Youth Development Lead

6 days ago

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States St. Charles Inc Full time

At St. Charles Youth & Family Services, Inc., we are seeking a skilled Youth Development Lead to join our team.

We offer a competitive salary range of $45,000 - $55,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.

About the Role

This role is responsible for designing and implementing opportunities for youth to learn and practice new skills within a therapeutic 24-hour care environment.

The successful candidate will assist in planning and monitoring daily activities of youth within the milieu of 24-hour care, provide supportive services to youth based on their service plans and program goals, and collaborate with other school staff to ensure safe and productive learning environments.

In addition to these responsibilities, the Youth Development Lead will also play a key role in planning and supporting instruction within the educational setting for 24-hour care students, organizing and facilitating educational enrichment activities, groups, and community service projects.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide instructional and behavioral support to students
  • Provide instruction in the absence of a teacher
  • Monitor school attendance and address off-task behaviors
  • Represent the agency in home-school transition meetings and team meetings as needed
  • Collaborate with other school staff to ensure safe and productive learning environments
  • Interact with clients in a positive and therapeutic manner according to policy, procedure, training, and Agency Guiding Beliefs
  • Provide active supervision of clients at all times within assigned staffing ratios
  • Facilitate client activities/daily routines, including unit groups and specific programming
  • Provide therapeutic counseling to groups and individual clients per program standards
  • Maintain and document regular contact with individuals/agencies outside of the program providing services for/associated with clients
  • Observe, assess, and document client activity per agency/program standards
  • Attend child/family team meetings/reviews and provide verbal and written input per agency/program standards
  • Maintain physical plant to agency and licensing standards
  • Maintain client confidentiality within all written and verbal communications
  • Facilitate and document clients' self-administration of medications in accurate and timely manner
  • Adhere to St. Charles Youth & Family Services Policies and Procedures
  • Supports the goals of the agency mission/vision
  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

  • High School Diploma required; Bachelor's degree in relevant field preferred
  • Minimum of 1 year experience with At-Risk Youth
  • Ability to attend initial and ongoing training, which meets agency/program and licensing standards
  • Ability to obtain/maintain childcare certification
  • Ability to rotate shift if need arises
  • Ability to work on other living units as need(s) arise
  • Ability to display cultural competence and sensitivity to the populations we serve by responding respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures, socioeconomic characteristics, languages, classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, and other diversity factors
  • Basic computer and keyboarding skills desirable
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to operate a panel van to transport clients
  • Valid Wisconsin Driver's License and proof of liability insurance
  • Ability to use vehicle for work-related duties according to the agency's insurance liability standards

Working Conditions:

  • Indoor/outdoor requirements; participation in both indoor and outdoor recreational activities
  • May require temporary assignment on other living units and/or shift as need(s) arise
  • Potential for physical intervention of clients as needed
  • Potential for exposure to blood products as a result of staff/client accident/injury
  • Travel approximately 10% using company vehicle

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