Respite Specialist - Part Time

Job Description

Job Description

FamilyCore understands that strong families are at the heart of any vibrant, tight-knit community. Through the mission of "instilling hope by creating the right balance of resources and care to foster and equip healthy productive children and families," our 90 dedicated employees are committed to the investment of strengthening families with the tools and ties to succeed.

Our team works with schools, the court system and other social service agencies to connect counseling, intervention, preventative education, and other support services for families in need. FamilyCore, a private, non-profit, nationally accredited social service agency with over 120 years of service, takes a holistic approach in its continuum of care, often providing boosts of support to multiple generations. The end goal is to maintain the integrity of the family.

Be a part of this goal by joining the FamilyCore Team!

Benefits for Part-Time Employees :

• 11 Paid Holidays, including a Floating Holiday
• Additional Paid Leave for All Workers Act Leave (For Full-time and Part-time Employees)
• Culture supporting Work / Life Balance
• 401k Plan (3% Employer Contribution After Vested - PT Hours must eligibility requirements )

About this Role :

The respite program has two components : Day Respite for Suspended Youth and Supportive Respite for Adoptive Families. During Day Respite for Suspended Youth staff provide supervision, guidance, tutoring, and social skills lessons to ensure the youth is in a safe, structured environment, and appropriately engaged while spending time out of school. Supportive Respite for Adoptive Families includes a summer day camp, parent's night out activities, and day camp activities on holiday breaks from school. During these times, staff recruit youth to participate in the program and provide recreational and social opportunities to youth who have been adopted or achieved guardianship through DCFS.

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FamilyCore is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Note : Applicable law does not allow FamilyCore to hire / employ persons that have been declared a sexually dangerous person or that have been convicted of certain crimes. (See, e.g. 89 Ill. Adm. Code 385.10 et seq. for further detail).