 13 paid holidays, 10-25 vacation days and 3 personal business days.
• Flexible schedules, 12 weeks of parental leave, deferred compensation and pre-tax programs.
• 5% salary differential for bilingual positions; 10% for veterans.

Full-time, Monday to Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm with a 1-hour unpaid lunch; occasional reporting to headquarters. Applications must be submitted electronically through the State of Illinois online application portal; applications by email or paper are not accepted.