YOUTH CARE WORKER

Rite of Passage Brand; San Andreas (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Paid time off

403b match

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Rite of Passage Team’s Yosemite Treatment Center in San Andreas, California, is hiring Youth Care Workers to provide safety and around-the-clock supervision for youth. You will monitor and document student behaviors, support educational, social, athletic, and recreational activities, and collaborate with staff to meet each student’s treatment plan.

Requirements include empathy, patience, 21+ years old, a high school diploma or equivalent with one year of relevant experience, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Be empathetic, patient, and treat others with respect.
• Have a desire to work with troubled teens.
• Be at least 21 years of age.
• Possess a high school diploma or equivalent and one year of previous experience employed as a full-time staff at an adolescent group home, short-term residential therapeutic program, or substance abuse treatment program.
• Have a bachelor’s degree or Valid Child Development Teaching Permit or 12 Semester Units of Early Childhood Education, Adolescent Development, or Psychology
• Be able to pass a criminal background check, drug screen, physical, and TB test
• Be able to pass a search of the child abuse central registry.

Responsibilities

• As a Youth Care Worker, you will provide safety and around-the-clock supervision for the youth in our program and provide an atmosphere that is supportive of the needs of the students ~ You will monitor and document student behaviors and activities, participate and assist with educational, social, athletic, and recreational activities, and work in collaboration with other professional staff to establish and/or meet the goals of each student’s treatment plan.

Skills

Empathy

Patience

Respect

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree or related permit/units

Job description

Description

Join a group of passionate advocates on our mission to improve the lives of youth! Rite of Passage Team is hiring for Youth Care Workers at Yosemite Treatment Center in San Andreas, California

Nestled in the Sierra foothills of California, Yosemite Treatment Center located on the Sierra Ridge Campus is a licensed Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program that offers individual, group, and family therapy, as well as evidence-based skill and rehabilitation groups. Yosemite Treatment Center embraces a strengths-based approach within a least restrictive program model and normalized high school environment. Here youth become part of a cohesive, supportive, dynamic community of peers and highly qualified staff. Through Rite of Passage’s Integrated Care Model, Yosemite Treatment Center provides a trauma-responsive program that is individualized for each youth.

Pay: Starting at $19.00 per hour. Schedule includes 4 hours of overtime each pay period. $1,500.00 Sign on Bonus. (Essential Skills Training $1,000.00 at 3 months, & $500.00 at 6 months)

Perks & Benefits:

• Regarding insurance coverage: You will be eligible forMedical insurance on the first of the month following 60 days of full-time employment.
• You will beeligible for the rest of the Rite of Passage Benefits Package immediately after 90 days of full-time employment.
• 403b match of up to 6% after 1 year of employment.
• Paid Time Off that can be used as soon as it accrues.
• and more! ATCS Benefits & Perks

What you will do: As a Youth Care Worker, you will provide safety and around-the-clock supervision for the youth in our program and provide an atmosphere that is supportive of the needs of the students ~ You will monitor and document student behaviors and activities, participate and assist with educational, social, athletic, and recreational activities, and work in collaboration with other professional staff to establish and/or meet the goals of each student’s treatment plan.

To be considered you should: Be empathetic, patient, and treat others with respect ~ Have a desire to work with troubled teens ~ Be at least 21 years of age ~ Possess a high school diploma or equivalent and one (1) year of previous experience employed as a full-time staff at an adolescent group home, short-term residential therapeutic program, or substance abuse treatment program ~ Have a bachelor’s degree or Valid Child Development Teaching Permit or 12 Semester Units of Early Childhood Education, Adolescent Development, or Psychology ~ Be able to pass a criminal background check, drug screen, physical, and TB test ~ Be able to pass a search of the child abuse central registry.

• Sunday/Monday/Tuesday ~ 12-hour shift with 2-hour break and Wednesday ~ 8-hour shift with 1 hour break.
• Thursday/Friday/Saturday ~ 12-hour shift with 2-hour break and Wednesday ~ 8-hour shift with 1 hour break.

After 40 years of improving the lives of youth, we are looking for passionate advocates to continue the legacy of helping young people become successful adults. As a Youth Care Worker, you will have the unique opportunity to create a positive, safe and supportive environment for the youth we serve while building a career rich in growth opportunities and self-fulfillment.

Enthusiastic

Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Innovative

Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking

Loyal

Shows firm and constant support to a cause

Team Player

Works well as a member of a group

Dedicated

Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Growth Opportunities

Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility

Flexibility

Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

Ability to Make an Impact

Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Education

Preferred: Bachelors or better.

Licenses & Certifications

Preferred: Drivers License

Peer Recognition

Inspired to perform well by the praise of coworkers

Work-Life Balance

Inspired to perform well by having ample time to pursue work and interests outside of work

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