Employment at Hephzibah

For five years in a row, Hephzibah was named one of Chicago’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For, an annual competition established to honor those companies that recognize employees as their greatest asset. We are proud and excited to be among those companies honored for their best practices in Human Resources. Our personnel policies and practices reflect our appreciation, respect and support of our most valuable resource – our employees!

Hephzibah staff is entrusted with carrying out the mission of the agency every day. We base hiring decisions on applicants’ ability, experience, education, training and other personal and professional qualifications to perform the requirements of the position. Our staffing standards meet or exceed those set by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and the Council on Accreditation.

Some interesting facts about Hephzibah’s 135 employees:

• Hephzibah is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and our staff reflect the communities and clients that we serve: 62% Caucasian, 26% African American, 8% Hispanic and 4% Asian;
• 57% are full time, 43% are part time;
• 83% are women, 17% are men;
• 42% have Bachelors Degrees, 25% have Masters Degrees, one has a PhD, and 7% are still in school;
• 33% of staff have been employed at Hephzibah for over 10 years; 12% have been employed for 20 years or more.

As a social service agency that provides a continuum of innovative services to children and families, Hephzibah also works diligently to apply some of those same principles to employees’ needs to balance personal and professional demands. Hephzibah’s commitment to staff is evidenced by our ongoing efforts to maintain a work climate of value and respect; by providing opportunities for professional growth and development; by fostering work/life balance; by offering work that is interesting, challenging and meaningful; and by offering comprehensive employee benefits.

Hephzibah is an Equal Opportunity Employer