Top 11 Youth development professional Jobs in Onarga, Il

Youth Care Professional - Temporary Relief
Nexus Family Healing —Onarga, IL
- $20.40 - $22.00 an hour
- Temporary
- Ability to walk for extended periods
- Mid-level
- High school diploma or GED
- Opportunities for advancement
- Flexible schedule
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Youth Care Professional
Nexus Family Healing —Onarga, IL
- $21.10 - $23.00 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- Ability to walk for extended periods
- Mid-level
- High school diploma or GED
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
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Teaching Assistant - Substitute
Nexus Family Healing —Onarga, IL
- $17 - $18 an hour
- Monday to Friday
- Classroom
- Ability to walk for extended periods
- Residential
- Opportunities for advancement
- Referral program
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Special Education Teacher
Nexus Family Healing —Onarga, IL
- $58,000 - $66,000 a year
- Full-time
- Classroom
- Ability to walk for extended periods
- Teaching Certification
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
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Teaching Assistant
Nexus Family Healing —Onarga, IL
- $17 - $18 an hour
- Full-time
- Classroom
- Ability to walk for extended periods
- Residential
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Milieu Supervisor
Nexus Family Healing —Onarga, IL
- $57,000 - $60,000 a year
- Full-time
- Ability to walk for extended periods
- Mid-level
- High school diploma or GED
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
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Elementary Special Education Teacher
The Menta Education Group —Gilman, IL
- $59,000 - $70,000 a year
- Full-time
- Classroom
- Teaching Certification
- Mid-level
- Continuing education credits
- 403(b) matching
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Behavior Clinician (level 2)
SpringHealth Behavioral Health and Integrated Care —Watseka, IL
- $40 - $45 an hour
- Psychiatry
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Data analysis skills
- Work from home
- Opportunities for advancement
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Nexus Family Healing —Onarga, IL
- $33 - $36 an hour
- Full-time
- Nursing
- Clinic experience
- Mid-level
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
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Youth Care Professional - Temporary Relief

Nexus Family Healing -
Onarga, IL

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Job Details

Temporary
$20.40 - $22.00 an hour

Benefits

Opportunities for advancement
Flexible schedule
Referral program

Qualifications

High school diploma or GED
Driver's License
Driving

Full Job Description

Description:

Nexus Family Healing is hiring temporary Youth Care Professionals for our Onarga, IL location!

Nexus-Onarga Family Healing is located approximately 30 miles south of Kankakee and 45 miles north of Champaign-Urbana, just a few miles off of I-57 on a historic site in Onarga, IL. Nexus Onarga provides boys ages 10 to 20 years old a structured, homelike environment where they can safely address a variety of unhealthy behaviors and mental health issues as well as childhood trauma.

At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.

Work Schedule & Salary:

Salary starts at $20.40-$22.00 per hour based on education & prior experience in the human services field
Location: 110 N Locust, Onarga, IL
Day/Afternoon Shift: Flexible Schedule offered with hours ranging from 6:30a-10pm on weekdays & weekends
- 2 weeks of training & orientation are required upon hire during business hours 8a-5p

Work Environment:

Must be able to lift to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100+ pounds with assistance.
Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time (2-4 hours).
Must be able to twist, bend and stretch in a manner conducive to the execution of daily activities within the residential program.
Must be able to assist in proper restraining of client.
This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as desktop and/or laptop computers, photocopiers, and smartphones.

Benefits of the Youth Care Professional Position at Nexus-Onarga:

Endless training on mental health & trauma informed care
Internal advancement opportunities without further education required
Ongoing support of a team of trained & experienced professionals
Employee Referral Bonus program

The Youth Care Professional is responsible for providing reliable and timely support and reinforcement of all therapeutic programing by providing guidance and direction to clients in their daily living activities by utilizing trauma informed practices to maintain a safe environment, while ensuring the client’s needs are met.

Primary responsibilities:

Daily Youth Care Support
- Acts as a mentor and role model by showing compassion, empathy, and respectful communication with staff and clients.
- Plans and participates in creating daily scheduling, activities, treatment planning, guidance plans, and safety protocols.
- Coaches clients in daily living skills, including hygiene, grooming, upkeep of living areas and laundry.
Treatment Planning & Protocol
- Accurately administers medications and ensures compliant, precise documentation.
- Provides therapeutic support within treatment guidelines while maintaining healthy boundaries with clients and families.
- Facilitates or co-facilitates educational groups that support treatment plan goals, and therapeutic programming.
Client & Family Reinforcement
- Leads and supervises off-campus client activities, assisting with client transportation for visits, appointments, and events.
- Creates a safe, supportive space while promoting accountability and encouraging clients’ social and emotional growth.
- Applies trauma-informed care and restorative practices to support accountability with clients and staff.
Client Safety & Agency Policy & Procedures
- Ensures safety compliance across living areas, campus grounds, and off-campus activities.
- Performs First Aid/CPR procedures and responds according to established protocols in the event of an emergency.
- Stays calm and uses effective de-escalation techniques aligned with crisis management training.
Agency and Team Collaboration
- Maintains positive team collaboration and actively participates in meetings, advocating for client and family needs.
- Assumes responsibility for managing the milieu in the absence of leadership, as needed.
- Participates in the onboarding, training and development and assumes mentorship role for new staff.

Requirements:

Required Education and Licensure:

Minimum 21 years of age
High School diploma or GED is required.
Valid driver’s license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Home Office driving requirements.
Must successfully pass a DCFS criminal background check.
Must be open to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or communities, considering factors such as language, traditions, and values.

At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith. Our ICARE Values:

Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches
Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern
Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly
Responsiveness: Being quick, positive, and accurate
Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards

APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM! When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives — including your own!

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