Great people, great benefits
WIRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applications for everyone interested in working with us. If you have questions about working at WIRC, call 309-837-2997 or email wirc@wirpc.org.
Western Illinois Regional Council (WIRC) is a great place to work, and offers an excellent full-time benefit package including:
- 100% employer-paid premiums for employee health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Retirement plan benefits.
- 37.5 hour work week.
- Generous holiday, vacation, personal, and sick leave.
- A casual and flexible work environment.
- The opportunity to contribute to important work in our community.
DocuSign Employment Application
To apply for any of the open positions listed below, please complete the linked employment application through DocuSign.
Open positions
Administrative Assistant (Full-time) – Galesburg, Illinois
Rate of Pay: $15.50 – $16.75 per hour, 37.5 hours per week.
Supervisory Responsibility: None
Minimum Level of Education/Experience Required: High school diploma or equivalent, and previous clerical or reception experience.
Job Summary: This person is responsible for reception, answering phone calls, scheduling appointments, filing, and other related duties at our Galesburg office. We are looking for a person with excellent customer service skills. Some travel to trainings is required.
Physical Demands:
- Must be available to perform the essential functions of the job whenever scheduled to work.
- Must be able to move about the office to collaborate with staff, meet with customers and visitors, and operate common office equipment
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position to work on a computer and answer phones.
- Must be able to pick up and hold documents and other common office items.
- Must be able to communicate and converse with customers, coworkers, and visitors to implement the mission of the Agency.
- Must be able to operate a computer to record and report data and to communicate with staff, customers, volunteers, and community partners.
- Must be able to use a telephone to communicate effectively with customers, coworkers, and community partners.
- Must be able to operate a motor vehicle to provide administrative duties such as going to the post office, shopping for needed supplies, and traveling to trainings or meetings.
To apply: Please complete the Docusign application linked above AND submit your resume and cover letter to wirc@wirpc.org or by mail to WIRC, 133 West Jackson Street, Macomb, IL 61455. Paper applications available upon request. Applications accepted until position is filled.
Domestic Violence (DV) Children’s Advocate (Full-time) – Macomb
Rate of Pay: $21.00 – 22.40 per hour, 37.5 hours per week (full-time), plus periodic scheduled on-call hours on a rotational basis.
Job Summary: Responsible as the generalist for the domestic violence program and must be capable of assisting in all facets including but not limited to client advocacy and other services, legal advocacy, and responsible for all facets of the children’s program.
Supervisory Responsibility: None
Minimum Level of Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree in sociology, social work or psychology preferred and/or two years’ work experience in a social service field or combination of education/experience in a related field.
License or Certification: Must have a valid Illinois Driver’s license and proof of automobile insurance.
Essential Functions:
- Train and develop a working knowledge of all facets of the domestic violence program.
- Available to provide all direct client programmatic services for domestic violence clients including, but not limited to legal advocacy, crisis intervention, counseling and support, advocacy, and group support.
- Plan, coordinate and supervise all children’s activities at the program office, including children’s activity groups.
- Provide a stable, non-judgmental adult role model for all interactions with children in a safe, positive environment; facilitate open and positive communication between children and their parents; and provide parenting skills information as appropriate.
- Maintain children’s program files, equipment and supplies, and complete all necessary children’s program and legal component paperwork as required.
- Provide client accompaniment to police stations, states attorney offices and courtrooms, as assigned, and provide emotional support to survivors as they progress through the legal system.
- Responsible for completion of all relevant paperwork, report preparation, and computer data entry as per work requirements.
- Assist the VS Director in the expansion of public relations/education component of the program.
- Understand and maintain client confidentiality as required by law and funding sources.
- Travel throughout the region is required in performance of job duties, in addition to trainings or other required activities.
- Provide sexual violence and domestic violence crisis line and hotline duty, and documentation when scheduled or needed.
- Assist in coordinating/implementing tabling and awareness events and other related activities during the year.
- Other duties as assigned.
Physical Demands:
- Must be available to perform the essential functions of the job whenever scheduled to work.
- Must be able to move about to meet with clients, the public, coworkers, and others to deliver case management, advocacy, counseling, and outreach activities required by the program.
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position to work on a computer to enter documentation, coordinate events, answer the telephone, and to refer clients to services.
- Must be able to pick up and hold documents and other common office items.
- Must be able to communicate and converse with clients, coworkers, and community partners to carry out assigned duties.
- Must be able to operate a computer to record and report data, and to communicate with staff, clients, volunteers, and community partners.
- Must be able to use a telephone to communicate with clients, coworkers, volunteers, and community partners.
- Must be able to operate a motor vehicle to provide required services in the community.
To apply: Please complete the Docusign application linked above AND submit your resume and cover letter to wirc@wirpc.org or by mail to WIRC, 133 West Jackson Street, Macomb, IL 61455. Paper applications available upon request. Applications accepted until position is filled.
Sexual Assault (SA) Children’s Counselor (Full-time) – Macomb
Rate of Pay: $22.00 – 23.47 per hour, 37.5 hours per week (full-time), plus periodic scheduled on-call hours on a rotational basis.
Job Summary: This person is responsible for individual and group counseling with child and adolescent survivors of sexual assault/abuse.
Supervisory Responsibility: None
Minimum Level of Education/Experience Required: Bachelor’s degree in counseling, social work, or psychology and one year work experience in the social work profession or a combination of education/experience in a related field.
License or Certification Required: Must have a valid Illinois Driver’s license and proof of automobile insurance.
Essential Functions of the Job:
- Provide client centered, trauma informed crisis and long-term counseling services to child and adolescent victims of sexual assault/abuse.
- Develop, implement and conduct relevant support groups for victims and non-offending significant others.
- Act as a referral source for relevant services to assist the victim and family.
- Understand and maintain client confidentiality as required by law and funding sources.
- Responsible for all required documentation of services and other paperwork as required for job responsibilities.
- Complete required 60 hours of child sexual abuse and related issues training, 30 hours within 6 months, additional 30 hours within 1 year.
- Complete a minimum of 12 hours of continuing education/year, 6 hrs focusing on children to keep abreast of new information, skills, and best practices.
- Coordinate and participate in events and awareness activities for sexual assault and social justice issues throughout the region.
- Attend trainings to keep abreast of new information and skills.
- Travel throughout the region is required in the performance of job duties in addition to trainings or other required activities.
- Provide crisis line and hotline duty and documentation when scheduled or needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
Physical Demands:
- Must be available to perform the essential functions of the job whenever scheduled to work.
- Must be able to move about to meet with clients, the public, coworkers, and others to deliver case management, advocacy, counseling, and outreach activities required by the program.
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position to work on a computer to enter documentation, coordinate events, and to refer clients to services.
- Must be able to pick up and hold documents and other common office items.
- Must be able to communicate and converse with clients, coworkers, and community partners to carry out assigned duties.
- Must be able to operate a computer to record and report data, and to communicate with staff, clients, volunteers, and community partners.
- Must be able to use a telephone to communicate with clients, coworkers, volunteers, and community partners.
- Must be able to operate a motor vehicle to provide required services in the community.
To apply: Please complete the Docusign application linked above AND submit your resume and cover letter to wirc@wirpc.org or by mail to WIRC, 133 West Jackson Street, Macomb, IL 61455. Paper applications available upon request. Applications accepted until position is filled.