LifeLinks Your Connection to Mental Health and Wellness
Employment Opportunities
Join Our Team!!
Part-time employees in our Residential Program- One Opening
Our Behavioral Health Technicians will serve as a Mentor and role model to consumers with a serious mental illness within a residential setting. Requires ability to assist with and/or teach daily living skills as well as facilitate socialization and recreational activities individually and in group settings. Candidates must be 21 years of age, have a High School Diploma or GED, successfully complete CPR (Agency provided), and hold a valid Drivers License.
IRT Counselor- Champaign office
Opportunity for a caring, passionate person to provide counseling services to individuals of all ages, including young children as well as severely emotionally distressed youth and their families. Also provide referral and linkage with resources according to consumer need. The successful candidate will have the ability to communicate effectively as well as the ability to build relationships in order to work collaboratively as a member of a team with staff and families served. A Master’s Degree in a Human Services Field that is licensed-eligible is required, at a minimum. LCSW or LCPC preferred.
Residential Coordinator
We are looking for a leader to provide mid-level management of the agency’s residential program, including a 24-hour supervised group home and a supportive housing apartment complex. Qualified applicants must have a strong ability to communicate and work with others to accomplish goals and objectives. A Masters in a Human Service Related field is required however, a LCPC or LCSW is preferred. Due to the mobility of the program, successful candidates must also have a reliable, legally insured vehicle and a valid driver’s license.
Crisis Clinician
Opportunity to make real life-changing differences to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis. Qualified applicants must be quick-thinking and able to remain calm under pressure, providing crisis assessment, intervention and stabilization services to all age populations in the community as well as over the telephone. Accountable to the Director of Crisis Services. A bachelor’s degree in a human services field is required, at a minimum. LPC or MSW preferred. Due to the mobility of the program, successful candidates must also have a reliable, legally insured vehicle and a valid driver’s license. Behavioral Health Clinician- Child and Adolescent
Opportunity for caring, compassionate individual to provide counseling services to individuals of all ages, including young children as well as severely emotionally distressed youth and their families. Also, provide in-home and community services along with referral and linkage with resources according to consumer need. A bachelor’s degree in a human services field is required, at a minimum. Due to the mobility of the program, successful candidates must also have a reliable, legally insured vehicle and a valid driver’s license.
LifeLinks Provides:
- A history of serving the community of Mattoon, Illinois and surrounding areas.
- Opportunities to grow and develop personally and professionally
- A large diversity of programs and services for individuals seeking employment
Benefits for Full-Time Staff include:
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
- Retirement plan
- Generous benefit time schedule including sick time, vacation time, and 14 holidays per year.
- A 35 hour work week
For current job openings or questions:
- Send an e-mail to: humanresources@lifelinksinc.org
- You can also find our current employment opportunities at www.indeed.com
Thank you for your interest of employment at LifeLinks.
A Great Place to Intern
Each year LifeLinks selects undergraduate and graduate students from local universities to complete internships at our agency. The outpatient and SASS programs provide internships to graduate students. The community support and PSR programs have internships for undergraduate and graduate students. Click to view attached grid, deadline and application materials to apply for Intern positions.
LifeLinks inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Click here for the LifeLinks’ application for employment. Once you have completed the application, you can bring it to our office, mail it to us at the address at the bottom of this page, or scan it and attach it to an email and send it to humanresources@lifelinksinc.org
Because you have rights as an applicant….
- Equal Employment Opportunity - https://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf
- Equal Employment Opportunity Supplement- https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/ofccp_eeo_supplement_final_jrf_qa_508c.pdf
- Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)- https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/VETS/legacy/files/USERRA_Private.pdf
- Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)- https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/eppabw.pdf
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)- https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/fmlaen.pdf
- E-Verify Notices:
- Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision- https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf
- Illinois Employment Laws- https://www2.illinois.gov/idol/Employers/Documents/flsposter.pdf
- Pregnancy and Your Rights in the Workplace- https://www2.illinois.gov/dhr/Publications/Documents/Pregnancy_Posting-lgl-ENG14.pdf
LifeLinks Mental Health
750 Broadway Avenue East
Mattoon, Illinois 61938
(217) 238-5700