- Lived experience of mental health recovery
- Effective communication and relationship-building
- Good writing skills
- Strong time management and organization
- To be at least 21 years old
- Ability to work assigned schedule: Friday & Saturday 6:45am - 3:15pm, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday 2:45p- 11:15pm
- High school diploma or GED certificate required
- Higher education in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or related field preferred
- Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) preferred
- Competitive pay – Salary Range: $25.50 - $30.58 hourly
- Based on education, experience, and licensure
- Generous PTO
- Dental insurance, vision insurance, 3 medical insurance plans
- 403(b) retirement plan with 3% employer match
- Robust employee assistance program (EAP)
- Public service loan forgiveness
- Supervision for clinical licensure at no cost (LSW, LCSW, LPC, LCPC)
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Skills Required
- Lived experience of mental health recovery
- Effective communication and relationship-building skills
- Good writing skills
- Strong time management and organization skills
- At least 21 years old
- Ability to work the assigned Friday through Tuesday schedule
- High school diploma or GED certificate
- Higher education in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or a related field
- Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) certification
What We Do
Established in 1959, Thresholds provides healthcare, housing, and hope for thousands of persons with mental illnesses and substance use disorders in Illinois each year. Through care, employment, advocacy, and housing, Thresholds assists and inspires people with mental illnesses to reclaim their lives. Thresholds is one of the oldest and largest providers of recovery services for persons with mental illnesses and substance use disorders in Illinois. We offer 30 innovative programs at more than 75 locations throughout Chicago, the adjacent suburbs, and four surrounding counties. Services include assertive outreach, case management, housing, employment, education, psychiatry, primary care, substance use treatment, and research. Thresholds’ staff meets people where they are – out in the community. Offering services in a community-based setting makes them more accessible and effective and lessens the social exclusion that is often present in the lives of persons living with mental illnesses and substance use conditions. This allows our staff and clients to work on skills, clinical interventions, and recovery that allows them to live independent lives in their own neighborhoods Our clients are all unique – coming from vastly different backgrounds and arriving with different needs, talents, and hopes. Each client works with our staff to set their own specific short-term goals and objectives, based on their needs, desires, and level of self-sufficiency. Recovery from mental illnesses and substance use is possible. Recovery is a process of finding and living a satisfying and meaningful life, as one defines it for oneself. We assist our clients as they work to reclaim a positive sense of self, and discover their own potential, gifts, and skills.
Why Work With Us
Thresholds employees are real-life super-heroes. Each staff member contributes to providing life-saving mental health services with heart and an unparalleled focus on recovery through innovative, evidence-based practices.
