Mental Health Practitioner - Permanent Supportive Housing

Metropolitan Family Services; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 58,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

HSA employer match

Teladoc services

401K with match

Job summary

Metropolitan Family Services in Chicago, IL is seeking a full-time Mental Health Practitioner for the Calumet office to provide comprehensive clinical assessments, case management, counseling, and advocacy services to diverse families.

Candidates should hold a Master’s degree in social work or counseling, be on track to take the LSW/LPC exam, and have clinical experience working with families. Salary ranges from $58,000 to $70,371, with higher offers up to $78,864 for LCSW or LCPC candidates.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work or counseling from an accredited college or university.
• Must have applied to take LSW or LPC examination.
• Clinical experience working with families preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive, in-depth clinical assessments for a variety of program services.
• Provides a full range of case management, counseling, advocacy educational and related services.
• Provides services in a non-judgmental and non-discriminatory manner that considers cultural diversity so that autonomy, rights and dignity are preserved.
• Learns and utilizes agency and community resources.
• Assesses community conditions affecting clients to identify resource gaps and problems.
• May recommend financial assistance for clients.
• Provides group services as indicated by program need.
• May be responsible for meeting contractual requirements such as evening hours coverage.
• Represents and interprets programs of agency in community.
• May serve on regional or agency-wide committees.
• Meets agency expectation for quantity of direct service.
• Complies with agency recordkeeping expectations and programmatic documentation requirements.
• Displays cultural competency when working with diverse staff and servicepopulation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Mobility

Diversity sensitivity

Communication

Education

Master's degree in social work or counseling

Job description

Job Category: Counselors/Social Workers

Requisition Number: MENTA005467

• Posted : September 21, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

Showing 1 location

Calumet
Chicago, IL 60628, USA

Description

If asked to describe the culture at Metropolitan Family Services, we could do that in one word. COMMUNITY! Reflected in both our internal culture as well as through the services we provide, community is at the heart of all we do

Metropolitan Family Services (MFS) empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan Family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities. Are you looking to have an impact on more than just a company’s bottom line? Then we’d love to hear from you!

We are now hiring for a Full-time Mental Health Practitioner at our Calumet office.

SALARY:

• The average starting salary for this position will fall in the range of $58,000 and $70,371 annually. Where candidates fall in this range will be based on skill and experience level. Of note, is that candidates possessing a LCSW or LCPC may be considered for a possible starting salary up to $78,864.

ESSENTIAL JOBFUNCTIONS:

• Performs comprehensive, in-depth clinical assessments for a variety of program services. Performs intake as assigned.
• Provides a full range of case management, counseling, advocacy educational and related services.
• Provides services in a non-judgmental and non-discriminatory manner that considers cultural diversity so that autonomy, rights and dignity are preserved.
• Learns and utilizes agency and community resources.
• Assesses community conditions affecting clients to identify resource gaps and problems.
• May recommend financial assistance for clients.
• Provides group services as indicated by program need.
• May be responsible for meeting contractual requirements such as evening hours coverage.
• Represents and interprets programs of agency in community.
• May serve on regional or agency-wide committees.
• Meets agency expectation for quantity of direct service.
• Complies with agency recordkeeping expectations and programmatic documentation requirements.
• Displays cultural competency when working with diverse staff and servicepopulation.
• Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES:

• Requires mobility to work with a community-based caseload.
• Ability to maintain assigned community and home-based services.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and groups.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's degree in social work or counseling from an accredited college or university.
• Must have applied to take LSW or LPC examination.
• Clinical experience working with families preferred.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Satisfactorily pass all relevant screening and criminal background checks.

TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• Driving for work required with transportation of clients preferred in a personally owned vehicle. Travel between sites not required.
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle, and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch. The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, and viewing a computer terminal.

Some highlights include:

• Medical Coverage, Guardian Dental Coverage, and VSP Vision Coverage.
• Metropolitan Family Services contributions of $2,000 to individual, and $4,000 to family, HSA accounts, pro-rated to your benefits start date.
• FREE General Medicine and Behavioral Health Teladoc services provided to all team members.
• Ascensus 401K plan services with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on day one of eligibility.

Some of the above benefits are available for part-time and temporary workers, but not all. Be sure to inquire upon your hire as to which benefits apply to you.

MORE ABOUT US:

Metropolitan is Illinois' first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 122,970 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs, and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness, and empowerment.

Qualifications

Skills

Preferred

Verbal and Written Communication

Advanced

Interpersonal Skills

Intermediate

Analytical Skills

Intermediate

Intermediate

Education

Required

Masters or better in Social Work or related field.

Experience

Preferred

Clinical experience working with individuals and families.

Licenses & Certifications

Preferred

Licensed Social Work

Licensed ProfessCounselor

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