Youth Specialist - Grand Rapids, United States - County of Kent

County of Kent

Verified Company

Grand Rapids, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Responsibilities:

Are you pulled to make an impact in a young person's life? Have you been to school for Criminal Justice, Psychology, Sociology, or another Social Science but not sure what your career path will look like? This position might be the one for you.
On-Call Youth Specialist is a nonbenefited, flexible position that allows for an employee to pick up shifts as they are available (please note, 80 hours of training must be completed prior to being eligible for oncall work and a minimum number of hours is not guaranteed).
For the supplemental question regarding availability, please indicate the hours you will be available to work for each day of the week. Weekend availability is preferred, and shifts can and will be scheduled in advance, based on the hours of availability you provide. We can accommodate staff who are available for all three shifts, with the greatest need on 2nd shift (2:45pm 10:45pm).

The following are typical daily tasks for a Youth Specialist:

Provides individual and group orientations and guidance, ensuring that youth in detention participate in educational, counseling, treatment, and other programs.
Inspects living and sleeping quarters to ensure that conditions are safe, sanitary, and appropriate.
Organizes, supervises, and participates to a limited extent in recreational and other group activities, including work programs.
Maintains logs of observed behaviors and participation in programs for review.
Supervises residents in the care and maintenance of grounds and common areas and in other nontechnical work incidental to the institution's operation.
Responds to crisis situations with appropriate intervention techniques and restrains/secures individual residents as necessary to maintain the safety and security of all facility residents.
May transport and/or escort residents to and from various activities.
Facilitates daily Learning Groups based on the Cognitive Behavior Training model, to include, effectively managing small and medium group dynamics.

Important additional information:

Detention is a 24/7 operation and staff are considered essential workers.
Employees in this position may be tasked with mandated overtime if necessitated by low stafflevels on a given day. Typically for a 2nd shift employee, this would require working the 3rd shift after completing your 2nd shift hours.

Minimum Qualifications:

Requires a minimum of thirty semester credit hours or equivalent in Sociology, Psychology, Child Development, Criminal Justice or related field,
_or_ a High School Diploma/GED combined with a minimum of 2 years demonstrably successful work experience in a child/youth care facility.

Must be able to gain the respect and cooperation of youth and to interact in a positive, patient and caring manner.

Must be able to respond to and reestablish order in crisis situations, which may include physically restraining youth. Requires knowledge of recreation leadership and a variety of games, sports and crafts.

Requires valid, unrestricted driver's license.

Additional Information:

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Kent County Human Resources

Benefit Summary

TPOAM

Full-Time

Effective January 1, 2023

Medical and Prescription Plans/Health Care Premium
Health Care Providers - BCBS Wellness PPO or Blue Care Network HMO

Prescription Provider
Optum Rx
20% of total healthcare premium per month pretax
Eligible for nonsmoking and wellness exam incentives
Medical benefits effective first day of the month after hire.

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BENEFIT ELECTION FORM MUST BE RETURNED TO

HUMAN RESOURCES WITHIN 4 DAYS OF HIRE.

Dental Plan

Varipro

Class I - 100% of incurred charges (2 cleanings and 1 x-ray per person, per year)

All other Services 50% of reasonable costs (including Orthodontics)
Up to $2,500 annually per family

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Vision Plan

VSP

No charge for WellVision Exam; $20 materials co-pay with participating doctors
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Life Insurance
$50,000 Term Life Insurance
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Supplemental Life Insurance**Self-pay in increments of $5,000; Minimum-$15,000/Maximum-$150,000
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Flexible Spending

Varipro

Pre-tax contributions for Health and Dependent Care
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Vacation Leave
Accrual begins at hire

8 hours each month 1st pay period each month.
96 hours per year.
See union contract for further details

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Sickness & Accident Plan
1st day of accident or 8th day of illness

67% of gross wages; 26 week benefit
Eligible after 6 months of service credit
Eligible for onetime S&A Supplement Bank of 48 hours

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Long-Term Disability
60% of wages to age 65; waiting period 180 days
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Holidays
11 Scheduled Holidays
- (8 Hours pay at regular straight time rate)
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Paid Time Off
40 hours (employees on the payroll at the start of the year with at least 6 months of service credit)