Employment Opportunities
Embark on a career where you can make a difference while making a living. As an employee of SOS Children’s Villages Illinois you’ll be part of the solution—helping to provide a viable alternative to traditional foster care for children who need an extra boost to thrive.
Looking for a college or graduate school internship? Working for SOS Illinois while in school can help you gain valuable, transferrable experience in your field of study while also learning about the importance of the nonprofit workforce. Reach out to us at info@sosillinois.org for opportunities that may not be listed.
Child Care
Professional Foster Parent
Full Time
The professional Foster Parent sits at the center of our model of care and is responsible for the creation and maintenance of a healthy, positive, long-term living environment. You can read full details about this role on our Foster Parenting page.
Relief Parent
Part Time
Relief Parents are a part of our special model by providing assistance and support to our Foster Parents during their absence. This might include taking care of children for several hours at a time in a Village home or assisting with picking the children up from school and activities. If you are someone who is interested in child welfare and want to make a difference, consider becoming a part-time Relief Parent with us.
Direct Service / Child Welfare
Child Welfare Supervisor
Full Time
The Child Welfare Supervisor provides direct supervision to the case management staff in order to ensure the delivery of quality services to SOS children, Foster Parents and biological families in order to achieve the particular case goal as outlined and explained in the client service plan.
Child Welfare Specialist
Full Time
The Child Welfare Specialist provides services to SOS Illinois children and their families in order to achieve the particular case goal as outlined and explained in the client service plan. They report to the Child Welfare Supervisor and are located at one of our villages in Lockport, Roosevelt Square, or Chicago Village.
Bilingual Child Welfare Specialist
Full Time
The Bilingual (English/Spanish) Child Welfare Specialist provides services to SOS Illinois children and their families in order to achieve the particular case goal as outlined and explained in the client service plan. They report to the Child Welfare Supervisor and are located at one of our villages in Lockport, Roosevelt Square, or Chicago Village.
Family Support Specialist – Casa Tepeyac
Full Time
The Family Support Specialist provides in-home intervention to children and their families utilizing a cognitive-behavioral, solution-focused model to help families adopt positive solutions to problems through the teaching of skills and behavioral techniques accessing community resources and support.
Clinical Support
Clinical Therapist
Full Time
The Clinical Therapist is responsible for providing professional clinical services including assessments, interventions, consultations, crisis intervention and psycho-social-educational therapeutic services to children, youth, families and caregivers served by SOS Children’s Villages Illinois (SOS Illinois).
Finance
Accounting Assistant
Full Time
The Accounting Assistant assists with all functions of accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, monthly bank and balance sheets, monthly allocations, Foster Parent home account management, payroll, and more. This position reports to the Accounting Supervisor.
Human Resources
Human Resources Assistant
Full Time
The Human Resource Assistant is responsible for the administrative operations and processes of the Human Resources function of SOS Children’s Villages Illinois. In particular, this position will assist with the recruitment function with vetting and hiring successful candidates as assigned. This position will lead the process to create and maintain employee files, HRIS system data entry and analysis, and perform routine functions such as vendor bill processing. Additionally, this position coordinates the flow of applicants and employment and benefit paperwork for staffing purposes and maintains the employment records according to DCFS and employment laws.
Facilities
Maintenance Assistant
Part-Time
The (Part-Time) Maintenance Assistant works to assist the Organization’s Maintenance Supervisors with the maintenance and equipment need of the buildings and grounds in a manner consistent with quality and long-term preservation of the facilities.
Employment Benefits
PPO or HMO plans for healthcare are offered through Blue Cross Blue Shield, which you may qualify for after 90 days of full-time employment.
Vision Care and Dental Care are offered through Guardian.
Paid Time Off, including Vacation Time, Sick Time, and Personal Time. Vacation Time is accrued depending on the length of service — the longer you are with SOS Illinois, the more vacation time you earn!
SOS Illinois also offers Life Insurance covered by employer (with optional add-on’s for employees). A&D, Long-Term and Short-Term Disability, and more.
Ability to contribute to a 403B Retirement Savings Plan (similar to a 401K but for nonprofits), which you can contribute to yourselves out of your paychecks immediately if you choose to do so and after 12 months, the company will contribute 4% on your behalf.
The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on your Direct Loans after you have made 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. More information can be found here. SOS Illinois qualifies as a registered 501(c)3.
Partial tuition remission is available for employees after 18 months of service, with relevant coursework prioritized to better equip our community to serve others through their departments.
