Youth Care Worker

VisionQuest is hiring Daytime and Overnight Youth Care Workers for a residential program for female youth near Okeechobee, FL. This program provides quality holistic services, utilizing the Sanctuary Model approach for victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC).

• VisionQuest is in need of individuals who are able to create and maintain a consistently safe environment. With this, comes the need for patience and compassion, while understanding appropriate boundaries. These individuals will maintain an environment which will allow girls the time and perceived safety to begin the healing process.

Responsibilities:

Youth Care Workers are staff who provide direct care and structure to girls with intense behavioral and emotional needs. Workers will be responsible for the supervision of the girls on a day-to-day and moment-by-moment basis. Each Youth Care Worker will be responsible for conducting therapeutic activities with the girls such as art groups, equestrian activities, yoga, recreational activities, etc. Youth Care Workers must possess extraordinary patience and be able to maintain personal and professional boundaries. Youth Care Workers are also role models who demonstrate what healthy relationships look like.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor's degree in a human service field is preferred; one year of experience working with at-risk youth is preferred.
• High School diploma or GED is required
• Must have a valid driver’s license and be able to obtain all three mandatory clearances: FBI Background, Child Abuse Clearance , and FL State Police Clearance.

***This position is located in Yeehaw Junction FL. The ideal candidate will live in Fort Pierce, Okeechobee, Vero Beach, Port St. Lucie. Innovative scheduling options available for commuting purposes in those surrounding cities.

VisionQuestis committedto providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high qualitywork environment. It is the policy of VisionQuest and all of its subsidiariesto recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actionswithout regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex,sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age,disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected byapplicable law.

Job Type: Full-time

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