Mental Health Professional (Bachelor's & Master's Degree Level Positions)

Join Our Team at Adapt of Illinois!

Are you a passionate mental health professional looking to make a real difference? Adapt of Illinois, a social services organization, is seeking a motivated individual to join our rehabilitative team in a nursing home setting in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago, IL. This is your chance to provide recovery-based services to adults ranging in ages 21-80+ diagnosed with chronic and severe mental illness and be part of a supportive, dynamic environment.

Why You'll Love Working With Us:

• Impactful Work: Advocate for the needs of an underserved population and help clients achieve their recovery goals through individual and group services.
• Community Focus: Facilitate community placements and take on fulfilling case management duties.
• Professional Growth: Provide 6 hours of clinical services each day including community support services, group services, psychotropic medication training and monitoring services and develop clinical note writing skills to document services provided. You’ll develop your clinical skills in a team-oriented setting collaborating with nurses, social service workers, psychiatrists, and more.

What We're Looking For:

• Education (Mental Health Professional): Bachelor’s degree in a human services-related field, or 2 years’ supervised experience in a mental health setting with a non-related bachelor’s degree.
• Education (Qualified Mental Health Professional): Master’s degree required (must be in human services field with at least 1000 hours of internship experience or 1 year of relevant work experience)
• Skills: Strong computer skills, writing, and time management skills.
• Commitment: Ability to work four 10-hour days per week, including rotating weekends and holidays.
• Passion: A strong desire to help individuals with mental illness recover lost skills and reduce stigma.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Competitive Pay (Mental Health Professional - Bachelor's Degree): Starting hourly pay of $24.00 - $27.78, commensurate with experience.
• Competitive Pay (Qualified Mental Health Professional - Master’s Degree): Starting hourly pay of $28.50 - $34.83, commensurate with experience.
• Generous Time Off: 9 observed holidays and pro-rated paid time off starting at 3 weeks per year, increasing with tenure.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Choose from three medical insurance plans through Cigna, plus dental and vision insurance through Delta.
• Financial Security: Health savings account with up to $750 company matching contribution, flexible spending account, employer-paid life and long-term disability insurance, and 401(k) with up to 4% company match.
• Professional Development: Company-sponsored trainings, professional licensure reimbursement, promotion from within, and a professional development stipend.
• Supportive Programs: Employee assistance program with free counseling and life coach sessions, employee discount program, and employee referral bonus.

Employee Testimonials:

• "This is a great entry-level position if you have received your bachelor's in psychology or any other human services field. Your coworkers will quickly become like family and are very helpful." - Current Employee
• "I spent nearly 21 years working for this company. My knowledge of mental health was pretty much bare bones when I was hired fresh from getting my Master's degree. I've had 3 different roles in the company due to promotions (a huge plus that they value their employees to promote from within whenever possible!)." - Former Employee
• "Great company and even better co-workers! Adapt provides opportunities for new graduates to obtain actual clinical experience working in the mental health field." - Former Employee

Join Us and Make a Difference!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. No phone calls, please.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $24.00 - $34.85 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person