--- title: Licensed Practitioner Healing Arts LCSW/LCPC Required description: SGA Youth & Family Services is hiring for the Licensed Practitioner Healing Arts LCSW/LCPC Required role. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/licensed-practitioner-healing-arts-lcsw-lcpc-required-at-sga-youth-and-family-services-01a1839e-d10d-74c3-b590-82ba44fb6153 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join SGA Youth & Family Services as Licensed Practitioner Healing Arts LCSW/LCPC Required in Chicago, IL. Pays $70K–$75K per year. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/eg1jch.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | SGA Youth & Family Services | | **Location** | Chicago, IL | | **Salary** | $70K/yr - $75K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Oct 28, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** No H-1B sponsorship on record for SGA Youth & Family Services. - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for SGA Youth & Family Services. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $60,000 – $84,000 a year (median $71,000). ## Description **LCSW/LCPC Required** SGA provides a wide range of social services in some of Chicagoland's most challenged and consistently underserved communities, and creates long-term and community-wide change. Description: SAMHSA’s **National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI)** aims to improve access to trauma-informed care for children and youth affected by traumatic events. **Category III: Community Treatment and Service Centers (NCTSI-III)** – deliver evidence-based and evidence-informed trauma-focused treatment and services to children, youth, and families in community settings; serve as demonstration and implementation sites for effective trauma interventions; and participate in NCTSN activities to support shared learning, quality improvement, and dissemination of best practices. **Key Areas of Responsibility:** · Provides individual and group counseling services to elementary, middle and high school students in designated Chicago Public Schools. · Utilizes the Medicaid IM+CANS as a standardized tool to evaluate the mental health, risk behaviors, trauma exposure, and functional needs of clients requiring mental health services for integrated assessment and treatment planning. · Establishes a mental health clinic within school settings. · Coordinates with school staff and administration, parents, and other partners in providing clinical services and care to clients. · Provides crisis intervention and case management services, as needed. · Manages agency expectations for all documentation, including but not limited to case notes and client assessments, promptly. · Develops professional partnerships with CPS school administration and behavioral health teams, and represents the agency with professionalism and integrity. · Maintains awareness of climate, cultural and clinical issues at designated schools and provides ongoing support as needed. · Provides individual and group therapy, peer support, case management, advocacy and referral/linkage to all clients as well as other SEL related services to elementary and high school aged students at partner school sites. · Responsible for assessment, treatment planning, advocacy, crisis intervention, and referral/linkage services. · Provides individual and group counseling services using evidenced based curricula as applicable. · Provides time limited individual and group counseling with emphasis on skill building and problem resolution. · Provides supportive school culture through classroom observations, workshops, and trainings for teachers/administration, parents and community, as applicable. · Coordinates clinical and case management services with school staff, teachers and parents. · Directs day to day implementation of the program at school site. Develops working relationships with school-based staff, behavioral health teams, as well as funder representative. Monitors school-level implementation and achievement of program deliverables and all associated reporting. Attends required training as directed. Develops and prepares reports, presentations and marketing materials for program. · Manages all agency expectations for case recording, data tracking and other documentation on a timely basis. · Commitment to the mission, goals and philosophy of the Agency. · Performs other related duties as assigned. **Attributes/Skills Required/Sought:** - **Bilingual English/Spanish, preferred.** - Sensitivity to cultural diversity; ability to effectively communicate with families, professionals, and community groups of diverse backgrounds - Demonstrated ability in providing comprehensive counseling services, including crisis intervention - Clinical approach rooted in trauma-informed, child development, and relationship-based lens - Ability to work flexible hours, including occasional evenings - Full attendance and participation in supervision and all scheduled trainings - Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to develop professional partnerships. - Demonstrated ability to manage multiple responsibilities, maintain accurate records, and prepare reports in a timely fashion. - Display sensitivity and responsiveness to cultural differences present in SGA’s service population. - Knowledge of public/community resources supporting needs of clients and their families. - Demonstrated commitment and ability to integrate an anti-oppressive and social justice-oriented lens to therapeutic approach, including client assessments and diagnosis. - Commitment to the highest level of ethics, morals, standards, respect for others, empathy, and privacy of client information - Excellent interpersonal skills; excellent verbal and written communication skills. - Strong judgment and creative problem-solving skills, including negotiation and conflict resolution skills. - Demonstrated ability to understand and support others in navigating systemic issues that impact clients and communities. - Experience and demonstrated understanding of urban, under-resourced educational environments and the systemic forces that impact them. **Experience/Education Required/Sought:** - **EDUCATION:** Master’s Degree from an accredited school in social work, psychology, public health or related field**.** - **Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) Required.**  - Minimum of three (3) years of post-Master’s degree experience with program implementation and supervision. - Belief that all children have the potential to succeed in school. - Display of strong knowledge base in case conceptualization, diagnosis, and treatment. - Prior experience working with children and families in a school and community setting. - Knowledge of and/or experience with Chicago Public Schools or other school systems preferred. **CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT** - Ability to work varying hours Monday - Friday; schedule may include some evenings and weekends. - Must have a valid driver’s license and automobile insurance required for work-related travel **PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS**  - Must be able to remain stationary 50% of the time. - Must be able to frequently move inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc. - Must be able to transport oneself to and from home visits. - Occasionally ascends/descends stairs. - Constantly moves to assist during program activities. - At times, it may be required to lift up to 25 lbs. for various needs. - Frequently moves in outdoor weather conditions. **STATUS:** Full-time **FULL-TIME BENEFITS ELIGIBLE** *Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time; this description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions, it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. This job description is subject to change at any time.* An Equal Opportunity Employer ## Skills - Licensed Professional Counselor (Lpc) - Problem Resolution - Supervision - Social-Emotional Learning (Sel) - Presentations - Child Development - Data Tracking - Peer Support - Cultural Diversity - Case Documentation - Negotiation - Group Therapy - Auto Insurance - Interpersonal Skills - Crisis Intervention - Empathy - Conflict Resolution - Case Management - Case Conceptualization - Presentation Skills - Treatment Planning - Referral Processing - Behavioral Health - Community Resource Navigation - Counseling - Working with Children Check - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Communication - Home Visits - Trauma-Informed Care - Medicaid - Professional Clinical Counselor - Program Implementation ## Benefits - Mental Health - Flexible Work Schedules ## Related - [Social Services & Nonprofits jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/social-services-and-nonprofits?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Social Work & Counseling jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/social-services-and-nonprofits/social-work-and-counseling?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Clinical Social Worker jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/social-services-and-nonprofits/social-work-and-counseling/clinical-social-worker?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [Illinois](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/illinois?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 101490 jobs - [Individual and Family Services](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/healthcare/individual-and-family-services?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 47205 jobs - [Chicago, IL](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/illinois/chicago?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 29550 jobs ## Related pages - [Illinois](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/illinois?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 101490 jobs - [Individual and Family Services](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/healthcare/individual-and-family-services?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 47205 jobs - [Chicago, IL](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/illinois/chicago?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 29550 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)