Youth Care Workers

The Youth Care Worker is responsible for the meaningful engagement of unaccompanied children (UC’s), with the aim of meeting their developmental, cultural, and care needs by ensuring their day to daycare, actively participating in program activities, supporting the UC’s case plan and developing their personal skills.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent; 12 months of experience working with young people; a driver’s license and knowledge of MS Office 365
• Bilingual English/Spanish
• Competencies: Understands importance of proactive, can mediate conflict, approaches the workplace with a team approach

What You’ll Be Doing

• Ensuring a safe home for UC’s. 
• Provide line of sight and sound supervision of children in order to be counted towards ratio requirements. 
• Supervise children in order to be counted towards ratio requirements. 
• Provide new and challenging opportunities for development. 
• Encourage and assist in learning competencies for independence. 
• Encourage and engage clients in educational and social activities. 
• Facilitate community access and integration. 
• Maintain tracking documents, logs, and reporting requirements. 
• Work as a team with other Youth Care workers and shift supervisors to promote a safe and healthy environment for the UC. 
• Adhere to Case Plan for assigned UC with direction from Caseworkers and/or supervisors. 
• Support appropriate cultural activities. 
• Other duties as assigned.