Job Information
Y Social Impact Center Full Time Direct Care Staff in Seattle, Washington
Job Summary
The Direct Care Staff position is a great opportunity to join a dynamic team providing 24-hour shift supervision for youth and young adults, ages 16-18, in an Adolescent Transitional Living Program. In partnership with DCYF, this exciting new program will serve up to 5 young people at any one time and will focus on providing daily supervision, individualized support, age-appropriate interventions, developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive independent living skills activities, and preparation for independent housing with a trauma informed and empowering approach.
This position is on site at our Northgate housing location.
This position is at the Social Impact Center Y, the social services branch of
YMCA
of Greater Seattle (YGS). The mission of the Social Impact Center Y is to accelerate young people's ability to build safe, successful, and happy lives. Every year, we serve 5,000 children, youth, young adults, and families across King County with programs that aim to strengthen young people's ability to develop to their fullest potential through four strategies: reducing risk factors; navigating systems towards successful life transition; ensuring stability, safety and wellness in times of crisis; and building competencies and social capital. The Social Impact Center Y's programs include housing, behavioral health, foster care licensing, violence prevention, education, and employment. Many of the young people we serve have
had involvement
in
the foster
care, criminal justice system, and/or homelessness systems.
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Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position with expected hours of 4pm-12am Sunday-Thursday.
What You Will Get From Working at The Y
- Membership to the YMCA of Greater Seattle for you and your household
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``` - Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance
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``` - Retirement with 12% employer contributions after 2 years of services - see Y Retirement for more information. Other Savings plans available upon hire.
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``` - Free access to mental health resources
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``` - Discounts on qualifying YMCA of Greater Seattle childcare, day camp, overnight camp and outdoor leadership programs. 25% for part-time staff, 50% for full-time staff.
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``` - Direct care staff in the Social Impact Center receive monthly personal Wellness days in addition to existing PTO and Paid Holiday benefits
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Some benefits only available to full-time staff
Hiring Range: $24.00 -- 27.00/hour
Responsibilities
Provides supervision that is trauma informed and relationship based for children, youth, and young adults placed in these programs. This includes safety checks completed at regular intervals throughout the entirety of the shift.
Coordinates with the director and case managers to support each resident's individualized, developmentally appropriate, strengths-based service plans.
Completes critical organizational and admi