Kids Above All is seeking a full-time youth care worker for our group home locations, hours 7am to 3pm and 3pm to 11pm. You may have to travel to all locations, Naperville, IL, Lisle, IL and Downers Grove, IL.

Job Summary:

The Youth Care Worker provides for the physical and emotional needs of adolescent residents in a group home setting. The goal is to work with the Group Home Team to ensure safety and appropriate supervision of residents.

• Responsible for supervising and monitoring residents.
• Enforce and maintain consistency concerning policies, rules, and licensing standards.
• Work cooperatively with other staff in planning and supervision of recreational and leisure time activities within Group Home and community; assisting in planning and carrying out of therapeutic activities for assigned clients.
• Make frequent decisions regarding resident’s activities and behaviors; know whereabouts of each resident at all times; coordinate coming and going of each individual in residence.
• Exercise control over the admission of visitors and use of the telephone; maintain proper privacy and security of residents and staff on duty.
• Teach and assist residents in life skills.
• Perform required record keeping for daily logs and resident files.

We are looking for:

• High School degree or equivalent.
• 0-3 yrs experience with teens in a social service setting is a plus, but not required.
• Valid Driver's license with a clean driving record. Maintenance of required DCFS driver approval standards plus access to an insured automobile that meets standards for safety to transport clients as needed.
• Must reside in Illinois, this is a in person position.

Full Time Days position,7 AM to 3 PM and 3 PM to 11 PM . You must be available to work both shifts, willing to work weekends and be available on holidays. Schedules comes out first of every month.

Why Kids Above All?

At Kids Above All we value our employee’s work/life balance. With flexible schedules, paid time off and 14 paid holidays, Kids Above All is a place where you can grow professionally and have a healthy work/life balance.

• Competitive pay (Please know there is a different tier for bachelor and master degrees.)
• Shift differentials
• Flexible schedules
• Ongoing training
• Opportunities for growth and advancement

Bachelor degree salary range: $20.00-$22.00

Shift differentials are available as well!

Kids Above All recognizes, respects, promotes and celebrates the value of cultural diversity and will ensure that each client’s ethnic or cultural customs, practices, and beliefs, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, and/or community differences will be respected by agency staff.

Kids Above All is committed to supporting military service members and veterans and their families through employment opportunities.