Legal Aid Chicago is hiring: Social Worker in Chicago

Posted 16 days ago

legal aid chicagoChicago (IL)

Social Workers, All Other Other Individual and Family Services

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About the role

Legal Aid Chicago seeks a full-time Social Worker in its Client Support Services department to advance housing advocacy, eviction defense, and related services for clients transitioning back into the community. The role collaborates with attorneys and paralegals to assess needs, connect clients to rental assistance, mental health services, and housing resources, and ensure coordinated care across the legal process; residency in the Chicago area is required.

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