Shelter Youth Care Worker (7AM-3PM)

Ain Dah Yung Our Home Center; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

HSA

FSA

Life Insurance

Disability

401K

Paid holidays

Supplemental AFLAC

Job summary

Ain Dah Yung Center (ADYC) in Saint Paul, MN, seeks a dedicated Youth Care Worker to assist with shelter operations and provide direct care for youth aged 5–17. Responsibilities include supervising residents, managing behaviors, preparing meals, and supporting daily activities per weekly schedule.

Requirements include an AA degree in human services and at least 3 years’ youth work experience; a valid driver’s license and DHS background check are required.

Qualifications

• AA degree in human services, child development, elementary/secondary education or related field is preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience working with youth who exhibit varying degrees of difficult behavior in residential/therapeutic settings.
• Knowledge of Native American Indian culture, values, and family systems.
• Must have the ability to lift up to 25 pounds and stand/walk stairs repeatedly.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and pass MN DHS background study.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily staff supervision and program coordination for the Emergency Shelter.
• Directly supervise shelter residents and ensure health and safety.
• Provide direct care, behavior management, and supervision of shelter residents.
• Prepare healthy meals and snacks for shelter residents.
• Maintain a sanitary environment and kitchen duties.
• Facilitate daily activities and groups per weekly schedule.
• Provide case management support including transportation and intake/discharges.
• Attend weekly case management meetings.
• Supervise parental visits.
• Provide emotional support to residents and families.
• Screen crisis referrals and coordinate with staff.

Skills

Child care

Behavior management

Team supervision

Cultural sensitivity

Communication

Driver's license

Education

AA degree in human services

Job description

Position Summary

Primary responsibilities include assisting team members with overall operations of shelter facility and responsible for the direct care, behavior management and supervision to shelter residents, ages 5-17. This includes monitoring personal hygiene, health, medication administration, client intakes and discharges, meal preparation, kitchen clean-up and maintenance, assistance with the planning and facilitation of daily cultural & physical activities to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our youth.

SALARY: DOE. Full-time non-exempt with benefits. Hours 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following satisfactorily; other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Provide daily support, staff supervision, and program coordination ensuring that the Emergency Shelter is running effectively and efficiently.
• Directly responsible to the Shelter Coordinator and the Residential & Clinical Director.
• Provide direct care, behavior management, supervision of shelter residents to ensure health and safety of everyone. This includes monitoring personal hygiene, health, medication administration, behavioral/emotional status and provide conflict resolution/counseling between residents if needed.
• Prepare healthy nutritious meals and snacks for shelter residents in accordance with shelter menu.
• Must maintain a sanitary environment by performing light maintenance duties and delegating such duties/chores to residents and other staff. Ensure that the kitchen is clean with dishes done by the end of the shift.
• Help facilitate daily engaging, interactive activities and groups of a recreational, cultural or educational nature in accordance with weekly schedule. This may include house meetings and support groups in accordance with the daily schedule.
• Provide case management support as needed by providing transportation, documentation in appropriate logs and files, complete client Intakes and discharges. This includes cleaning the resident’s room, obtaining resident’s evaluation, labeling and storing belongings.
• Plan and facilitate daily engaging, interactive activities and groups of a recreational, cultural or educational nature, in accordance with weekly schedule.
• Supervise parental visits.
• Provide emotional support to shelter residents and their families.
• Must work in conjunction with other Youth Care Workers by enforcing program policies and procedures, provide emotional support to shelter residents and their families and screen crisis referrals. Network with other staff before, during and/or after weekend duty regarding the progress and status of residents.
• Provide transportation to shelter residents.
• Perform telephone coverage, screen referrals and provide information to residents and community.
• Attending weekly case management meetings.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience

• AA degree in human services, child development, elementary/secondary education or related field is preferred.
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience working with youth who exhibit varying degrees of difficult behavior in a residential, therapeutic, group or classroom setting preferred. Candidates must be knowledgeable of the Native American Indian culture, values, and family systems.
• Must have the ability to work constructively with children and youth who exhibit varying degrees of difficult behaviors.
• Must demonstrate and promote a chemically healthy lifestyle.
• Must be knowledgeable of traditional Indian child-rearing methods, culture, values and family systems.
• Must be cognizant of and sensitive to the special needs/issues of American Indian children in out-of-home placement.
• Must have sufficient physical strength and ability to independently and repeatedly lift, move, and carry objects weighing up to twenty-five (25) pounds, such as a vacuum cleaner, mop bucket w/water, and industrial cooking pots and pans.
• Must have the ability to stand/walk up three (3) flights of stairs repeatedly.
• Must have the ability to bend/squat/twist/reach constantly when emptying trash, dusting, sweeping floors, mopping floors, vacuuming, and occasionally shoveling snow.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and pass MN DHS background study.

At ADYC We offer for FT staff

• Healthcare benefits- Medical, dental and vision
• HSA
• FSA
• Life ADD
• Short-term and long-term disability
• 401K
• 14 paid holidays and generous PTO.

Supplemental benefits through AFLAC

You must be able to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.**

Ain Dah Yung Center (ADYC) is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We value our employees for their unique talents and abilities. ADYC’s leadership is devoted to continuing to nurture our positive work environment where all employees can reach their full potential and maximize their contributions. All employees are valued for their individual differences and the unique contributions that help us achieve our mission. We are committed to our employees’ dignity and well-being and make every effort to provide all employees with a safe and professional work environment. ADYC strives to treat its employees fairly, with respect, and to maintain a workplace that is free from discrimination, harassment, and other offensive or unprofessional behavior. As an equal opportunity employer, we embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in backgrounds and experiences. Come walk with us!