Youth Care Lead
1 month ago
Position Details:
**Position has a vaccine requirement listed in the description details**
**Spanish Bilingual Preferred But Not Required**
**Do you have experience with youth**? Have a passion for mentoring youth?**
Samaritas provides services to youth who have traveled to the US for safety apart from their family or guardians. These youth are given status in the United States as Unaccompanied Children (UC). The children you will be serving will come from diverse and oftentimes traumatic backgrounds and are placed in a shelter setting where Samaritas provides case management, therapy, and other supportive services. The program also helps these youth adjust to the customs and culture of the United States while pursuing their goals of education, English-language learning, and independence.
Your primary role is to provide direct interaction and supervision of youth in a residential setting. You will be responsible for care and safety of the youth through assigned shifts. Your position also works alongside the assistant house supervisor to support direct care staff. Provide guidance and support to staff while managing activities and schedules for the youth in the home. Assist with house meetings, policy implementation, and campus operations..
**Hourly Wage $21.00 to $23.00**
**Shift - AFTERNOON : Wednesday-Saturday 1:00PM to 11:00PM. This is a 4 day 10 hour shift position.**
What's In It For You:
**Some of the benefits you may receive are**:
**Full Time/Part Time**
- Competitive Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits, effective the first of the month following 30 days of employment
- Company paid Basic Life Insurance ($10,000 minimum for each full time and part time employee)
- Company paid Short Term Disability accrual (Full time employees)
- Retirement Plan (403b) - Company matches on first 1.5% of gross income at 133%
- Great Personal Time Off (PTO) accruals
- Awesome Employee Discounts
- UKG Wallet - Pre-Pay Options
- Plus, many more benefits
- Retirement Plan (403b) - Contributions
- Awesome Employee Discounts
- UKG Wallet - Pre-Pay Options
- ________________________________________:
**Samaritas provides services to youth who have traveled to the US for safety apart from their family or guardians. These youth are given status in the United States as Unaccompanied Children (UC). The children you will be serving will come from diverse and oftentimes traumatic backgrounds and are placed in a shelter setting where Samaritas provides case management, therapy, and other supportive services. The program also helps these youth adjust to the customs and culture of the United States while pursuing their goals of education, English-language learning, and independence. Your primary role is to provide direct interaction and supervision of youth in a residential setting. You will be responsible for care and safety of the youth through assigned shifts. Your position also works alongside the assistant house supervisor to support direct care staff. Provide guidance and support to staff while managing activities and schedules for the youth in the home. Assist with house meetings, policy implementation, and campus operations.**
**Duties and Responsibilities**
- Serve as a role model to youth in residence by modeling responsible behaviors as required
- Monitoring campus operations after business hours and during weekends
- Assist youth with participating in daily schedule and routine, including but not limited to meal preparation, medication administration, developing independent skills, and preparing and organizing activities as needed
- Monitor activities of youth to ensure their safety and wellbeing. Report non-compliance with home rules to all relevant parties
- Maintain communication with youth to ensure adjustment to program expectations
- Facilitate and /or participate in house meetings to review house rules, plan activities or discuss other needs of house/group
- Participate in treatment planning meeting with each youth as needed or requested
- Communicate implementation of each youth's Independent Living Plan with Independent Living Coach, Case Manager and other appropriate parties
- Maintain adequate awareness of youth's activities to ensure the safety of the youth, other residents, staff and the home are maintained
- Report safety hazards and needed repairs within home and grounds to designated Supervisor
- Facilitate shift check-ins and shift summaries during shift changes
- Assist with coordinating and scheduling community outings and activities
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**Job Qualifications**
**Education, Training, and Licensure/Certification**
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- College coursework in social services preferred
- Professional training in social work, social services or child development preferred
**Experience**
- 1 year experience working in a group home or residential setting preferred
- Some supervisory experience preferred
- Experience working with cross cul
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