Family Therapist

GRO Community • Chicago, IL

4d • $52 • Hybrid

About The Position

GRO Community is building a team that meets families where they are. This is a home and community-based role for a clinician who believes that engagement is treatment. The Family Therapist will carry a focused caseload and clinical approach and draw from a range of evidence-based and home-based models — including Functional Family Therapy (FFT) — to fit the intervention to the family rather than the other way around. If you're a clinician who is persistent, creative, relationally skilled, and energized by complex family work, this role is built for you.

Requirements

• Master's degree in social work, counseling, psychology, marriage and family therapy, or a closely related behavioral health field.
• Illinois clinical licensure (LSW, LPC, LCSW, or LCPC).
• Associate-level clinicians (LSW/LPC) working toward independent licensure are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Meets Illinois Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) qualifications.
• Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and willingness to travel throughout the Chicagoland service area.
• Strong engagement skills with families experiencing conflict, instability, or crisis.

Nice To Haves

• Training or experience in Functional Family Therapy (FFT) or other home based/family-centered models.
• Experience with youth and families involved in schools, probation, child welfare, or behavioral health systems.
• Crisis intervention and safety planning experience.
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide home- and community-based family therapy to a caseload of 10–15 families across the Chicagoland area.
• Deliver intervention drawing from multiple therapeutic modalities, including Functional Family Therapy (FFT) and other home-based, family-centered models, matched to each family's needs.
• Engage families relentlessly and flexibly — meeting in homes, schools, and community settings, and at times that work for the family.
• Conduct assessment, treatment planning, individual and family sessions, crisis support, safety planning, and community linkage.
• Collaborate with schools, courts, child welfare, and other systems involved with the family.
• Maintain timely, fidelity-consistent clinical documentation.
• Participate actively in team consultation, supervision, and ongoing model training.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• A supportive and dynamic work environment committed to social impact.
• Opportunities for professional development and growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level