Youth Care Worker 1st Shift
About The Position
The Youth Care Worker provides direct supervision and quality care to unaccompanied children during an assigned shift, maintaining continuous line-of-sight supervision. The role supports children’s daily needs, activities, transitions, safety, and security while following contract agency policies and applicable professional standards and ethics. The worker reports on children’s needs and activities, attends meetings, and may need to evacuate with residents at short notice to another city for several days. The position is based at the SGCH New Life Resiliency Center in San Benito, Texas, and is full-time on the day shift.
Requirements
- Must be at least 21 years of age.
- Must be bilingual in English and Spanish.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- At least 1 year of experience with children in child welfare, medical, or social service settings.
- Valid Texas driver’s license.
- Tuberculosis screening record showing the employee is free of contagious TB.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business, professional, technical, or governmental materials; write reports and business correspondence; and present information and respond to questions.
- Ability to apply mathematical concepts, including fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions, to practical situations.
- Ability to solve practical problems and interpret written, oral, diagrammed, or scheduled instructions.
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including regularly standing and walking; performing common bending and kneeling movements; regularly exerting up to 25 pounds of force; and occasionally restraining youth weighing up to 200 pounds.
- Ability to frequently maintain visual and auditory supervision of multiple children, make quick decisions, tolerate frustration, balance mental toughness with compassion, and multitask.
- Ability to work in a noisy environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct supervision of children in care and maintain line-of-sight at all times.
- Oversee children during recreation, meals, relaxation, and play.
- Assist children as they transition between activities and locations.
- Interact appropriately with children, including playing games and participating in recreational activities.
- Follow contract agency policies and procedures.
- Provide quality care and respond to children’s needs in a timely manner.
- Assist with children’s needs, including safeguarding valuables, distributing clothing, and providing laundry services.
- Report children’s needs and activities to the manager and document time and location.
- Maintain a safe, secure, healthy, clean, and orderly environment, following recommended and legal medical standards of care.
- Notify the assigned supervisor of medical concerns involving children in care.
- Attend appropriate internal and external meetings.
- Be prepared to evacuate at short notice with residents, potentially to another city for several days.
- Perform duties safely, follow corporate safety policy, participate in safety meetings and training, and report close calls or safety concerns.
- Ensure the safety and security of children and operating conditions within the area of responsibility.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
