Mental Health Coach

Wonder: A Confident Living Company; Naperville (IL); On-site; USD 76,000 - 96,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Supportive team environment

Compensation for direct coaching time

Job summary

Wonder: A Confident Living Company in Naperville, IL is seeking a part-time Mental Health Coach to provide transition support for pre-teens, adolescents, young adults, and their families using a holistic family systems approach.

You will meet clients weekly and collaborate with an interdisciplinary care team to support the family as a whole across clinical, school, work, and social contexts.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree required in psychology, social work, or related field.
• Licensure not required but preferred.
• Experience with adolescents, young adults and families; therapy experience.

Responsibilities

• Meet with families weekly to address behavioral and emotional challenges.
• Collaborate with care team to support the family system across clinical, school, work, and social contexts.

Skills

Relationship building

Team collaboration

Flexible schedule

Travel willingness

Education

Master's Degree in Psychology, Social Work, or Marriage and Family Counseling

Tools

Working computer

Job description

Job Description - Mental Health Coach

Wonder is seeking a mental health coach to provide transition support centered on a holistic and integrative family systems approach.

Contract Type

This is a part-time contract position.

Who we are

Wonder was created with the intent to provide therapeutic support services for pre-teens, adolescents, young adults and their families by combining individual and parent coaching with family therapy. Our aspiration is to ensure sustainable change for a lifetime.

What we offer

• We value your time so we pay for every aspect of the work you do
• 55-70/hr for direct coaching time
• Additional compensation for time spent doing administrative work and case management
• Flexible hours - you work with your clients to create your schedule
• Be part of a supportive and caring team that collaborates and shares resources
• Creative approaches grounded in solid fundamental evidence based theories are supported

About the role

Our mental health coaches are responsible for helping families work through a large spectrum of behavioral and emotional challenges.

As a mental health coach, you would meet with your clients weekly. You would also collaborate with your care team, which includes an individual coach, parent coach and a clinical team leader to support the family as a whole. Our work with our clients focuses on relationship-based support combined with an understanding of systemic needs including clinical, school, work and social skills.

You’ll be a good fit if you possess the following

• Master's Degree in Psychology, Social Work, or Marriage and Family Counseling (required)
• Licensure is not required, but it is preferred
• Experience working with adolescents, young adults, and families providing individual and family therapy
• Strong ability to personally relate one-on-one with each client and build solid relationships
• Strong ability to collaborate with team members
• Willing to work a flexible schedule, which may include off-business hours, such as after school, evening, and/or on weekends
• Ability to travel to meet clients

Must Haves

• Valid Drivers License
• Personal Liability Insurance
• Working Computer (not a tablet or Chromebook)
• Master's Degree