What are the responsibilities and job description for the Youth Direct Care Professional position at Children's Homes of Iredell County, NC?
Summary of Position
This position is for the individual who wants to make a significant impact on 15-21 yr. old young adults. The ideal candidate will be one who gains energy from teaching life skills and empowering others. Weekly tasks include serving as a caretaker for youth, modeling daily living skills, helping the youth navigate college degree or certificate programs, secure vocational training to gain and maintain employment, develop meaningful connections in the community, attend school, and improve their social and emotional wellbeing.
About Children’s Homes of Iredell County
Our vision is to be a trauma-informed community where all children thrive in loving and nurturing homes. Our young people are empowered to make the important decisions about their lives, and we help them own their story by teaching independent living skills, social skills, and self-advocacy.
Our agency has operated for over 50 years and is a great place for individuals from different seasons in their career to come on board and make an immediate impact. We welcome candidates who are looking to mentor younger professionals and who bring experience and expertise. We welcome entry-level and mid-level professionals who have new ideas, a desire to grow, and who want to be in the decision room as the organization embarks on the execution of new services lines and programming. If you want to help shape the future of an organization this is the place for you!
Our values are hope, compassion, respect, honesty, integrity, responsibility, collaboration, stewardship, and resilience.
Lastly, we aim to be a disciplined and healthy organization. This means striving to ensure all our employees have a sense of belonging and accomplishing our operational goals through logical management structures such as project management, process optimization, and strategic leadership.
Benefits
· 100% health, dental, vision, and life insurance policies paid by the agency.
· Competitive Salary including paid incentives.
· Up to 9 Paid Holidays
· Meals Paid while on Shift
· Small Staff to Client Ratios
· Professional Development Opportunities & Paid Training
· Position Qualifies for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program
Requirements
· High School Diploma minimum. Associates and/or Bachelors Degree in Human Services, or related field preferred.
· Must be 21 years old.
· Must have a valid driver’s license
· Experience in child welfare preferred.
Work Location
Statesville, NC
Work Schedule
This is a live in position - 7 days on / 7 days off.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: Up to $40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $40,000