Intensive Placement Stabilization is a robust clinical program offered by Kaleidoscope focused on comprehensive services to promote stability for youth in foster care and their families.

The IPS Specialist will provide a variety of wrap-around services to meet the holistic care goals of the youth on their caseload. This will include activities such as home based family and individual therapy, advocacy, running Family Team Meetings, and providing trauma informed psychoeducation to foster parents. Our team specializes in trauma informed care, with a goal to promote healing relationships between youth and their caregivers, to create stability in the home and throughout the youth’s life.

Kaleidoscope values a highly trained team, and provides many opportunities for professional development and clinical growth. The IPS Specialist will be provided training in trauma informed frameworks such as ARC, TFCBT, and SPACE, and will receive weekly clinical supervision to promote integration of these models in their daily work. Supervision will be provided to meet the requirements of LCPC or LCSW licensure requirements. In addition, IPS Specialists will participate in consultation groups and case presentations with seasoned clinicians to provide additional reinforcement of clinical skills, trauma informed work, and systems advocacy.

The IPS program is grounded in a community based framework, providing services in the home and other settings that are most convenient for the families we serve. The IPS Specialist will spend a significant portion of their time in the field, and will be expected to travel throughout Cook County on a daily basis.

About Kaleidoscope:

Founded in 1973, our mission today is to empower children, youth and families impacted by abuse and neglect to build resourcefulness, resiliency and supportive relationships through innovative, individualized case management and clinical services. Our vision is that all children and youth have the opportunity to enjoy safe and healthy lives nurtured by responsive adults.

At Kaleidoscope, we stake our reputation on providing the highest quality child welfare services to children, youth and families involved with the Department of Children and Family Services. The work we do is both challenging and rewarding. To accomplish this high level of success, we place the utmost value on our employees and seek to provide them with opportunities for professional growth through supportive supervision, ongoing attachment and trauma-informed clinical training, small caseload ratios, flexible work schedules, competitive pay and excellent benefits.

Requirements

Minimum Degree Required: Master degree in social work or social service related degree
Licensure: LCSW or LCPC eligibility preferred
Information Technology Skills Required: Microsoft Office Proficiency
Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication and time management skills
Full time use of minimally insured, operating automobile and valid driver’s license

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