IHYC Overnight Youth Specialist- PT

Come join YSS as an Youth Specialist - PT! You'll help create a safe, supportive, and stable environment where young people can rest, grow, and build independence. During your awake shifts (8:00 p.m.–1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.– 8:00 a.m.), you'll provide supervision, guidance, and crisis support while ensuring each youth's basic needs are met. Between 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., you'll remain on-site in a sleep period, available to respond to emergencies as needed.

This position has a unique schedule:
Wednesday, overnight shift, 8:00 pm - 8:00 am and Friday, day shift, 9:00 am - 8:00 pm.

Through compassion, consistency, and encouragement, you'll help youth feel respected, supported, and empowered as they work toward a brighter future.

What You'll Do...Support & Supervise Youth Provide awake overnight supervision from 8:00 p.m.–1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.– 8:00 a.m., remaining on-site and available to respond to emergencies during designated sleep hours (1:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m.).Build trusting, supportive relationships while consistently enforcing program expectations, boundaries, and safety guidelines.

Monitor daily routines, including curfew, bedtime, wake-up, chores, personal hygiene, and visitor activity to maintain a safe, structured living environment.

Support youth in meeting their basic needs, including access to food, clothing, hygiene products, bedding, transportation, and other essential resources.

Teach and reinforce independent living skills such as budgeting, cooking, meal planning, laundry, job searching, transportation, healthy relationships, communication, problem-solving, and self-care.

Connect youth with community resources and assist with referrals when appropriate.

Ensure Safety & Respond to Needs Conduct emergency bed intakes, urinalysis testing, and room searches as appropriate to maintain a safe, substance-free environment.

Respond to medical needs, administer medications as authorized, and notify on-call staff of emergencies or significant incidents.

Remain prepared to respond promptly to emergencies throughout the overnight shift.

Maintain the Program Environment Keep the facility clean, safe, and welcoming by completing housekeeping tasks, preparing vacant units for new residents, performing laundry, and conducting routine safety inspections.

Identify maintenance concerns, report repair needs, and assist with inventory of household, food, and personal care supplies.

Documentation & Communication Complete accurate and timely documentation, including shift logs, incident reports, medication records, and required program paperwork.

Assist youth with completing required assessments, applications, and other program documentation.

Provide phone and front desk support during non-office hours and ensure the program phone remains accessible throughout the overnight shift.

Participate in team meetings, supervision, and required training to support effective communication and high-quality services.

This is not a complete list of the responsibilities of this position. Duties may change at any time.

Who You Are...You're calm under pressure, compassionate by nature, and believe every young person deserves a safe place to land. You know that the overnight hours can be some of the most important, providing stability, consistency, and reassurance when it's needed most. You're dependable, observant, and ready to step in with encouragement, guidance, or support whenever the moment calls for it.

What We Provide...We invest in people—because when you thrive, so do the communities we serve. At YSS, you’ll find meaningful work, strong support, and benefits designed for real life.

Employee Assistance Program Employee Recognition Program Personal Wellness Programs Pet Insurance Discounts Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer Retirement Savings Opportunities Ongoing Training and Professional Development We want to create a world where youth are valued and empowered to stand strong. To do this, we ask our staff to embrace YSS core values
- Commitment, Collaboration, Compassion, Innovation, Integrity, and a “Can Do” Spirit.

Required Qualifications - MUST HAVES:

High School Diploma/equivalent.

At least one…