3rd Shift Floating Youth Treatment Specialist | Residential Behavioral Health

Job overview

The 3rd Shift Floating Youth Treatment Specialist | Residential Behavioral Health role is onsite in Grand Rapids, MI. Compensation is $20.50–$22.50 per hour. The role supports Wedgwood Christian Services’ residential behavioral health program for adolescents ages 10–18. The specialist helps maintain a safe, calm, and structured overnight environment, providing consistent support that contributes to residents’ safety, growth, and stability. The role works alongside the residential care team and supports residents’ social, emotional, and daily living skills.

What you'll do

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

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

3rd shift

floating youth treatment specialist

residential behavioral health

wedgwood christian services

grand rapids mi

onsite

11 pm–7 am

four weeknights

every other weekend

adolescent care

trauma-informed care

bed checks

crisis intervention

$20.50–$22.50/hour

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• 403(b) with employer match
• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• supplemental 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 eligibility
• pet and legal insurance
• on-site gym and wellness center
• tuition discounts
• employee assistance program.

Why this role

Schedule is four weeknights and every other weekend, 11 p.m.–7 a.m. Required qualifications include age 20 or older, high school diploma or GED, valid driver’s license, and ability to lift 50 pounds and safely perform physical interventions when necessary.

About the employer

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