Youth Care Worker

Join a group of passionate advocates on our mission to improve the lives of youth! Rite of Passage Team is hiring for a Youth Care Worker at J. Walter Wood Treatment Facility in Montgomery, Alabama.

The J. Walter Wood Treatment Facility is located in the capital city of Alabama. It features 24 dormitory sites and is adjacent to a year-round educational institution in collaboration with the Montgomery County Board of Education.

Pay: Starting hourly rate is $18. Schedule includes 4 hours of guaranteed overtime each pay period.

Perks & Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision and company paid Life Insurance within 90 days, and 401 K match up to 6% after 1 year of employment, Paid Time Off that can be used as soon as it accrues.

Earn a $1,000 bonus when you successfully complete the Essential Skills Training Program within your first 90 days of employment.

• Provide safety and around‑clock supervision of at‑risk youth.
• Address physical, personal, and health needs of each student through individual counseling and behavioral, social, physical, and educational skill development.
• Create a supportive environment for the students, monitor and document behaviors and activities, and participate in educational, social, athletic, and recreational activities.
• Collaborate with professional staff to establish and meet the goals of each student’s treatment plan.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 21 years of age.
• Empathetic, patient, and respectful toward others.
• Desire to work with troubled teens.
• Ability to pass a criminal background check, child abuse registry check, drug screen, physical exam, and TB test.

3.5 days per week, 12‑hour shift, 42 hours per week.

• A Shift Days – Sunday to Tuesday 7:30 am–8:30 pm, and Wednesday 7:30 am–2:30 pm.
• A Shift Nights – Sunday to Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:30 am, and Wednesday 7:30 pm–2:30 am.
• B Shift Days – Thursday to Saturday 7:30 am–8:30 pm, and Wednesday 1:30 pm–8:30 pm.
• B Shift Nights – Thursday 1:30 am–8:30 pm, and Thursday to Saturday 7:30 pm–8:30 am.

J. Walter Wood Treatment Facility, Montgomery, Alabama.

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