Mental Health Parent Coach

Wonder: A Confident Living Company; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Supportive team environment

Compensation for all work tasks

Job summary

Wonder: A Confident Living Company is seeking a part-time Mental Health Coach in Chicago to provide holistic transition support to families. You will collaborate with a team to help clients with emotional challenges, focusing on relationship-based support.

The ideal candidate has a Master’s Degree and experience working with adolescents. The role offers a flexible schedule and compensation ranging from $55 to $70 per hour for coaching, along with administrative pay.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Psychology, Social Work, or Marriage and Family Counseling is required.
• Experience with individual and family therapy for adolescents and young adults is preferred.
• Licensure is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide transition support focusing on a holistic family systems approach.
• Collaborate with a care team to support families weekly.
• Meet clients weekly to work through behavioral and emotional challenges.

Skills

Experience working with adolescents

Ability to build solid relationships

Strong collaboration skills

Flexibility in schedule

Education

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

Tools

Valid Driver's License

Personal Liability Insurance

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. 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