On-Call Direct Care Staff - SKYS

Our Commitment to Equity

The Y actively promotes a culture free from bias and injustice. We are dedicated to removing institutional and systemic barriers that result in oppression and racism. We will be accountable to marginalized communities for creating equitable and sustainable environments where social justice is woven into every facet of our programs, and by caring for our communities in a culturally versatile and respectful manner.

The Direct Care Staff position is a great opportunity to join a dynamic team providing 24‑hour shift supervision for youth and young adults, ages 16‑18, in an Adolescent Transitional Living Program. In partnership with DCYF, this exciting new program will serve up to 5 young people at any one time and will focus on providing daily supervision, individualized support, age‑appropriate interventions, developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive independent living skills activities, and preparation for independent housing with a trauma‑informed and empowering approach.

This position is on site at our Northgate housing location.

This position is with the Y Social Impact Center, the social services division of the YMCA of Greater Seattle (YGS), serving around 5,000 youth, young adults, and families every year in communities across King County, Pierce County, and various counties across WA. Through our programs we aim to strengthen young people’s ability to develop to their fullest potential through four strategies: reducing risk factors;

navigating systems towards successful life transition; establishing stability, safety and wellness in times of crisis; and building competencies and social capital. The Social Impact Center’s programs include homelessness prevention, housing, behavioral health, crisis response, foster care licensing, violence prevention, and employment. Since many of the young people we serve have been involved in the foster care, criminal justice, behavioral health, and/or homelessness systems, we truly value relatable lived experience of our staff and those applying for our positions as an asset.

This position is on‑call, part time, and will sign up to fill open shifts. This is an in‑person/onsite role.

• Day and Swing shifts (Monday through Sunday) generally 8 am‑4 pm or 4 pm‑midnight.
• Overnight shifts (Monday through Sunday) generally midnight‑8 am.

This is an awake overnight shift that requires you to be awake and alert for the entirety of the shift.

• Membership to the YMCA of Greater Seattle
• Free access to mental health resources
• Rapidly accruing paid time off (PTO)
• Discounts on qualifying YMCA of Greater Seattle childcare, day camp, overnight camp and outdoor leadership programs: 25 % for part‑time staff, 50 % for full‑time staff

$24.00 – 27.00 per hour

• Provides supervision that is trauma‑informed and relationship‑based for children, youth, and young adults placed in these programs, including safety checks at regular intervals throughout the shift.
• Coordinates with the director and case managers to support each resident’s individualized, developmentally appropriate, strengths‑based service plans.
• Completes critical organizational and administrative program tasks.
• Participates in supportive group and individual supervision sessions with supervisor and team, engages in teamwork regularly, and works together with colleagues to ensure quality care of residents.
• Maintains a safe, respectful and appropriate living environment for all residents.
• Demonstrates de‑escalation skills in stressful situations, using preventative behavior‑management skills whenever possible.
• Builds therapeutic relationships with the residents, both as individuals and as a group milieu.
• Promotes engagement in various domains of a resident’s life, including child welfare involvement, medical and mental health needs, education, community and cultural values, recreational opportunities, life skills, and family time.
• Supports the day‑to‑day routines of the house such as meal preparation, supervising residents as they complete daily chores and activities…