Intensive Support Services Specialist; LTE

## Intensive Support Services Specialist (LTE)
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Wausau, WI:
Full time:
Posted Today:
End Date:
November 4, 2026 (14 days left to apply):
JR-910
** Job Posting End Date:
** 11-04-2026
** Worker Sub-Type:
** Regular
* * Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

** 40
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* Position Summary:

** Are you passionate about making a positive impact in the lives of at-risk youth? Marathon County Social Services is hiring one Intensive Support Specialist to join our team, providing individual intervention along with programming at our Youth Opportunity Center (Y.O.C.). This position offers a unique opportunity to work directly with youth who are navigating behavioral, emotional, or legal challenges. The Y.O.C. provides structured programming, life skills development, and accountability in a supportive, community-based environment.

This position also provides support and education to parents who need assistance with their teen’s behaviors.
** Limited-Term Employee (LTE)
** Intensive Support Specialist (I.S.S.) provides ongoing support services to youth and their families who are involved with the Youth Justice system. I.S.S. serves as mentor, facilitator, and positive role model – delivering both psychoeducation and recreational programming aimed at helping youth build resilience, reduce risk factors, and enhance prosocial behavior. The goal of this service is to provide rehabilitation services for youth to remain in the community without committing further law violations.

Additionally, this service provides structure and accountability for youth aimed at reducing criminal behavior and building on the youth and family’s protective factors.  The position will have a mix of duties and work assignments based on the needs of these two programs and where staff support is needed.  As an employee of the Department of Social Services and Marathon County, you will play a crucial role in managing and safeguarding confidential and sensitive information.

This position requires a high level of initiative, creativity, impartiality, integrity, confidentiality, the ability to establish boundaries with both youth and their parents, confidence in group facilitation, and the skill of assertiveness.
** Examples of Work Performed:
** The following duties are typical of this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required or assigned.
* Provide ongoing support services to youth to promote rehabilitation and stability within their home, community, and Youth Opportunity Center attendance based on their treatment plan. Areas that may be addressed are aggression, substance abuse, criminal thinking, family conflict, mental health, etc.
* Redirect youth behavior and thinking errors using active listening, motivational interviewing, problem-solving strategies, and boundary setting.
* Provide direct programming based on the individual needs of the youth such as anger management, healthy decision making, life skills, recreational interests, and facilitate treatment groups based on youth needs. This includes creating a monthly calendar of the structured activities that will be provided daily throughout the month.
* Communicate with parents/guardians regarding transportation logistics and behavioral updates. This includes providing transportation when necessary.
* Connect children and families with community resources.
* Support parents and their youth through face-to-face contact, phone contact, and text contact.
* Create individualized treatment plans for the youth assigned to this position, in collaboration with the Social Worker.
* Facilitate parent support and/or educational groups. Provide individual parent support and education.
* Collaborate with Community Agencies to schedule Community Service, educational presentations, and recreational opportunities.
* Teach independent living skills to include food preparation and cooking.
* Provide direct sight and sound supervision of youth.
* Complete assignments with youth given to youth by social workers and/or assist with schoolwork when needed.
* Provide electronic monitoring services such as placing the GPS monitor on a youth, providing logistical information to the monitor company to begin the monitoring process, monitor schedules and violations, maintain equipment, and maintain regular communication with the juvenile, family, referring social workers, and collaterals.
* Administer Urinalysis as requested by the social worker.
* Communicate with schools on attendance issues or academic needs.
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