Full Time Overnight Senior Youth Worker with 1000 Hiring Bonus
About The Position
As a Senior Youth Worker (facility based), you will provide support, basic needs, and encouragement to youth ages birth - 17 in an emergency crisis shelter or youth ages 16-24 experiencing homelessness. Your required shifts will be 11pm - 7am. During these hours you will conduct intakes and provide support and guidance including the provision of basic needs. You will do minor cleaning and prepare the shelter for the next day. Youth Workers will provide a consistent, safe, and supportive environment for each individual within a setting where the population served may present with a high level of need. The population served may change quickly and within a single shift. In this role, you will develop positive relationships with youth to help them identify immediate needs and/or plan next steps towards stability and how to advance towards those steps. You will also respond to crisis and emergent needs of youth seeking shelter.
Requirements
- Must be 21 years of age or older.
- Must be able to pass a DHS level background check.
- Must work overnights and every other weekend.
Nice To Haves
- Some experience working with youth preferred but not required.
- Experience with homeless, at-risk youth or children or youth who have been removed from their homes preferred but not required.
- Effective working knowledge of positive youth development, harm reduction, and trauma-informed care preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide support, basic needs, and encouragement to youth.
- Conduct intakes.
- Provide support and guidance including the provision of basic needs.
- Perform minor cleaning and prepare the shelter for the next day.
- Develop positive relationships with youth to help them identify immediate needs and/or plan next steps towards stability.
- Respond to crisis and emergent needs of youth seeking shelter.
Benefits
- Childcare assistance
- Discounts on events and services
- Employee assistance program
- Financial counselling
- Wellness program
- UKG Wallet (access payroll dollars before payday)
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
- 403(b) plan with a match
- Other ancillary plans
- Generous PTO plan
- Paid holidays
- Float days
- Paid training during orientation and throughout employment
- Opportunities to grow career at LSS within our 24+ different services
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
