Cadre Team Leader

Battle Born Youth ChalleNGe Academy is seeking dedicated, disciplined, and motivated individuals to serve as Cadre Team Leaders within its structured, quasi-military residential youth development program. Cadre Team Leaders provide daily supervision, mentorship, and guidance to at-risk youth, reinforcing discipline, accountability, leadership, and essential life skills. This position is responsible for maintaining a safe, structured, and supportive environment while modeling professionalism, integrity, and respect.

Successful candidates must demonstrate sound judgment, effective leadership, and the ability to balance firm expectations with patience, empathy, and a commitment to helping cadets develop the confidence, responsibility, and skills necessary for long-term success.

Cadre Team Supervisors and Leaders, within the Office of the Military, Nevada Army National Guard, educate, train and mentor at-risk 16 to 18-year-old youth in a 24-hour/7-days-a-week setting who have not completed high school, are high school credit deficient, and demonstrate a desire to improve their potential for success and lead productive lives. Associate's degree from an accredited college or university and one year of experience providing leadership, teaching and/or caring for children or adolescents in a residential services or community setting;

OR graduation from high school or equivalent education and two years of experience as described above; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

We are looking for individuals who:

• Lead by example and demonstrate integrity, maturity, and professionalism.
• Believe in maintaining high expectations while treating every individual with dignity and respect.
• Can remain calm, composed, and effective in stressful or challenging situations.
• Understand that effective discipline is rooted in consistency, fairness, and mentorship rather than intimidation.
• Are dependable, adaptable, and willing to hold themselves and others accountable.
• Have a genuine desire to make a lasting, positive impact on the lives of young people.

Experience in military service, law enforcement, corrections, education, coaching, or youth development is beneficial but not required.

This position operates within a structured, 24-hour residential academy. Cadre Team Leaders must be prepared to work assigned shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. The role requires physical activity, prolonged standing and walking, outdoor activities, and active participation in cadet training and supervision.

At Battle Born Youth ChalleNGe Academy, we believe that accountability builds character, discipline creates opportunity, and mentorship changes lives.

Our Cadre Team Leaders do more than enforce standards. They help young people develop the confidence, resilience, and personal responsibility necessary to succeed long after graduation.

Under general supervision of the Cadre Team Supervisor, perform the full range of duties described above. This is the journey level in the series.

Provide input in the development and revision of training plans; contribute to long-term strategic planning; ensure responsible and efficient use of program resources; participate in and lead professional development activities (e.g., workshops, meetings and classes) with the goal of ensuring program quality, compliance with program requirements and the integration of new ideas, methods, and technologies.

Lead and execute the Cadet Corps daily and weekly training plans and programs; ensure all academic, physical training and personal development activities are completed and documented; rate cadet performance; ensure program goals are met; collect individual cadet and program performance data for entry into the National Guard Bureau databases and reporting systems.

Direct and/or review minor disciplinary actions involving cadets; respond immediately and effectively to any cadet conflict and administer appropriate corrective/disciplinary intervention within authorized scope and authority and with consideration of a cadet’s rights; establish clear expectations and set and enforce consequences for disruptive behavior; attend cadet disciplinary boards.

Facilitate and/or provide oversight of cadet movements to and from all destinations while adhering to military drill and ceremony standards; call cadence and march cadets; participate in running and physical fitness training with cadets; ensure the…