ForGirlsLikeMe Inc. is an Illinois nonprofit serving girls and young women ages 12–24 experiencing homelessness and housing instability — through housing, counseling, education, and career training. We're hiring across the organization.
39.75 FTE across our nonprofit programs, plus open roles with FGLM Home Healthcare. Every role works directly or indirectly with the girls and young women we serve.
Oversees intake and day-to-day structure for the Academy (P–12) and Career Institute, keeping focus on the student caseload, and refers students who need extra support to FGLM's Case Manager.
View Role Details →Manages daily shelter operations, coordinates closely with Housing Case Managers and Shelter Advocates as one team, and ensures a safe, structured, and dignified environment for residents around the clock.
View Role Details →Works closely with each client to ensure full access to FGLM's programs and resources, advocates for referrals across housing, education, and counseling, and approaches every client's full health profile holistically — not just their housing status.
View Role Details →Supports residents day-to-day — de-escalation, crisis response, daily living support, and building the trusting relationships that make case management possible.
View Role Details →Leads the Learning Center's day-to-day operations for children ages 3–12, coordinates with the Early Childhood Educator team, and ensures a warm, safe, CCAP-aligned environment for the youngest members of our community.
View Role Details →Delivers day-to-day early childhood education and care, building a nurturing classroom environment for the children of clients enrolled in our programs.
View Role Details →Manages drop-in center operations, coordinates volunteers, oversees resource distribution (meals, hygiene supplies, clothing), and connects drop-in youth to case management services.
View Role Details →Provides individual and group mental health counseling, conducts clinical assessments and crisis intervention, and develops personalized treatment plans in compliance with healthcare recordkeeping regulations.
View Role Details →Helps clients connect their skills to a career and understand themselves and the roles they're applying for — aiming for a path to purpose, not just a job, with quality fits in placement, readiness, and training.
View Role Details →Delivers the core Medical Assistant curriculum and leads hands-on clinical skills labs, coordinating with concentration instructors so the program builds coherently from start to finish.
View Role Details →Teaches phlebotomy technique and safety as a concentration within the Medical Assistant program, leading lab sessions where students build hands-on confidence.
View Role Details →Teaches EKG and cardiography skills as a concentration within the Medical Assistant program, including hands-on lab instruction in lead placement and basic rhythm recognition.
View Role Details →Teaches billing, coding, and reimbursement as a concentration within the Medical Assistant program, built around practical, scenario-based coursework.
View Role Details →Builds and maintains clinical site MOUs, coordinates student externship placements, and conducts student evaluations throughout each placement.
View Role Details →Provides wraparound support, serves as the housing liaison between VTI students and Housing Case Managers, and offers crisis navigation to keep students enrolled.
View Role Details →Manages enrollment, student records, scheduling, and compliance documentation for the Career Institute / VTI.
View Role Details →Provides academic planning, retention support, and career readiness coaching to keep students on track from enrollment to completion.
View Role Details →Owns the administrative backbone of our licensed Illinois Home Services Agency — compliance documentation, personnel files, and day-to-day office operations.
View Role Details →Keeps caregivers and clients connected — building and adjusting the schedule so every client gets the care they're authorized for, every day.
View Role Details →We're a closed-loop ecosystem — housing, wellness, education, and career training working together for the same girls, over years, not just one program visit.
Built and led by someone with lived experience of the exact instability our clients face — this work is personal, not theoretical.
As FGLM grows toward an ~$8M program portfolio, so do the paths inside it — from direct service into program leadership.
Every role is trained and supported to work with young people who've faced real hardship — you won't be figuring it out alone.
Housing, Counseling, Learning Center, Academy, and Career Institute staff all work from the same mission and the same standard of respect.
Fill out the application below and attach your resume — or tell us you don't have one yet and we'll help you build it.
New team members complete a short online orientation — including required training — before their first day at FGLM.
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