Job Description
YOUTH CARE WORKER
(1) Part-Time Position (28 hours per week) with the availability to work Friday to Sunday.
SCAN RGV Youth Recovery Home is a residential substance treatment facility for adolescent males ages 13 to 17.This position include, but is not limited to the following duties:
• Provide direct supervision of 8 youth in care (16 during graveyard) and maintain line-of-sight at all times
• Provide oversight during recreation, meal time, relaxing time, and play
• Assist during transition and movement of youth from one activity to the next and one physical location to another
• Interact with youth in an appropriate manner, including when playing games or during recreational time
• Communicate in a positive and respectful manner with youth, families and all agency staff including supervisors, co-workers, counselors, student interns, and volunteers.
• Effectively communicate behavioral expectations and program regulations to youth and enforce compliance with regulations and expectations by all youth assigned to the worker.
• Complete all required documentation prior to completion of shift.
Requirements:
_ High School Diploma or an Associate’s Degree.
_Valid Texas Driver’s License with good driving record.
_Communicate effectively in writing and verbally in English and Spanish.
-All applicants must be 21 years or older.
Benefits for Part-Time Positions include:
• Starting Hourly Wage $15.00
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Bi-Weekly pay (direct deposit)
• Orientation and job training provided, including CPR, First Aid and C.P.I.
• Great work environment
Deadline to apply: Until Position is filled.
Type: Part-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.