Trauma‑Informed Youth Care Advocate — Comprehensive Benefits

Nexus Family Healing; Onamia (MN); On-site; USD 27,552 - 30,307; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four weeks paid time off in the first year

Health, dental and vision insurance coverage

No-cost life insurance

401(k) match

Tuition assistance and training opportunities

Job summary

Nexus Family Healing is seeking Youth Care Professionals for their Mille Lacs agency in Onamia, MN. This position involves working with boys, ages 10-19, who have significant mental health issues and harmful behaviors. The role includes supervision of daily activities, collaboration on treatment plans, and ensuring a safe therapeutic environment.

Applicants should have a high school diploma and be at least 18 years old. The job offers full-time or part-time work with competitive hourly compensation ranging from $20 to $22.

Qualifications

• Minimum age 18 years.
• Valid driver’s license and compliance with Nexus and state driving requirements.
• Successful DHS criminal background check.
• Completion of Handle With Care training.

Responsibilities

• Supervise client daily activities and behavior.
• Collaborate with coworkers to implement treatment plans.
• Ensure client emotional and physical safety.
• Assist with off-campus client activities.
• Work effectively with clients’ families.

Skills

Experience with families and trauma-exposed children

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Description

Nexus Family Healing Employee Testimonials

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Nexus Family Healing Employee Testimonials

Employee Commute Incentive Available - up to $670 per pay period!

Nexus Family Healing is hiring Youth Care Professionals for our Mille Lacs agency in Onamia, MN!

Nexus-Mille Lacs offers trauma-informed, family-centered, nationally recognized treatment for boys, ages 10-19, with significant mental health issues and harmful sexual behaviors. We strive to provide the best quality care for our youth as well as our employees. Nexus treatment programs have been creating brighter futures for over 50 years.

At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity. Employees must have the ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges. Must be open to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or communities, considering factors such as language, traditions, and values.

Pay And Schedule

• Full-time or part-time
• Required availability 6:30am-3pm; 1:30pm-10pm
• Block scheduling (Tuesday-Saturday & Sunday-Thursday)
• Address: 407 130th Ave S, Onamia, MN 56359
• Commute Incentive up to $670 every 2 weeks!
• $20 - $22 an hour!
• Advancement and Lead opportunities available!
  
  

Nexus Comprehensive Benefits Include

• Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment
• Health, dental and vision insurance coverage
• No-cost life insurance
• Short/long-term disability insurance
• 401k match
• NEW - Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
• NEW - Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
• NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit
• Tuition assistance and training opportunities
• Advancement pathways and internal promotion
• And much more!
  
  

As a Youth Care Professional You Will

• Provide supervision of client daily activities and behavior according to established trauma-informed, strengths-based guidelines and procedures
• Participate with coworkers as a team on implementation of trauma-informed, strengths-based treatment plans and therapeutic services
• Ensure clients’ emotional and physical safety and collaborate with coworkers to maintain an environment that is positive, respectful, clean, strengths-based, and therapeutic
• Participate in off-campus client activities and assist in the transportation of client for home visits, doctor appointments, planned recreational activities, etc.
• Work effectively with clients’ families/support networks to reinforce positive family partnerships; follow established protocols in the use of family engagement and involvement techniques
  
  

Requirements

Required:

• High School diploma or GED required
• Minimum 21 years of age
• Valid driver’s license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Nexus Family Healing driving requirements
• Must successfully pass a DHS criminal background check
• All client facing employees must successfully participate and complete the Handle With Care behavior intervention method exam and training
  
  

Preferred

• Experience working with families and trauma-exposed children and adolescents in a residential treatment/counseling capacity preferred
  
  

Physical Demands

• Must be able to assist staff in physical interventions and restraints of clients
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100 pounds with assistance
• Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time (2-4 hours)
• Must be able to twist, bend and stretch in a manner conducive to the execution of daily activities within a residential treatment facility
  
  

Commitment To Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

At Nexus Family Healing, we not only support diversity – we celebrate it and rely on it for the betterment of our employees, our services, and our impact on the community. We strive to provide the best quality care for our youth and the best work environment for our employees through an inclusive team culture. Nexus Family Healing is proud to be an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.

ICARE Values & Behavioral Competencies

• Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches.
• Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern.
• Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly.
• Responsiveness: Being quick, positive and accurate.
• Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards.
  
  

APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM! When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives — including your own!

Salary Description

$20 - $22 an hour