Youth Residential Worker

Job overview

The Youth Residential Worker works onsite in Whitehouse, OH, in a full-time evening opportunity; pay is $17 per hour plus a $4,000 sign-on bonus. Genacross provides faith-based care to children, families, and communities. The role provides direct support and guidance to youth with emotional and behavioral challenges in a structured, home-like setting. Through supervision, mentoring, life-skills instruction, trauma-informed support, and accurate documentation, the worker helps maintain a safe environment and supports youth treatment plans and daily development.

What you'll do

• Create a safe, structured, supportive environment
• build positive relationships and serve as a role model
• supervise routines and activities
• teach social, behavioral, and independent-living skills
• support youth through challenges using trauma-informed care and de-escalation
• assist with meals, hygiene, transportation, and daily living
• document behaviors and progress
• and participate in treatment planning and team meetings.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-time

youth residential worker

evening opportunity

youth support

residential care

trauma-informed care

de-escalation

life skills

$17/hr

$4,000 sign-on bonus

whitehouse oh

genacross

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Paid orientation and training
• medical, dental and vision insurance
• life insurance
• 401(k) with employer contribution up to 4%
• paid time off
• short-term disability
• tuition reimbursement
• HSA
• EAP
• employee discounts.

Why this role

The posting lists paid orientation and training, flexible scheduling, overtime and extra-shift opportunities, career growth, trauma-informed care training, and benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, 401(k) contribution up to 4%, paid time off, short-term disability, tuition reimbursement, HSA, EAP, and employee discounts.

About the employer

Genacross is hiring for this role. Industry: Child and Youth Services. Sector: 62.