Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
YDS is looking for energetic and flexible individuals willing to work evening and weekend shifts including overnights. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to supervising teens in a structured environment, implementing program policies and rules, teaching life skills, documentation, light cooking, and transporting clients using agency vans. Applicants must be at least 21 years of age, clean driving record, pass a local and FBI/DCI criminal background check, child abuse registry check, and pre-employment drug screen. Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent required. Call 358-4352 for an application and complete job description. YDS is an EOE.
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL TRAITS
- Suitable experience, training or education in parenting.
- Ability to LISTEN TO and communicate with adolescents.
- Ability to be responsive to the rapidly changing needs of children
- Able to make assessments and engage the child and family quickly
- Physical, mental and emotional health adequate to perform duties.
- Minimum requirement of a high school diploma or GED, and experience in direct care of
children.
- Valid Wyoming Driver's License and a clean driving record.
- Must be over the age of 21.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain a home-like atmosphere within the Youth Home.
- Act as an appropriate role model for the residents.
- Distribute monies as needed for daily/weekly expenses including allowances and petty
cash at the direction of the EDA.
- Youth Care Workers are responsible for reporting all damages to any agency property in
the log book and to make repairs at the direction of the EDA if appropriate.
- Maintain open communication with the EDA to assure that the needs of the children are
being met by the agency.
- Work with the Executive Director (ED) and EDA to develop, implement, and evaluate
the individual program plans; score residents on daily chores, etc, keep daily notes on
behavior on each resident's score sheets and individual logs; participate in staff meetings,
etc.
- Supervise weekly recreational activities involving the children.
- Enforce the regulations of the home with regard to mealtime, study time, bed times, free
times, household responsibilities, personal responsibility, program plans, as well as
policies and procedures outlined in the Youth Care Worker Handbook and Personnel
Policy.
- Provide transportation to residents to all appointments, school, activities, etc., using the
agency vans.
- Attend all staff meetings which are mandatory for full time staff and strongly encouraged
for part time staff.
- Maintain confidentiality regarding; the children, the reason for their placement, their
actions and situations; the staff; and any situations arising within the youth home.
- Full time employees may act as On-Call as requested by the ED or EDA. On-call are
responsible for assisting staff on duty with emergency situations, staffing problems, and
unexpected situations.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the ED or EDA.
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Executive Director's Assistant
Applicants are to apply in person at 800 Jackson St.