Youth Care Professional lll

Everstand • WV

64d

About The Position

The Youth Care Professional III (YCP III) – Lead Awake Overnight is responsible for providing supervision and care to youth in a trauma-informed residential treatment environment during overnight hours. Under the direction of the Unit Supervisor, the YCP III directly engages with youth, mentors direct care staff, and ensures compliance with Everstand, ORR, and state regulations. The YCP III is responsible for maintaining a safe and supportive atmosphere for residents, promoting a healing-centered approach, and overseeing overnight operations. This YCP III leads through modeling professionalism, empathy, and sound judgment while operating within professional boundaries, promoting accountability and structure across the assigned unit or campus during non-traditional hours. Imagine a role where every day brings the opportunity to inspire, guide, and uplift. At Everstand, we believe in the power of presence, the importance of trauma-informed care, and the capacity for every young person to heal and thrive. Your efforts will help us fulfill our mission of enriching communities, one family at a time.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED, or AA required with a minimum of 3 years of working in a child welfare or educational environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in human service, education, or related field plus two years of experience working in a child welfare or educational environment.
• Possess a valid driver’s license.
• Must pass background checks (CPS, fingerprinting), drug screening, TB screening, and physical work-readiness.
• Must obtain and maintain certification in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI), First Aid/CPR, and Medication Administration as required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in behavioral health or trauma-informed settings strongly preferred.
• Comfortable working in emotionally intense or unpredictable environments.
• Firsthand insight into the child welfare and human services landscape, gained through direct engagement as a family member, youth, or caregiver impacted by these systems.

Responsibilities

• Approaches concerns, challenges, and opportunities with empathy, attention to detail, active listening, and curiosity.
• Consistently models EVERSTAND’s core values: Safety, Empathy, Relationships, and Impact.
• Honor differences, acknowledge uniqueness, and amplify all voices.
• Collaborate with developing training and group experiences that strengthen Everstand’s commitment to staff wellness and belonging.
• Models the use of welcoming and respectful language.
• Lead overnight residential operations and act as an on-site point of contact for safety, staff direction, and youth needs.
• Ensure consistent staff-to-youth ratios, 24/7 line-of-sight and sound supervision, enforce unit routines, and respond to incidents using trauma-informed approaches.
• Mentor overnight direct care team members, modeling healthy engagement, de-escalation, and crisis response.
• Support and reinforce methods/techniques of clinical staff and participate in the treatment of residents in interaction, limit setting, therapeutic activities, and implementation of safety and treatment plans.
• Assist youth with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), including hygiene, grooming, and meals.
• Welcome and process new intakes, entering documentation into UC Portal, and ensuring all youth's personal belongings are labeled and secured.
• Facilitate discharges, ensuring all documentation is completed accurately and timely.
• Provide mandatory on-call coverage as required.
• Utilize program-approved and youth-guided techniques to build trusting, youth-guided relationships.
• Participate in and help facilitate individual and group programming that models and teaches social skills, effective communication, conflict resolution, peer pressure resistance, and creative expression.
• Support academic participation, extracurricular exploration, and the development of life skills.
• Maintain professional boundaries between self and residents to ensure the appropriateness of a therapeutic relationship.
• Accurately complete required shift documentation, including logs, incident reports, medication records, and communication summaries.
• Ensure timely, confidential, and professional communication with team members and supervisors.
• Administer and document medication following program guidelines.
• Safely transport youth to medical, educational, and legal appointments using agency vehicles.
• Respond to behavioral escalations using trained therapeutic crisis intervention methods.
• Maintain the cleanliness and safety of the unit and ensure youth participation in upkeep.
• Monitor for and report on maintenance needs or safety hazards through daily/weekly on-site inspections.
• Conduct bedroom checks for every resident every fifteen minutes.
• Maintain strict confidentiality in handling sensitive youth information.
• Follow HIPAA, State regulations, and organizational policies regarding data handling and communication.

Benefits

• Mileage reimbursement or agency vehicle provided for approved travel.
• Leave is available by going through the prescribed leave request process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED