Job Postings

Our Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) provides access to coordinated comprehensive behavioral health and substance use care intended to promote access to integrated behavioral services, including 24/7 crisis response and medication for assisted treatment of Opioid Use Disorder, through use of a behavioral health home model of care. We offer a comprehensive range of services available to people who need care regardless of age, ability to pay and location don’t have to piece together the behavioral health support they need across multiple providers.

Case Manager

The Case Manager (CM) is responsible for ensuring continuity of care for TLOC clients who are identified as high-risk for psychiatric hospitalization or detainment and those who are at risk of being Lost-to-care. The CM ensures that clients are monitored consistently for clinical and/or medical engagement, and that their Social Drivers of Health (SDOH) needs are met to ensure that clients remain stable within the community and minimally utilize institutional care. The CM provides close and consistent tracking of TLOC clients’ engagement in primary care, psychiatry, and other needed services. The CM is the primary point of contact for identified clients and provides overall management of the system of care and client engagement within the system (i.e., reducing barriers to engagement such as transportation, lack of social supports, and access to needed community resources.

Mobile Crisis Specialists

The Mobile Crisis Specialist is responsible for providing assessment, intake and intervention services 24/7 for crisis service. The position is designed to provide crisis mental health assessments, intakes, interventions and resolutions in the community.

CADC

Prepares and maintains a confidential, accurate, organized, and updated case file for each assigned client. Adheres to documentation deadlines as outlined in The Link & Option Center, Inc., 77 Illinois Administrative Code Part 2060 Policy and Procedure Treatment Training Manual.

Community Liaison

A Community Liaison acts as a bridge between The Link & Option Center, Inc., and the community we serve. This position primarily is responsible for building and maintaining positive relationships by facilitating communication, addressing concerns, and promoting the agency’s initiatives through Outreach Programs and Engagement activities, effectively servicing as the public face of The Link & Option Center, Inc., within the community.

Recovery Support Specialist

The Recovery Support Specialist (RSS) is indirectly supervised by the Department Manager and provides care to consumers utilizing The Link & Option Center, Inc. (TLOC) principles of Trauma Informed Care. The RSS serves as a member of an interdisciplinary team that provides recovery oriented in-home and community-based services for adults with severe mental illnesses. The RSS provides comprehensive case management and psychosocial rehabilitation through an outreach-oriented set of service activities. The RSS provides crisis intervention, maintains accurate clinical documentation, and demonstrates TLOC’s principles and values when interacting with clients, families, visitors, physicians, and coworkers.

Supported Employment Job Specialist

Assess employment and educational needs of CCBHC clients; Assist job seekers in finding career opportunities and prepare the for interview process; Specialize in maintaining a portfolio of current business partners and identify new businesses through South Suburban, Will and Cook Counties; Maintain and update case files, program documentation, and external data tracking systems; Network with community agencies to provide access to supportive services for CCBHC client; Work with clients to identify barriers to employment and develop options; Work with clients to identify SDOH needs and develop a plan of action.

Clinical Therapist

The Link & Option Center, Inc. (TLOC) is a Joint Commission accredited outpatient Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) and a pillar in the Southland region with locations in South Holland and Hazel Crest, Illinois. TLOC was founded in 1995 by Dr. Twin Green, a local Black leader who remains our President & CEO, in response to struggles her teenage son was having due to negative forces in the community. TLOC provides an integrated system of care for children, adolescents, and adults that includes assessment and linkage to primary care, psychiatry, case management, crisis assessment and stabilization, and individual and family therapy/counseling. TLOC prides itself on being a culturally competent provider of community mental health services that address individual needs as well as the social determinant of health that affect the well-being of its clients. Preventing the development of chronic mental illness through early detection and intervention is essential to enhancing the quality of life for TLOC clients and the community as a whole.

Crisis Intervention Specialist

Reporting to the Intake Coordinator, the Crisis Intervention Specialist provides Crisis Stabilization to individuals experiencing a mental health and/or substance use related crisis.

Crisis Stabilization services are continued until the crisis is resolved and the individual in crisis is linked with ongoing services via a warm hand-off. The initial Crisis Intervention may be conducted virtually followed by in-person services.

Doula

We are building a team of Community-Based Doulas to help pregnant and new moms have a positive birthing experience and adjust to parenthood after their babies arrive. Some duties include but are not limited to:

Conducting prenatal consultations; Creating birthing plans that outline the delivery room’s environment or home birth setting; Assisting with preparations for the child’s arrival; Attending the birth and providing emotional and physical support; Acting as an advocate for Clients to ensure medical providers adhere to their wishes; Providing advice about nursing and assisting with childcare during the early postpartum period; Staying up to date with the latest research on childbirth, prenatal care and infant growth and development; Listening to the concerns and questions of the mother; Attending prenatal meetings to get to know the mother and establish her birth preferences and other requirements. During the first trimester, our Doula Nurses administer prenatal and postpartum depression screenings and monitor their blood pressure levels to prevent preeclampsia.

Coordinator of Community Support Team

The Coordinator of the Community Support Team (CST) is generally responsible for managing the day-to-day operation of the CST Program. The CST provides community-based services for clients who are at risk of psychiatric hospitalization, who have experience 3 or more psychiatric hospitalization within a 12-month period, or who meet the diagnostic criteria for SMI, have been incarcerated and are returning to the community. The primary goal of the CST is to ensure that The Link & Option Center, Inc.’s, (TLOC) clients remain stable within the community and avoid the unnecessary use of psychiatric emergency and inpatient facilities. The CST Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that TLOC clients are firmly engaged in community-based care and that their holistic needs are being addressed.