Foster Parent - Rockford

One Hope United • Rockford, IL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

A home is more than a place. For a teen who has experienced instability, it can be the beginning of something different. What if your next job could provide more than a paycheck? What if it gave you the opportunity to help a young person feel safe, supported, and hopeful about their future—while providing you with a fully furnished home and covered household expenses? At One Hope United’s Hope House, you can turn that opportunity into a career. We are seeking mission-driven Hybrid Live-In Foster Parents (House Parents) to provide a stable, family-style home for up to four youth, ages 13–17, with high-acuity needs. You’ll be more than a caregiver. You’ll be a consistent adult who helps teens build trust, develop life skills, navigate challenges, and prepare for a safe and successful future. We provide the home. You help make it a home.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience working with at-risk youth.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• A calm, confident presence, particularly during stressful or emotionally challenging situations.
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to build respectful, positive relationships with youth and adults from diverse backgrounds.
• A willingness to learn and use trauma-informed approaches to care.
• Valid driver’s license and good driving record.
• Ability to pass a required background check.
• Willingness to comply with all applicable state licensing requirements and consent to being listed on the home license.
• A genuine commitment to creating a safe and supportive home for young people.

Responsibilities

• Provide consistent care, supervision, structure, and encouragement for up to four youth ages 13–17.
• Serve as a positive and dependable adult role model.
• Maintain a therapeutic home environment using strengths-based, trauma-informed practices.
• Help youth develop daily living skills, maintain routines, attend school, and participate in healthy recreational activities.
• Build positive relationships with youth, biological parents, social workers, counselors, psychologists, teachers, mentors, and other members of the treatment team.
• Help youth establish and work toward goals related to education, behavior, emotional well-being, and independence.
• Transport youth to school, appointments, activities, and approved outings using an agency vehicle.
• Create opportunities for fun and positive experiences, including approved trips to sporting events, amusement parks, museums, festivals, and other activities.
• Maintain accurate documentation and communicate important information to the treatment team.
• Collaborate with the treatment team to provide high-quality care and achieve positive outcomes for youth.

Benefits

• Housing Provided: Live in a beautiful, fully furnished home provided by One Hope United, with food, household items, and approved youth activities covered.
• Meaningful Impact: Help teens experience consistency, encouragement, structure, and genuine connection.
• Training & Support: Receive extensive training in our trauma-informed Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) approach, along with ongoing clinical consultation and team support.
• You’re Never Doing It Alone: Work alongside therapists, social workers, youth care workers, relief caregivers, licensing staff, teachers, mentors, and leadership.
• Room to Grow: Help youth work toward educational, behavioral, emotional, and independent-living goals.
• Built-In Support: Benefit from structured respite time and a team committed to supporting you in this unique role.
• Tuition assistance up to $2500 per fiscal year
• Up to 4 weeks paid Vacation Days, up to 6 paid Personal Days, 1 paid Mental Health Day, and up to 5 paid Sick days annually
• Medical, dental, vision, 403 (b) retirement, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, dependent care, commuter and transit
• Agency-paid Life ADD insurance up to $50K based on salary and short-term disability
• Agency-paid long-term after 1 year of employment
• Voluntary Supplemental Life & ADD, Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital for Employee, Spouse, and Child(ren)
• Voluntary Legal Plans
• Voluntary Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program with 6 free counseling sessions
• Career ladders, professional development, and promotion opportunities
• Free LCSW and LCPC Supervision hours available in some locations

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level