3945 N Sheridan Rd. Chicago, Il 60613 (773) 525-1777

| 3945 N Sheridan Rd. Chicago, Il 60613 | (773) 525-1777 | |

The mission of Lakeview Pantry is to eliminate hunger in our community by: providing food to fill the basic need of hungry people, increasing the independence of our clients through self-help initiatives and other innovative programs, and raising awareness of hunger and poverty and working towards solutions to eliminate them.

One way Lakeview Pantry enacts this mission is through our Social Service Programs. Our Social Service program has three primary arms:

• Case management, which connects our clients with needed public benefits like Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly known as Food Stamps)
• Job Search Support, which helps clients as they are preparing for their job search. We assist clients in developing resumes, cover letters and preparing for interviews
• Mental Health. We offer individual, couples and family counseling to those with limited or no insurance.

The Pantry serves people who live in the area bounded by Fullerton Parkway on the south, Damen Avenue on the west, Lake Michigan on the east, and Wilson Avenue on the north, an area of about six square miles. Service boundaries notwithstanding, people come to the Pantry from all over Chicago and, occasionally, even from the suburbs. Lakeview Pantry has more than 8,000 individual clients and serves about 3,000 of them each month. It is the largest food pantry in Chicago and last fall was voted best nonprofit in Chicago’s 46th Ward.

Mental Health Intern Job Description

The Mental Health Intern will be a Master’s level student studying psychotherapy, counseling, mental health, marriage and family therapy or a related field. This unpaid internship is 15 to 20 hours a week, 2-3 days on site at the Sheridan Location (3945 N Sheridan Rd). Responsibilities include but are not limited to, assisting with the Pantry’s case management program, conducting individual, couple and family therapy sessions and offering other program supports as needed. This position will meet weekly with a clinical supervisor and separately with a task supervisor (Manager of Social Services).

Mental Health Tasks

• Maintain a therapeutic client case load of 6-10 clients
• Maintain complete and updated files for each therapy client. This includes a completed intake interview, treatment plan, goal review and distributing surveys to clients as needed
• Compile client feedback data quarterly
• Assist in promoting Mental Health Program by distributing flyers and information to existing pantry clients and building partnerships in the community
• Lead at least one therapeutic group during the academic year
• Support Mental Health program by assisting in collecting and recording data

Social Service Tasks

• Staff walk in case management hours one day a week for a full,four-hourshift.
• Ensure that all case management clients have complete files with necessary forms completed: intake, releases of information when applicable and comprehensive case notes
• Ensure that pantry lobby is ready for case management by restocking flyers, business cards, etc.
• During walk in hours, greet clients and give 12pm and 2pm client announcements
• Distribute Monthly newsletter and other related flyers during case management
• Support Social Service program by assisting in collecting and recording

Any interest in a Mental Health Internship should be directed to, Liz Brice, MSW, LSW, Manager of Social Services. Please email a resume and cover letter to .