Work With Us – Make a Difference in Chicago
You can play a critical role in helping children rebuild their lives and redirect their futures.
If you’re passionate, driven, and eager to make the world a better place, then we want you on our team. The dedicated coworkers at Mercy Home provide healing, guidance, and opportunity to young men and women in need.
At Mercy Home, you will have opportunities every day to help kids envision positive change — by working directly with youth on one of our two residential campuses, through our Community Care team or through work on our advancement or administrative teams that support our mission. Mercy Home offers all the support and resources you need to succeed in your career—and make a difference in the world.
Job Opportunities
To see all of our current job opportunities at Mercy Home for Boys & Girls, click below.
Youth Care Worker Openings
If you’re passionate about advocating for children in need and are seeking a career opportunity that offers enriching experience and professional development, then look no further.
Twelve Terrific Years!
For the twelfth straight year, Mercy Home was named one of the top workplaces by the Chicago Tribune.
National Recognition
Mercy Home was also named one of the top workplaces in the nation by USA Today.
CORE ATTRIBUTES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO OUR SUCCESS
- Appreciation for the Catholic mission
- A can-do attitude
- Generosity of spirit
- Quest for excellence
- Professionalism
Benefit Highlights
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls is not just a workplace; it’s a community dedicated to the growth and well-being of its employees. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health coverage options, life insurance, disability coverage, a retirement savings plan, paid vacation, and more.
We also understand the importance of work-life balance. That’s why we offer benefits like complimentary lunch, access to health club facilities, and an Employee Assistance Program for you and your immediate family members.
Below is just a summary of a number of the outstanding benefits coworkers at Mercy Home receive*:
Health Insurance
Medical insurance with Blue Cross/Blue Shield, also dental, vision and telemedicine coverage.
Life Insurance
Employer-paid life and long term disability insurance.
Retirement Plan
Optional 403b retirement savings plan with Agency matching-dollar program and annual gift contribution.
Disability Coverage
Short-term disability coverage for $5.50 per pay period.
Paid Holidays
Eleven paid holidays per year.
Pre-Tax Savings
Flexible Spending Account for health care and dependent care expenses.
Sick Time
All co-workers earn sick time.
Paid Vacation
12 days for the first two years and then increasing to 17 days in year three.
Free Lunch
Complimentary lunch (depending on campus & hours worked).
Health Club
Health club facility on both campuses.
Employee Assistance
Confidential Employee Assistance Program for employees and immediate family members.
Weekend Pay Differential
Youth Care Workers receive a 20% pay increase for weekend hours worked.
Tuition
Tuition reimbursement available up to $3,500 per year with a maximum of $14,000 per employee.
Extended Benefits
Direct care staff receive two additional vacation days per calendar year.
*Benefits and providers are subject to change at any time.
What Our Coworkers Have to Say about Working at Mercy Home
“Communication is important and valued at Mercy Home. Ideas and thoughts are valued!”
Youth Care Worker
“As a Youth Care Supervisor, I see myself as the link between the youth and co-workers in the home. I work with my team to establish rules, routines, and rituals for the youth in the home. I also provide supervision to the Youth Care Worker staff and ensure they are equipped with the knowledge and told to provide quality care to the youth.”
Youth Care Supervisor
“Working at Mercy Home I am most fulfilled by the successful progress of our youth. When a youth leaves our walls with skills to make their future better than their past, I swell with pride.”
Youth Care Supervisor
“What I like most about working at Mercy Home are the relationships that I build with the youth. Every day is not always smooth but it is so rewarding watching youth learn and grow throughout their time here.”
Youth Care Worker
“Mercy Home is a very supportive community. As a Youth Care Worker, I am lucky to have a strong team around me that care about each other’s wellbeing!”
Youth Care Worker
“Mercy Home for Boys & Girls-where you can be a HERO for children every day!”
Advancement Coworker
“The experience of seeing growth and remarkable success from our youth is truly rewarding and one of the reasons I love working at Mercy Home!”
Advancement Coworker
“Physically both the Boys Campus and the Walsh Girls Campus are beautiful. Employees are also provided an immense amount of training to support the people we work with, as well as ourselves.”
Youth Program Manager
“Get curious, not furious.”
Youth Program Manager
“The Mercy Home organization is very fortunate to have such a strong and stable presence throughout the Chicago based community. The resources and community collaboration that is made possible from the agency allows each program to provide full wraparound services to each youth that we serve.”
Admissions Coworker
“Financial stability and wide variety of services!”
Admissions Coworker
“I love that our offices are in the same building as the youth we serve. It allows us the opportunity to get to know them and encourage them on a regular basis.”
Advancement Coworker
“As an Overnight-Youth Care Worker I am here to help our youth create an environment that will allow them to feel safe enough to allow their mind, body, and spirit to get the rest it needs to start a new day.”
Overnight Youth Care Worker
“I don’t sleep, so they can.”
Overnight Youth Care Worker
“Mercy Home breeds a culture of care.”
Youth Care Worker
“The organization tries to model to our youth how treating someone nice with concern and respect is a small step of making a change in the world.”
Youth Care Worker
Day in the Life of Our Kids
Internships at Mercy Home
Mercy Home provides a number of learning opportunities for Social Work, Psychology or Counseling students each year. Internships will run for an academic year – September to May. We do not provide January-September or summer block internships.
Potential Placements Include:
- Residential Therapist – Intern (2nd year MSW/MA student)
- Community Care Therapist – Intern (2nd year MSW/MA student)
- Admissions – Admissions Clinician (2nd year MSW/MA student)
- Community Care – Friends First Mentoring Program Intern (1st year MSW/MA student)
- Community Care – Care Management Intern (1st year MSW/MA student)
- Community Care – Community Partnerships Intern (1st year MSW/MA student)
Scheduling, Educational and Age Requirements
- Internships will run for an academic year – September to May. We do not provide January-September or summer block internships.
- All interns must be at least 21 years of age.
- Interns must be present 2-3 days a week for 16+ hours.
- All interns must have a valid Illinois driver’s license (or hold a different license with the ability to transfer to an Illinois license if offered the internship).
Application, Screening and Interview Process
- All screening and scheduling of interviews will be coordinated by Niaira Marshall, Manager—Training.
- Internship applications must include:
- Resume
- Cover letter
- Letter of readiness written by the Director of Training or the Field Placement Liaison at the intern’s school
- Two (2) letters of recommendation from academic and/or clinical staff
- Writing sample
Email Niaira Marshall for more information or to submit your application electronically.
EEO Statement
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages people of all backgrounds to apply.
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Mercy Home for Boys & Girls complies with applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.