Job Description
Position: Full Time Youth Care Worker
The Emergency Youth Shelter is licensed by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. The Shelter provides a safe environment for youth, eases family reunification and finds alternative living environments for youth.
Position provides direct care for children ages 0 through 17 residing in a 16 bed emergency shelter facility.
Minimum Requirements:
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Must be bilingual (Fluent in Spanish and English).
• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Must have a valid Texas Driver’s License and a good driving record.
• Position requires the availability to work any assigned shift.
• 1 year work experience working with youth is preferred.
Benefits for Full-Time Position:
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Sick Leave
• 401 K Retirement Plan
• Bi-weekly pay (direct deposit)
• Dental and Vision insurance coverage available at minimal cost
• Orientation and job training provided and CPR and First Aid, CPI
• Great work environment
Salary of $15.00 per hour.
Application Deadline: Until position is filled.
Type: Full-time
About
SCAN
Serving Children and Adults in Need (SCAN) was officially formed in 1982 as Stop Child Abuse and Neglect in Laredo, Texas. Today, SCAN is a community-based, nonprofit social services organization with a 39-year history of providing a variety of comprehensive and culturally sensitive services to a population that is almost 95% Hispanic and which resides along the Texas-Mexico Border in Southwest Texas. SCAN programs provide diverse prevention, intervention, and treatment services for children, adolescents, adults, and families. At SCAN, our passion is helping people, and we constantly strive to foster the healthy development of families in the communities that we serve. With a budget of more than $10 million, SCAN has more than 40 programs providing services in 14 different counties.
Counties are: Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kinney, LaSalle, Maverick, Starr, Uvalde, Val Verde, Webb, Zapata and Zavala.