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Brightpoint (formerly known as Children’s Home & Aid) invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff who share a common vision: an equitable world where all children and families thrive in strong communities. As a leader in the human services sector for 140 years, we aim to advance the well-being of children by investing in families and strengthening communities through data-informed, collaborative, and preventative solutions.

The IYIP Family Support Coach works with clients ranging from 16-24 years of age in the Englewood/West Englewood communities who may be exposed to community violence, helping support them in achieving their social, emotional, educational, and employment goals. This position includes connecting participants with goal planning, resources, assistance with overcoming obstacles, mentorship/role modeling for youth, and providing support to assist participants in reaching their goals. The Coach will champion all Brightpoint values including our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, in both strategic planning and performance.

Candidate qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in social work or a related field OR high school diploma/equivalent plus three years’ relevant experience.
• Knowledge of various social service, educational and community resources. 
• Familiarity and experience working with youth, adults or families strongly preferred
• A valid driver's license, insurance, and a reliable vehicle required.

Job details:

• Compensation: Range starts at $20; offers are commensurate with experience.
• Benefits: Medical/dental/vision insurance, 3+ weeks paid time off in the first year including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day (PTO increases with tenure); 11 paid holidays, supplemental insurance options, 401(k) with match (more benefits details here).
• Location: Hybrid (remote/community-based) Home office will be at our Marshfield site.
• Schedule: Full-time, hourly; general business hours with some flexibility for community events occasionally.
• Student Loan Forgiveness: Brightpoint is an approved agency for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).

Where you work matters.

We believe that by building diverse and inclusive teams of passionate advocates for youth and families, we can continue to show up for Illinois families, putting those families at the center of every decision, and strengthening the communities where we all work, play, and live together. (More about who we are here.)

We invite you to become an active member of a team that supports, inspires, and challenges each other, and grow your career in an organization that celebrates emerging leaders and provides development and learning opportunities aligned with your individual goals and aspirations. If you are looking for an opportunity to do meaningful work, including raising your unique and authentic voice to disrupt the systemic inequality impacting children and families, we encourage you to apply today.  

Click here to review our agency’s Blueprint for Impact.

Brightpoint is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action. All employment activities are conducted in an equal and equitable fashion. The Agency prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, parental status, veteran status, source of income, and any other legally protected category in the recruitment, selection, hiring, determination of salary level and benefits, promotion, demotion, layoff, termination, and other terms and conditions of employment.

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