Youth Care Specialist

Responsibilities

Foundations for Living is currently seeking a compassionate and dedicated Youth Care Specialist to work with at‑risk youth receiving treatment services for trauma.

If you have a passion for helping youth, want to make a difference and work in a unique environment that changes lives, apply today to join our amazing team!

A Youth Care Specialist works closely with our youth ensuring our residents are safe and programming successfully within our facility. In this role you will be responsible for providing daily care and supervision to our residents, while working collaboratively with a team of professionals to ensure the delivery of quality care. This position allows you to utilize your own creativeness to support our youth on a daily basis.

The Specialist provides direct care, safety and security, and supervision of residents through positive role modeling. The Youth Care Specialist actively works to support the facility mission of providing an environment of safety so that the residents feel empowered to heal the wounds of the past and build a foundation of hope for the future.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as opportunities for professional development and advancement within our organization. If you are passionate about working with at‑risk youth, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding opportunity.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending Account
• Short‑term & Long‑Term Disability
• 401(K) with Company Match
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Paid Time Off

Foundations For Living is an 84 bed (14 males and 70 females) secure residential treatment facility for youth addressing mental health and substance abuse issues. Located on the edge of Mansfield, Ohio, in a 14 rolling, wooded acres rural setting, Foundations For Living has easy access to I‑71.

High school diploma or equivalent required; associate or bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred

At least one year of experience working with at‑risk youth in a residential setting.

Ability to work collaboratively with a team.

Ability to maintain professionalism and composure in challenging situations.

Must be able to pass a background check and drug screening.

Valid State Driver’s License with appropriate Endorsements

Certified in CPR and First Aid (part of orientation class)

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use fingers or hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distant, and peripheral vision, color and depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

The employee may occasionally be required to physically restrain clients, using authorized hold procedures as a last resort for protection of resident and staff.

The work environment for this position is a residential facility setting. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be exposed to clients who may ask inappropriate personal questions, display socially unacceptable personal behaviors, use profanity and sexually explicit phrases, make insulting remarks or threats regarding appearance, age, sex or race, and exhibit defiance, dishonesty, and assaultive or self‑destructive behaviors.

The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and may be subject to occasional local travel as required by facility needs. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

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