Youth Care Worker

Job Description

Youth Care Worker

High Mountain Youth Project

24-hour Youth Emergency Shelter & Drop-In Center

Job Details

Salary: $18 per hour

Job Type: Full-Time, Non-exempt (40 hours per week)

Reports to Director of Programs

Minimum Qualifications

1. High School Diploma or Equivalent; Associate degree and/or some college preferred

2. Two years working with children, families, or youths

4. Ability to pass comprehensive background screening including fingerprinting and criminal record checks prior to hire

5. Demonstrate strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Follow policies and procedures

• Maintain safety and welfare of the clients

• Maintain confidentiality, boundaries, and healthy relationships with clients, their families, visitors, community partners, and other team members

• Complete all job tasks on time, effectively, and accurately

• Immediately report to the Director of Programs any safety, health, or ethics concerns/issues

• Work with volunteers and staff to ensure an efficient and supportive environment and encourage program analysis and suggestions

• Maintain a positive relationship with staff, students, and volunteers

• Provide reports that will satisfy the requirements of the designated supervisor pertaining to duties performed

• Work within the constraints of program services (no counseling)

• Appropriately manage behavior with positive behavior supports and interventions

• Support youth development through accountability, encouraging appropriate behavior, documentation, being a positive mentor, and providing information to other team members

• Work with students from a strength-based perspective

• Keep the campus clean and serviceable

Must Demonstrate or Acquire these Competencies: (Training provided)

The ability to demonstrate skills in the following six domain areas:

(1) professionalism (including, but not limited to, consistent and reliable job performance and awareness and use of professional ethics to guide practice)

(2) applied Positive Youth Development (including, but not limited to, skills to develop a PYD plan and identification of the client's strengths to best apply a PYD development framework)

(3) cultural and human diversity (including, but not limited to, gaining knowledge and skills to meet the needs of clients of a different race, ethnicity, nationality, religion/spirituality, gender identity/expression, or sexual orientation)

(4) applied human development (including, but not limited to, understanding the developmental needs of those at risk and with special needs)

(5) relationship and communication (including, but not limited to, working with clients in a collaborative manner)

(6) developmental practice methods (including, but not limited to, utilizing methods focused on genuine relationships, health and safety, and intervention planning)

HMYP is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Health savings account
• Paid orientation
• Paid training

Shift:

• 8 hour shift
• Afternoon shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Morning shift
• Night shift
• Overnight shift

Work Days:

• Monday to Friday
• Rotating weekends

Application Question(s):

• Are you able to start in the next two weeks?

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

• working with teenagers: 2 years (Required)

Language:

• English (Required)

Shift availability:

• Overnight Shift (Preferred)
• Night Shift (Preferred)
• Day Shift (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Ruidoso, NM 88345: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18