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Location

Reading, PA | United States

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Job description

The Children's Home of Reading Youth & Family Services, located at 1010 Centre Ave, Reading, PA, is seeking Full-Time Youth Care Workers to cover various staffing schedules. We are specifically looking to cover our 2nd Shift (2PM-10PM ) schedule with limited availability in 1st (6AM-2PM) & 3rd Shift (10PM-6AM).

This will include being scheduled during weekends with one mandated designated shift as needed and 2 days off.

Please read description of position requirements in its entirety.

Position Requirements:

• Must have a valid Driver's License and clean driving record
• Bachelor's Degree with a concentration in social work, criminal justice, psychology, or any Human Services field (preferred)
• Any equivalent to at least 2 years of college level course work or 60 college credits in a social/human service field OR
• High School Diploma or General Education Development Certificate with at least 2 years’ experience working with youth.
• Required to work on weekends as scheduled by supervisor.
• Must past all pre-employment physical & drug screening include background clearances (Child, Criminal, FBI, and DMV)
• Ability to demonstrate basic oral, written, and verbal communication.
• Must attend all required trainings followed by shadowing prior to working on the unit.
• Ability to work effectively among various levels of behaviors and maintain an atmosphere of safety, support, and guidance to ensure a positive environment.

Physical Demands for all Youth Care Workers:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

The employee is required to stand, walk, run, use hands and reach with hands and arms. The employee must have the physical ability to restrain a resident while utilizing the tenets of Safe Crisis Management training. The employee is required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk, hear, see, taste, and smell.

Position Summary:

• Provide supervision, guidance, boundaries, and directions to our residents.
• Demonstrate a variety of support, communication, & compliance with CHOR's Sanctuary principles.
• Assisting with the planning and supervising of programmed activities.
• Maintain safety & security of residents and facility at all times.
• Committed to young people & the ability to act with integrity in times of stress.
• Demonstrate patience, tolerance and flexibility.

We have Excellent Perks and Benefits:

• $17 Hourly Rate
• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits
• 401k, Life & Disability Insurance
• Generous PTO
• Paid Training & Career Advancement
• A Great Team Environment
• Competitive Wages
• DailyPay – A benefit that allows you to access your pay when you need it
• HSA & FSA
• Life Assistance Program
• Wellness Programs & more!

Who We Are: The Children's Home of Reading Youth & Family Services (CHOR YFS) an affiliate of Apis Services Inc., is expanding its programs to offer treatment-oriented care rather than custodial care. Today our programs allow us to meet the critical behavioral and mental health needs of over 650 children and families every year! Visit BuildingKidsLives.org to learn more about our programs and who we serve.

Who is Apis Services Inc: . Apis Services, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Inperium, Inc.) provides a progressive platform for delivering Shared Services to Inperium and its Constellation of affiliate companies. Allowing these entities to advance their mission and vision. By exploring geographical program expansion and focusing on quality outcome measures to create cost savings that result in reinvestment into the organizations stakeholders through capacity creation and employee compensation betterments.

Apis Services, Inc and affiliate’s provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment in compliance with all federal and all applicable state and local laws and regulations, including nondiscrimination in hiring and employment.

All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy/childbirth, veteran status or any other basis protected by law. This policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunities extends to every phase and aspect of hiring and employment

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Want more information? Call Irv, Recruiter Specialist at 610-478-8266 ext 487 or [email protected] 

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Salary

$17 per hour