Associate Mental Health Crisis Clinician

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's or Doctorate degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or a directly related field
• A valid Illinois Driver's License is required at time of hire
• Current license as a licensed professional counselor (LPC) or licensed social worker (LSW). If you hold a terminal clinical license in another state, this meets the requirement, but you must demonstrate the ability to establish the clinical license in the state of Illinois within 6 months of hire

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.

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APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on the information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resources staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow all required employment/hiring plan provisions, federal, state, and local laws, and collective bargaining agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience, the City of Chicago has adopted ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States, residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA), and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. The learn more about our hiring processes, please click here.

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City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor

Jul 15, 2026, 12:00:00 AM