Residential Youth Care Professional

Cunningham Children's Home•Urbana, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Cunningham Children's Home in Urbana, Illinois, is hiring Residential Youth Care Professionals to provide direct therapeutic support to youth in its program, following detailed wellness plans. The role helps create a safe, structured, and supportive environment for youth. Staff use kindness, understanding, and patience to encourage open communication and support young people. The work can be physically and mentally demanding and offers the opportunity to positively impact the lives of youth in care. The program operates 24/7 and offers set schedules with several shift options. Full-time and part-time schedules are available. Cunningham Children's Home is a nonprofit child welfare and educational services agency providing residential treatment, special education, and community-based services to children, youth, adults, and families.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least 21 years of age.
Valid Illinois driver's license.

Responsibilities

Provide direct therapeutic support to youth in the program, following detailed wellness plans.
Help create a safe, structured, and supportive environment for youth in care.
Encourage open communication through kindness and understanding, and listen patiently to youth.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Holiday pay
Paid leave
Garner Health and Paytient Card for healthcare navigation and medical cost savings
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Dependent Care Account (DCA)
Accident insurance
Short-term disability insurance
Critical illness insurance
401(k) retirement plan with up to a 6% company match
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Wellness Program
Relocation assistance
Employee Referral Program
Professional PSLF resource, SavvyFi, to help navigate the Public Student Loan Forgiveness process