Horizons Youth Services is seeking a Youth Worker at the Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center!

Our positions represent great opportunities to grow with a progressive corporation that plants the seeds to success by providing growth and development services to our students and our staff.

We offer competitive salary and a full comprehensive benefit package to include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, AD&D, STD, LTD, EAP, tuition reimbursement, vacation/sick time and 12 paid holidays.

If you love your profession and working with youth, then this might be a great opportunity for you! Come Join our team!

Job Summary: Responsible for a paraprofessional level of student support and performance duties necessary for an orderly operation of the dormitory program. Responsible for the supervision of students to ensure a safe and secure environment.

Duties:

• Ensures orderly, clean, living conditions by scheduling and supervising, and participating in dorm clean up and submitting repair requests.
• Provides supervision for the cafeteria, laundry, special activities (on and off Center) and other areas of the program as scheduled or assigned.
• Identifies and assists students in handling special problems and conducts dormitory meetings.
• Maintains individual records for each student that contain, at a minimum, basic identifying information, including emergency contacts, and written parental consent (minors) for weekend passes to approved destinations. Such records shall be readily accessible to other dormitory staff.
• Assists students in development long- and short-term personal and independent living goals.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education: High School Diploma or GED required.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Valid State Drivers’ License.

If you are interested in more information about this position or would like to be considered for an interview, please complete our short interest form at https://form.jotform.com/232006126480142

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.20 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Shift availability:

• Night Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person