Youth Services Aide; Overnights

Open Until Filled GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Wyoming Girls’ School (WGS) is a therapeutic and educational facility for the treatment of court‑ordered delinquent girls ages 12‑21 years. The mission of the Wyoming Girls School is to provide therapeutic and educational services for the development and treatment of girls in a safe, nurturing, and trauma‑responsive community. This position provides supervision and monitoring of youth during the night shift (10:00 p.m. – 8:00 a.m.).

Working for the State of Wyoming offers more than a paycheck. Our total compensation package includes:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation, sick leave, FMLA, and holidays
• Retirement – Pension and 457B plans that help you build a secure future
• Flexible schedules and work‑life balance options
• Meaningful work that makes a difference for Wyoming communities and MUCH MORE!

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• Utilizes cameras and physical visual checks to monitor students while they are sleeping, maintaining these checks on a frequent basis.
• Documents unusual events.
• Manages physical plant, focusing on safety issues.
• During morning hours, assists in preparing the students for cleaning, breakfast, hygiene, collecting urinalysis, and physical training/educational group activities, and school.
• Provides support and assistance to students.
• Completes building & perimeter checks on a frequent basis.
• Promptly responds to emergency or crisis situations.
• Applies physical and non‑physical intervention skills in crisis situations.

Preference may be given to applicants with a high school diploma, plus one year of work experience with the public or youth.

• Skilled in both written and verbal communication, with strong interpersonal abilities.
• Knowledge of physical and non‑physical intervention skills in crisis situations.
• Skills in observation, basic report writing, and verbal/non‑verbal communication.

Education:

High School Diploma;

Experience:

0‑1 year of progressive work experience (typically in Youth Services) or Education & Experience Substitution: 1‑2 years of progressive work experience (typically in Youth Services). Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
None.

• Must remain awake and alert during shift.
• Must complete the mandatory State of Wyoming and Wyoming Girls' School Training.

• FLSA:
  Non‑Exempt
• All positions within the Department of Family Services will require a background information check, including the taking of fingerprints, which will be completed through the Wyoming Department of Criminal Investigation, the Department of Family Services, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for every successful applicant.

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The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities.

Class Specifications are subject to change, please refer to the A & I HRD Website to ensure that you have the most recent version.