Employment Opportunities
--Youth Care Worker
CAPTAIN Youth and Family Services is looking to hire a Youth Care Worker for the Youth Emergency Runaway and Homeless Shelter in Malta, NY. The CAPTAIN Youth Shelter opened in 1998. It is certified by New York State Office of Children and Family Services and is a safe haven for teens who are homeless, runaways, or in danger of becoming homeless. Many of the youth who come to the CAPTAIN Youth Home have experienced high levels of family conflict, domestic violence or sexual abuse and are often struggling with current crisis situations and homelessness situation. Most lack appropriate role models to help them develop daily routines to properly manage their lives.
Arriving through a variety of circumstances, youth are welcomed into a supportive, structured environment and supervised by trusted and trained adult role models. A dedicated staff works closely with the youth to keep them in school, provide positive youth development activities, and offer emotional support. The Shelter can serve youth ages thirteen to seventeen for up to thirty days, during which time staff work with the youth to reunite them with their families or with an alternative living arrangement. The CAPTAIN Youth Shelter is committed to ensuring that high-risk youth in our community have access to a combination of services which include: emergency shelter, preventive and aftercare services; case management; and street outreach. CAPTAIN works in conjunction with other social services agencies to help struggling youth successfully transition to adulthood.
The Job Responsibilities for the position of Youth Care Worker include:
• Supervise and interact with residents at all times throughout their daily routines
• Ensure that all residents are accounted for at all times
• Monitor and enforce house rule compliance
• Assist in the facilitation of the daily schedule for each resident
• Transport residents when necessary (job, appointment, weekend activity)
• Responsible for basic upkeep of the Shelter
• Communicate with on-call Supervisor when necessary
• Provide approved intervention in order to quell any crisis
• Assist in administering of medications as necessary
• Perform assigned tasks as directed by supervisor
• Supervise and interact with residents at all times throughout their daily routines
• Follow up on and assign residents to dinner chores and supervise chore completion
• Assist in preparation of dinner and snacks
• Assist in the facilitation of the daily schedule for each resident
Salary Range: $10.50 - $ 12.08
Credential and Experience:
• Minimum educational requirement High School Diploma or GED equivalent. College preferred.
• Valid NYS Driver’s License
Please send resume and cover letter to Andy Gilpin
The Street Outreach Program assists youth who spend much of their time on the streets where there is a high likelihood of being subjected to exploitation, abuse or violence. By offering outreach services our Street Outreach workers help build positive relationships with caring adults they can trust. The program also assists them in leaving the streets by finding and adjusting to safe living arrangements. In order to help youth become independent, self sufficient, contributing members of society, outreach services are delivered in high profile areas where and when youth are known to congregate. We have multiple sites throughout Saratoga County and are currently seeking a motivated, ambitious, active individual to help assist in our efforts.
Compensation: $10.00 per hour
Please send resume and cover letter to Brad Armstrong
