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Careers at Outreach

Do Work That Matters.

Bring your skills, experience, and passion to a team committed to restoring hope and creating opportunities for people and communities to thrive.

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Your work can change someone's story.

Fifty years of work. Many kinds of professionals.

At Outreach, our mission shapes everything we do. For more than 50 years, our teams have walked alongside children, youth, adults, and families, creating opportunities where barriers exist and helping people move toward the future God intends for them.

That work requires talented people from many different professions.

Whether you're an educator, counselor, case manager, youth worker, fundraiser, accountant, marketer, administrator, program leader, or another kind of professional, your expertise can become part of something bigger.

Find Your Place at Outreach

Life at Outreach

What's It Like to Work at Outreach?

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“I get to do meaningful work alongside people who genuinely care about our community and each other.”

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Our foundation

Faith at the Center

Our Christian faith is central to who we are. We believe every person has God-given dignity, value, and potential. Our team seeks to demonstrate Christ's love through excellent, compassionate service and meaningful relationships with our neighbors.

Christian Faith
Excellence
Relationships
Dignity
Justice
Partnering with the Local Church

Why Outreach?

Five reasons people build long careers here.

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Meaningful Work

Every role contributes to a mission focused on transforming lives and communities.

Outreach staff sitting with a family during a support visit

People Matter Here

Relationships are central to how Outreach serves the community and how employees work with one another.

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Grow Your Career

We create opportunities for employees to strengthen their skills, develop professionally, take on responsibility, and grow as leaders.

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Work Close to the Community

Our programs are embedded in neighborhoods throughout Chicago's western suburbs, so employees see the impact of their work firsthand.

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Bring Your Faith to Your Work

Employees have the opportunity to integrate Christian faith, service, excellence, and their professional calling.

Benefits

Supporting You While You Serve Others

Benefits vary by position, employment status, and eligibility.

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Time
Agency Holidays
Illinois Paid Leave
Wellness Days
Life Insurance
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability
403(b) Retirement Plan
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Discounts
Professional Growth & Development
Flexible Scheduling Opportunities

Culture

This Is Outreach

Classrooms, counseling rooms, warehouses, offices, gyms, and front porches, the work happens wherever our neighbors are.

Outreach youth worker mentoring teenagers after school — After-school programs, every weekday.

Students in an Outreach classroom with a teacher — Classrooms built for second chances.

An Outreach counselor meeting with a client — Counseling offered close to home.

An Outreach job coach reviewing a resume with a participant — Coaching that leads to a first paycheck.

Church volunteers and Outreach staff at a community event — Churches and staff, side by side.

An Outreach neighborhood resource center welcoming neighbors

Your Career. Their Opportunity.

Behind every program, classroom, counseling session, employment opportunity, community partnership, and transformed life is a team of people who chose to use their talents for something meaningful.

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Who we hire

There's More Than One Way to Make an Impact

These are the kinds of work that happen across Outreach. They are not a list of current openings.

Youth Development & Education
Counseling & Social Services
Case Management
Employment & Workforce Development
Program Leadership
Development & Fundraising
Marketing & Communications
Finance & Accounting
Human Resources
Operations & Administration

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Locations

Work Where Impact Happens

Outreach serves communities throughout Chicago's western suburbs through neighborhood-based programs and services, resource centers, counseling offices, employment training, transitional housing, and social enterprises.

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