3rd Shift Youth Treatment Specialist — Residential Behavioral Health

Job overview

The 3rd Shift Youth Treatment Specialist — Residential Behavioral Health position is onsite in Grand Rapids, MI, with pay of $20.50–$22.50 per hour. Wedgwood Christian Services provides residential care, counseling, and community programs for children, teens, families, and adults in West Michigan. This role supports the Zondervan Program for boys ages 14–18. Working overnight with the residential care team, the specialist helps maintain a safe, calm, and structured environment and provides consistency for residents. The role includes routine bed checks, documentation, supportive relationships, skill development, crisis response when needed, and assistance with residents’ health and daily living needs.

What you'll do

• Conduct bed checks at least every 15 minutes and document checks, observations, and resident behaviors
• maintain a calm, structured, therapeutic overnight environment
• serve as a positive role model and build supportive relationships
• use verbal de-escalation, crisis intervention, and safe physical interventions when necessary
• support social, emotional, and daily living skills
• assist with light meal preparation and household responsibilities
• administer medications as assigned
• provide basic first aid and coordinate with medical personnel when needed
• transport residents as required
• ensure residents have clothing and personal care items
• follow agency and program policies and documentation standards.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

3rd shift youth treatment specialist

residential behavioral health

zondervan program

youth treatment

trauma-informed care

grand rapids mi

wedgwood christian services

11pm–7am

4 weeknights and every other weekend

$20.50–$22.50 per hour

403(b) with employer match

medical insurance

dental insurance

vision coverage

paid training

paid time off

student loan forgiveness eligible

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• 403(b) with employer match
• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• virtual primary care with medical plan
• health savings and flexible spending accounts
• employer-paid short- and long-term disability
• life insurance
• Public Student Loan Forgiveness-eligible employer
• pet and legal insurance
• on-site gymnasium and 24-hour wellness center
• tuition discounts
• employee assistance program
• campus walking trail
• generous paid time off
• holiday hours paid at time and a half
• employer-paid training and recertification.

Why this role

Requires a high school diploma or GED, valid driver’s license, and minimum age of 20. Preferred education includes social work, psychology, counseling, human services, child development, criminal justice with a youth focus, or behavioral health.

About the employer

Wedgwood Christian Services is hiring for this role. Industry: Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities. Sector: 62.