Job Description

Signing Bonus is $1,000.00!!!

MBCH Children & Family Ministries is seeking a full-time live-in Youth Care Specialist at our Peculiar, MO location near Kansas City, MO. We provide direct care for youth who have experienced trauma due to abuse/neglect. Our Youth Care Specialists provide for our clients' needs and impart life skills in a safe and structured environment which they help to create by modeling Christian values at all times. Live-in Youth Care Specialists work a 7 days on/7 days off schedule.

Starting Wage: $15.00 per hour.

Primary Position Responsibilities

• Build positive relationships
• Provide trauma-informed care
• Provide supervision of clients in residence and during off-campus outings

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications Required to Perform this Position

• Assurance of a Christ-centered life
• High school diploma; college degree in Social Services (or related) preferred
• Be 21 years of age at minimum
• Demonstrate capacity to perform well in stressful situations
• Valid Class E Driver License Required
• Successful completion of any initial and recurrent training required
• Note: The live-in Residential Specialist schedule (7 days on / 7 days off) can work well for those who do not live in the immediate area since the commute would be only once per week.
• We offer wages and benefits that create a Robust Total Rewards package
• Insurance coverage in the following areas begins on the first day of employment:
  • Life Insurance (equaling 3X the annual salary)
  • Medical/Health Insurance (for Employee only-$25.00 per month.)
  • Dental Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
• After the six-month assessment period the following benefits begin:
  • Employee is eligible for a ½ step merit raise (based on 6-month evaluation/performance appraisal)
  • Employee begins accruing sick time (24 hours per year).
  • Employee begins retirement program. On a monthly basis, the agency will put the equivalent of 10% of the employee’s monthly salary into the retirement account. (The 10% is not taken out of the salary.) Fully vested after five years of 20% per year schedule.
• Other benefits:
  • Vacation time, sick time, and holidays are built-in to the regular days off every other week. After 5 years of employment, the employee earns 7 vacation days annually. After 10 years of employment, 14 days are earned annually.
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Christian workplace atmosphere in a ministry setting