Youth Care Worker-Shelter PT

Lancaster County • Lancaster, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for the direct daily care and supervision of the youth detained in the facility. The Youth Care Worker is expected to exert a positive influence over detained youth through daily interaction. The role involves observing and documenting behavior, preventing abuse, explaining and reinforcing rules, preparing and delivering services for basic human needs, ensuring community safety, interacting with youth regarding behaviors, searching youth during admissions, physically managing youth as needed, transporting youth to appointments, monitoring residents during off-site programming, and administering first aid. The position requires availability to work weekends, holidays, and flexible shifts.

Requirements

• Must be 21 years of age.
• Possess a high school diploma or GED.
• Knowledge of the juvenile justice and child welfare systems.
• Knowledge of basic institutional housekeeping.
• Knowledge of behaviors associated with detained youth.
• Experience working with juveniles.
• Good organizational skills.
• Dependable individual who is self-starter and can work with minimal supervision.
• Must be culturally competent.
• Proficient in the use of a personal computer using common word processing, data entry and email software.
• Ability to speak and write legibly and articulately.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to maintain professional demeanor under stressful situations.
• Ability to work in a diverse environment.
• Ability to interact with youth in a positive manner.
• Able to perform multiple duties in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to handle CONFIDENTIAL information in a professional manner.
• Ability to produce high volumes of work with minimal errors.
• Clean criminal record, FBI Clearance, and child abuse record.
• Must have and maintain a valid Pennsylvania driver’s license and an acceptable driving record.

Responsibilities

• Observe and document behavior of detained youth.
• Prevent physical, sexual, and emotional abuse of detained youth.
• Explain and reinforce rules of operation with detained youth.
• Prepare and deliver services related to basic human needs.
• Ensure community safety by adhering to facility security procedures.
• Interact and guide detained youth regarding individual and group behaviors.
• Meet, greet, and search detained youth during the admissions process.
• Physically manage detained youth to prevent injury, as needed.
• Transport detained youth to court and medical appointments.
• Monitor residents during off-site programming events.
• Administer first aid to detained youth, as necessary.
• Available to work weekends, holidays and flexible shifts, as needed.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Health insurance
• Flexible healthcare plans
• Employee assistance program
• Tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

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