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Overnight Emergency Services Specialist - Mason City

YSS

Mason, IA | Full Time

$66k-85k (estimate)

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Overnight Emergency Services Specialist - Mason City

$66k-85k (estimate)

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YSS is Hiring an Overnight Emergency Services Specialist - Mason City Near Mason, IA

YSS is seeking an energetic night-owl to join our team as an Overnight Emergency Services Specialist!

The Overnight Emergency Services Specialist will supervise and care for residential clients during the night and morning hours, while providing an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust. A well-functioning, nightly living routing will be carried out so that all clients can sleep undisturbed, ensuring that clients remain in bed. This individual oversees clients' rising in the morning and is responsible for house cleaning and laundry. Responsibilities include:

Provide direct supervision of the clients, ensuring their presence and safety.
Complete client admissions and necessary paperwork as necessary
Receive calls for referral and placement; collect information and make referral connections to YSS or other community resources

Please note that this description is not intended to be a complete list of the responsibilities required for this position. Duties may change at any time, with or without notice.

For more about YSS programs, please visit https://www.yss.org/program/.

What you can expect in return...

In addition to having the opportunity to do meaningful, mission-driven work YSS also offers the following:

Benefits provided to ALL YSS staff:

An exciting, welcoming workplace
Bright, collaborative, supportive, colleagues
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Employee recognition/years of service program
Training opportunities
Personal wellness programs
Pet insurance discounts
Qualification for the PSLF

Benefits provided to FULL TIME staff include:

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
Supplemental accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
Accrued PTO, plus paid time off for holidays, your birthday, and volunteering
Retirement options (terms apply)

We want to create a world where youth are valued and empowered to stand strong. To do this, we ask our staff to embrace YSS core values - Commitment, Collaboration, Compassion, Innovation, Integrity, and a “Can Do” Spirit. Additionally, we ask for the following:

MUST HAVES - Required Qualifications

A High School Diploma/equivalent
One year of experience in the management and supervision of adolescents in a residential setting.
Travel, including transporting clients, is required for this position. For YSS insurance purposes, you must:
- be 21 years of age,
- have a valid, state-issued, driver's license,
- have a clean driving record, and
- have adequate insurance coverage per YSS policy.

SHOULD HAVES - Preferred Qualifications

Ability to communicate, verbally and non-verbally, with excellent observational, listening, speaking, and writing skills.
Ability to collaborate and able to work effectively with others regardless of backgrounds, identities, and status.
Ability to use critical thinking skills to problems solve.
Ability to manage resources effectively.
Ability to manage one’s own time and the time of others.

The IDEAL Candidate:

Has a bachelor's degree in Human Services or a related field
Speaks a language(s) in addition to English.
Has knowledge and understanding gained through personal experience and the ability to draw on that experience to support others on their journey to stability, recovery, and healing.

About YSS...

One of Iowa's oldest and largest, youth-serving, nonprofit organizations, YSS's mission is to create hope and opportunity by putting kids first. Our programs impact tens of thousands of youths and families each year. We offer education to build healthy minds and bodies; counseling to overcome life’s challenges; and stability to focus on the future. Our diverse leadership team brings together a wide range of specialties and expertise, all dedicated to our mission.

Headquartered in Ames and located across Iowa, our sites are not cookie-cutter models—we tailor our services to fit the highest needs of each community. And we are still growing. YSS is constructing Ember, a 50-acre recovery campus in Central Iowa that will offer shelter, crisis stabilization, and residential addiction treatment for youth and young adults.

Our goal is to create a continuum of care—together, with programs give youth the tools they need to succeed their entire lives. Work for YSS and you too can have a positive impact in the lives of young people.

Helpful to Know

YSS is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. We believe that our strength lies in the unique perspectives and backgrounds of our employees. We strive to create an environment where all individuals are treated with respect and have equal opportunities to succeed. Our ongoing efforts to promote diversity and inclusion are central to our mission, and we are dedicated to continuous improvement in these areas.

YSS is a nicotine-free workplace.

The YSS Hiring Process

Communication with applicants is done primarily via email from our Paycom system. Please check your messages regularly. If you don’t see messages in your inbox, please check your spam/junk folder. If you have questions about your application, please email recruitment@yss.org.

1. Application - All applicants are required to complete an online application. The application is considered complete when all questions have been answered, all required documents (resume, waivers) have been submitted, and the application has been electronically signed.

2. Assessment – As they are received, applications are reviewed for education, experience, and licensure (if required). If the required qualifications are not met, the application will be declined.

3. Interview – Depending on the number of applications received, we may choose to do initial phone interviews. Otherwise, we will move directly to in-person or Zoom interviews.

4. References – Applicants moving forward after their interview are asked to submit three references, which YSS then contacts.

5. Pre-employment Screening – Applicants are required to submit background check waiver forms at the time they apply. YSS conducts a Single Contact Repository (SING) background check on all final candidates. All offers of employment at YSS are contingent upon clear results of the SING. The SING provides authorized organizations online access to Iowa Criminal History and Sex Offender Registry information held by the Department of Public Safety/Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), Department of Human Services (DHS) Central Abuse Registry for Child Abuse (CA) and Dependent Adult Abuse (DAA), as well as Professional License information. YSS also requires a clean driving record for positions that provide transport. Verification will be done through the records of the state that issued the current license.

6. Offer – Applicants selected for hire will receive a formal offer of employment via email with instructions of how to reply.

7. New Hire Meeting - The offer email will provide details on how to set up this meeting. You must schedule and attend this meeting before you can begin working or getting paid.