Youth Care Specialist

Job overview

The Youth Care Specialist role is an onsite, full-time position in Boulder City, NV, paying $17.02 per hour. The role provides care in a structured, safe, home-like setting focused on youth development. The specialist provides daily supervision and emotional support, helps identify and address young people’s needs, and teaches skills that support personal development and independent living. The work also contributes to coordinated care with Behavioral Health staff, families, schools, and other contacts.

What you'll do

• Provide direct care, nurturing, and supervision to children ages 0–18
• document behavior and progress
• coordinate services and interventions
• respond to medical and daily needs
• teach social, academic, hygiene, money-management, and independent-living skills
• provide crisis intervention
• support school success
• attend court sessions and conferences
• supervise parental visits
• perform house-parent duties as required.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

youth care specialist

youth services

direct care

child development

crisis intervention

case coordination

independent living skills

boulder city nv

st judes

$17.02/hr

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The posting requires an associate degree in a related field and one year of child-care experience, or an equivalent combination; Nevada driver’s license; and CPR/First Aid and Medicaid Provider certifications within six months of employment.

About the employer

ST JUDES is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Residential Care Facilities. Sector: 62.