Youth Services Worker

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• Provide supervisions to youth, monitoring their conduct, care, and therapy across residential and day‑treatment settings.
• Conduct physical counts, secure premises, and intervene with physical restraints when necessary to maintain safety.
• Supervise youth during work activities, recreational and religious programs, and perform regular inspections for health and safety hazards.
• Assist youth with personal issues, refer to group treatment, and maintain daily reports of behavioral conditions.
• Implement group and individual treatment plans, model professional boundaries, and interact positively with families and staff.
• Prepare progress reports, maintain client records, dispense medications, and perform first‑aid interventions including CPR.
• Transport and escort youth in everyday and emergency situations, work shifts, and attend mandatory meetings.
• Log work hours and submit timesheets accurately; assist in educational programming as required.
• Perform additional tasks assigned by the supervisor.

• Knowledge of individual and group behavior, child development, juvenile delinquency causes, and current youth treatment methods.
• Ability to work with youth, foster cooperation in treatment, and respond appropriately to emergencies.
• Proficiency in verbal and physical crisis intervention, de‑escalation techniques, and emergency procedures.
• Transport youth and travel as required.

• Sixty or more earned credit hours from an accredited college or university, with at least six earned credit hours in Counseling, Criminal Justice, Education, Psychology, Sociology, or Social Work; or
• 2–4 years of relevant experience (earned credit hours may substitute for up to three years of experience at a rate of 30 earned credit hours per year).

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package including a defined pension plan, generous leave and holiday time, health, dental, vision, paid holidays, cafeteria plans, retirement, and more.

Questions about this position can be directed to hrc.gov. Accessibility inquiries while applying can be contacted at courtney.a.hall.gov or call 573‑526‑0416.