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For more than a century, Vista Del Mar Child & Family Services (VDM) has been dedicated to supporting children and families across Los Angeles County through high-quality programs and compassionate care. Our goal is to help children and families build strong foundations that support growth, stability, and meaningful opportunities throughout their lives. Many of the individuals we serve have faced long-standing challenges, and we are committed to meeting families where they are with respect and understanding.

Vista Del Mar is guided by values centered on growth, opportunity, fairness, and excellence in service.

For more than a century, Vista Del Mar Child & Family Services (VDM) has been dedicated to supporting children and families across Los Angeles County through high-quality programs and compassionate care. Our goal is to help children and families build strong foundations that support growth, stability, and meaningful opportunities throughout their lives. Many of the individuals we serve have faced long-standing challenges, and we are committed to meeting families where they are with respect and understanding.

Vista Del Mar is guided by values centered on growth, opportunity, fairness, and excellence in service.

At Vista Del Mar, our work is strengthened by the people we serve and the dedicated staff who support them. We strive to create an environment where everyone is treated with dignity, care, and respect. We recognize that personal experiences and life circumstances shape how individuals engage within their communities, and we actively work to reduce barriers while improving access and outcomes for families.

Vista Del Mar is committed to fostering a workplace rooted in care, collaboration, professional growth, and mutual support, where each individual feels welcomed and valued. We believe meaningful action is the foundation of lasting trust. We welcome qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and life experiences. Relevant professional and lived experience that supports effective service delivery to children and families is valued.

All employment decisions are based on job-related qualifications, experience, and organizational needs.

Vista Del Mar provides a trauma-responsive continuum of services to empower children, youth, and families in Southern California to lead fulfilling lives.

• Constant supervision, protection and care of youth, individually and in groups at all times in a manner consistent with their personal rights, to ensure safety within a trauma informed framework.
• Work as a part of the treatment team to help youth in the development of various skills including social, vocational, educational, hygiene and other skills.
• In collaboration with the VH team, develop and implement various activities for the youth.
• In collaboration with the VDM team, develop and implement various activities for the youth.
• Demonstrates an understanding and practice of relationship-based treatment, strength based, Trauma-informed, and culturally/LGBTQ-sensitive approach in working with youth while administering appropriate and effective interventions and sets limits for behavior per agency policy.
• Maintains a professional approach at all times with clients, colleagues, placement workers and supervisor, as demonstrated by demeanor and adherence to dress code.
• Provide basic needs to UC youth upon arrival to the program (to include but not limited to meal, clothing, hygiene products, shower and bedroom assignment).
• Serves as an effective advocate for all youth in placement and understands/demonstrates the requirement of reporting suspected abuse and/or mistreatment of youth under their care (this includes…