Youth Care Worker - Nights

Rite of Passage • Tampa, FL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Rite of Passage is hiring a Youth Care Worker for night shifts at Tampa Bay Girls Academy in Tampa, Florida. The academy is made up of co-located residential commitment programs serving high-risk and max-risk female youth ages 12–21. It provides comprehensive care, treatment, and supervision using evidence-based practices, as well as individual, family, and group counseling.

The Youth Care Worker provides security and supervision to help ensure the safety of youth, monitors and documents behavior, participates in sports and recreation with youth, and assists and mentors them as they learn and develop within the program. The role offers an opportunity to create a positive, safe, and supportive environment for youth.

The schedule is 12-hour shifts from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Starting pay is $19 per hour, paid bi-weekly. Employees who successfully complete Essential training and demonstrate the required skills within their first 90 days are eligible for a $1,000 incentive.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• One year of experience working with at-risk youth in a direct-care position, or 60 hours of college education.
• Be at least 21 years of age.
• Pass a criminal background check, drug screen, and TB test.
• Pass a search of the child abuse central registry.

Responsibilities

• Provide security and supervision to help ensure the safety of youth.
• Monitor and document youth behaviors.
• Monitor and participate with youth during sports and recreation time.
• Assist and mentor youth as they learn and develop within the program.
• Help create a positive, safe, and supportive environment for youth.

Benefits

• Medical insurance within 90 days.
• Dental insurance within 90 days.
• Vision insurance within 90 days.
• Company-paid life insurance within 90 days.
• 401(k) match of up to 6% after one year of employment.
• Paid time off that can be used as soon as it accrues.
• A $1,000 incentive for successfully completing Essential training and demonstrating required skills within the first 90 days.

What This Job Offers

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