Youth Development Specialist

Hiring: Youth Development Specialist

Location: Abraxas Ohio | 2775 State Route 39 | Shelby, OH 44875

As a Youth Development Specialist, you will provide supervision, guidance, mentoring, and support to at-risk youth. You’ll become part of a dedicated team committed to helping adolescents BUILD BETTER FUTURES. Your life experiences can have a powerful and positive impact on the direction of a young person’s life. This role offers a meaningful opportunity to serve as a mentor, role model, and advocate - making a lasting difference while giving back to your community.

Salary: $19.50 per hour

Job Type: Full-time

Shift: 3 pm - 11 pm

Primary Responsibilities:

• Follows standard operating procedures, program policy and procedures, and client interventions processes.


• Interacts with and supervises clients during daily activities in a manner that ensures their safety and security.


• Provides effective facility security including conducting headcounts, room checks, and observing client movement.


• Observes client behavior and intervenes appropriately.


• Demonstrates appropriate use of client intervention skills and Safe Crisis Management (SCM) techniques; monitors client interventions and provides guidance to other employees as necessary.


• Facilitates and documents various groups or meetings; monitors the documentation process to ensure all services are documented as necessary each shift.


• Supports and promotes the Sanctuary Model and its Commitments

Hiring Requirements:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent


• Non-communicable diseases physical exam.


• At least twenty-one (21) years of age.


• Valid unrestricted driver's license.


• Ability to work overtime as required.


• Satisfactory completion of background screening and applicable pre-employment checks; including but not limited to employment and/or personal reference and driving records. 


• Must pass both federal and state background checks which screen for crimes including, but not limited to drug related crimes, violent crimes, sexual abuse, domestic violence, child abuse, and repeated misdemeanors.


• Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.

Benefits & Perks: 

We provide a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that offers the protection, peace of mind and flexibility designed to support you – both at home and at work.

• Medical & Dental & Vision Insurance


• Flexible Spending Accounts


• Basic Life & Short-Term Disability Insurance


• 401(k) 


• Life Assistance Program (LAP)


• Tuition Assistance Program


• Paid Time Off (PTO) * Paid Holidays * Paid Training


• Advancement Opportunities

Who We Are:

Abraxas Youth & Family Services is a national nonprofit human services provider dedicated to Building Better Futures for at-risk youth, adults, and families. Our diversified array of services includes alternative education, outpatient counseling, in-home services, shelter, detention, residential treatment and re-entry/transition services. Since 1973, Abraxas team members have positively impacted the lives of those we serve and the communities in which they live.

Why Should You Consider Abraxas?

• At Abraxas, we celebrate the richness of our diverse employees and the communities we serve. We are actively committed to building a culture of awareness and belonging, as we strive to ensure we are a welcoming, inclusive, and culturally competent organization.


• As we work to make a difference in people’s lives, we are dedicated to respect, equity, and the engagement of those we serve and our employees.


• As a provider of trauma-informed care, we firmly believe in recovery and that our clients can lead fulfilling and meaningful lives, and we consider it an honor and a privilege to assist them in their journey.


• Whether you’re looking to begin a rewarding career or you’re a seasoned professional wanting a new challenge, we have a place for you and opportunities for development at all levels.


• At Abraxas, everything we do centers around people. That is why we are committed to providing you with competitive pay and comprehensive benefit options that help make your life easier and healthier, with a focus on providing choice when it comes to physical, emotional and financial wellness. Our benefit options meet you where you are in your life and set you up for success both in and outside of work.


• If you want to have a positive impact in the lives of others, come join us!

Equal Opportunity Employer

About Company:

Apis Services, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Inperium, Inc.) provides a progressive platform for delivering Shared Services to Inperium and its Constellation of affiliate companies. Allowing these entities to advance their mission and vision. By exploring geographical program expansion and focusing on quality outcome measures to create cost savings that result in reinvestment into the organizations, stakeholders through capacity creation and employee compensation betterment.

Inperium Inc., Apis Services, Inc. and affiliates provide equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment in compliance with all federal and all applicable state and local laws and regulations, including nondiscrimination in hiring and employment. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy/childbirth, veteran status or any other basis protected by law. This policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunities extends to every phase and aspect of hiring and employment.