Housing Department

Group Home Behavioral Specialist (Full-Time), Cornerstone Group Home

Job Description: CS Job Description Behavioral Specialist

• Typical hours for this position are 4-12p with required weekends, shifts may start as early at 2p
• Provide milieu coverage and direct supervision of teenage male clients in a group home environment, developing and facilitating groups, managing the group home milieu, maintaining a positive behavioral system, transportation of clients, and maintaining appropriate documentation.
  • Must be at least 21 years old
  • Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in a Human Service Field
  • Must have experience in working with youth in crisis
  • Previous group home experience highly recommended
  Driver’s license and Insurance required as well as a background check.

(2) Group Home Behavioral Specialists (Part-Time), Cornerstone Group Home

• Typical hours include 2-3 shifts per week, 4p-12p or 12a-8a
• Priority need is Saturday and Sunday 12a-8a
• Provide milieu coverage and direct supervision of teenage male clients in a group home environment, developing and facilitating groups, managing the group home milieu, maintaining a positive behavioral system, transportation of clients, and maintaining appropriate documentation.
  • Must be at least 21 years old
  • Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in a Human Service Field
  • Must have experience in working with youth in crisis
  • Previous group home experience highly recommended
  Driver’s license and Insurance required as well as a background check.

For Group Home Positions, please apply to:
Andy True
Cornerstone Program Manager
atrue@360youthservices.org
630-717-1524 x 1158
1305 Oswego Rd.
Naperville, IL 60540

Counseling Department

Important Information about interning at 360 Youth Services

The Counseling department is accepting Masters level internship applications beginning 12/1 until 3/1 for the 2020-2021 school year (or until all 4 spots are filled).

• Each year, 360’s Counseling Department accepts internship applications between December and March. Ultimately 360 aims to select 4 interns each year from various local schools.
• Our office is located in Naperville near Rt. 59 and Diehl Rd. (very close to the Rt. 59 exit off of I-88)
• Internships typically start in the middle of May, or at the beginning of the summer or fall semester of their school’s Master’s program.
• Internships last between 10-12 months.
• The internship involves providing therapy with your own case load of youth between the ages of 10 and 25 and/or their families, on call shifts for local runway or locked out youth, individual and group supervision weekly, and possibilities for other opportunities such as groups within our housing program or at local schools per your interest and availability.

Requirements to Apply for Counseling Internship

• Cover Letter and Resume
• 2 Letters of Recommendation at the time of application (A 3rd will be required before starting an internship at 360 Youth Services)
• Willingness to work between 16-20 hours a week, with hours primarily in the afternoons and evenings to accommodate our clients (Typically a minimum of 2 nights per week from 1-9:30pm)
• Willingness to be on call an average of 12-24 hours per week (typically shifts will overlap with your internship days at 360) for the crisis response program for lock-out and runaway youth. This involves being within a 60 min drive radius of the southern part of DuPage county when you are on call.

Contact Information

Please send your application materials or questions to Margot Smith, Clinical Director at msmith@360youthservices.org