Youth Support Specialist

Job overview

The Youth Support Specialist role is onsite in Wabash, IN, in residential cottages or community settings; the schedule rotates across a two-week cycle and includes weekends and holidays as scheduled. Compensation is $16–$17.50 per hour. Josiah White’s describes a mission to serve children and families in a Christ-centered environment. The role provides daily supervision, behavioral teaching, life-skills development, and emotional support to youth in a structured residential setting. It contributes to resident safety, accountability, relationship building, and progress toward treatment goals through the Teaching Family Model.

What you'll do

• Implement Teaching Family Model principles
• teach social, behavioral, and independent-living skills
• supervise routines and activities
• monitor physical and emotional well-being
• provide crisis intervention and basic first aid
• oversee medication
• support spiritual programming
• collaborate with treatment teams and families
• maintain a therapeutic home, prepare meals as needed, and complete records and reports.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

youth support specialist

wabash in

josiah white's

residential youth care

teaching family model

life skills

behavioral support

crisis intervention

rotating schedule

weekends and holidays

$16–$17.50/hr

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

A high school diploma is required; a bachelor’s degree is preferred. The role requires a valid driver’s license and vehicle insurance, crisis and de-escalation training, and local travel.

About the employer

Josiah White's is hiring for this role. Industry: Child and Youth Services. Sector: 62.