Job Description    

Youth Care Worker

High Mountain Youth Project

24-hour Youth Emergency Shelter & Drop-In Center

Job Details  

Salary:      $18 per hour

Job Type: Full-Time, Non-exempt (40 hours per week)

Reports to Director of Programs

Minimum Qualifications

1. Associate degree and/or some college
2. Two years working with children, families, or youths
3. Ability to pass comprehensive background screening including fingerprinting and criminal record checks prior to hire
4. Demonstrate strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Follow policies and procedures

• Maintain safety and welfare of the clients
  • Maintain confidentiality, boundaries, and healthy relationships with clients, their families, visitors, community partners, and other team members.
  • Complete all job tasks on time, effectively, and accurately.
  • Immediately report to the Director of Programs any safety, health, or ethics concerns/issues
  • Work with volunteers and staff to ensure an efficient and supportive environment and encourage program analysis and suggestions
  • Maintain a positive relationship with staff, students, and volunteers
  • Provide reports that will satisfy the requirements of the designated supervisor pertaining to duties performed
  • Work within the constraints of program services (no counseling)
  • Appropriately manage behavior with positive behavior supports and interventions
  • Support youth development through accountability, encouraging appropriate behavior, documentation, being a positive mentor, and providing information to other team members
  • Work with students from a strength-based perspective
  • Keep the campus clean and serviceable