Youth Services Aide WY Boys' School 2025-01347 - Full-time

h2About the Department/h2pdiv style="text-align: center;"img class="fr-fic fr-dib" src="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/2727/jobpostings/image/049 Boys Schoool.png" style="width: 620.0px;" data-uw-rm-alt-original="" alt="Open Until Filled" data-uw-rm-alt="CT"br/divdiv style="text-align: center;"strongOpen Until Filled/strong/divbrstrongGENERAL DESCRIPTION:/strongnbsp;brbrThis position offers a unique opportunity, a less conventional work schedule, and the ability to work with a supportive team.nbsp;span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;" id="isPasted"The Wyoming Boys’ School (WBS) is a secure facility providing adjudicated delinquent males ages 12-21 years with opportunities to make changes in their lives. Staff members provide supportive services focusing on psychological/emotional stability, educational, and physical development. Programs are specifically designed for youth to learn socially responsible values and life skills, restructure their critical thinking, and prepare for a successful transition back to their families and communities. This position provides supervision and monitoring of youth during the night shift (10:00 p.m. - 8:00 a.m.) nbsp; Worland is located within the Big Horn Basin along the Big Horn River in beautiful Northwestern Wyoming. Worland has easy access to the Big Horn Mountains to the west and the Wind River Mountains to the south, including the Wind River Canyon./spanbrbrspan style=" color: inherit;"strong style=" font-weight: 700;"The State of Wyoming's total compensation package is excellent and includes:/strong/spanul style="padding-left: 2rem; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 3pt; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"liCulture of public service and a commitment to work/life balance/liliPaid holidays, vacation, and sick leave/liliRetirement investment options with employer contributions/liliComprehensive Benefits package including Health, Dental, Life, Vision, Short Term Disability, and more, with an employer contribution toward premiums/liliLongevity pay/li/ulbrThis position offers: nbsp;strong data-uw-rm-sr=""**$1,000.00 Hiring Bonus** nbsp;/strongSee notes section for eligibilitybrbrstrongHuman Resource Contact: nbsp;a href="mailto:judie.petersen3@wyo.gov"judie.petersen3@wyo.gov/a or call 307-777-3547 / 307-287-2690/strongbrbrstrong style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;" id="isPasted"ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:/strongspan style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"nbsp; The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function that may be performed at the job level./spanbrbr style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"ul style="padding-left: 2rem; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 3pt; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"liUtilizes cameras and physical visual checks to monitor students while sleeping, maintaining these checks frequently./liliDocuments unusual events./liliMonitors physical plant, focusing on safety issues./liliDuring morning hours, assists in preparing the students for cleaning, breakfast, hygiene, collecting urinalysis, physical training/educational group activities, and school./liliProvide support and assistance to students./liliCompletes building amp; perimeter checks frequently./liliPromptly responds to emergencies or crises./liliApplies physical and non-physical intervention skills in crises where students are hostile, aggressive, and in danger of harming themselves, others, and/or property./li/ul/ph2Position Duties/h2pbrstrongPREFERENCES:/strongnbsp;brbrPreference may be given to applicants with a high school diploma and one year of work experience with the public or youth. nbsp;However, anyone interested in an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of youth is encouraged to apply. nbsp;The Wyoming Boys' School will provide training and mentorship to ensure that new team members have the resources and knowledge to succeed in this role.brbrstrongKNOWLEDGE:nbsp;/strongbrbrulli id="isPasted"Knowledge of RIGHT RESPONSE principles./liliKnowledge of physical and non-physical intervention skills in crises./liliSkills in observation, basic report writing, and verbal/non-verbal communication./li/uldivbrstrongMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:/strongbrbrstrongEducation:/strong/divdivspan style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;" id="isPasted"High School Diploma/span/divnbsp;divstrongExperience:/strong/divdivspan style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;" id="isPasted"0-1 year of progressive work experience (typically in Youth Services)/span/divnbsp;divstrongOR/strong/divnbsp;divstrongEducation amp; Experiencenbsp;Substitution:/strong/divdivspan style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;" id="isPasted"1-2 years of progressive work experience (typically in Youth Services/span/divdivstrongnbsp;/strong/divdivstrongCertificates, Licenses, Registrations:/strong/divdivNone/divbr/ph2Minimum Qualifications/h2pbrstrongPHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:/strongbrbrul style="padding-left: 2rem; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 3pt; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;" id="isPasted"liThis position takes place in potentially dangerous or unusual environmental stress situations./liliMust remain awake and alert during shift./liliMust complete the mandatory State of Wyoming and Wyoming Boys' School Training./li/ulbrstrongNOTES:/strongnbsp;brbrulliFLSA: Non-Exempt/liliInsurance and Retirement Benefits Package/lili style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;"All positions within the Department of Family Services will require a background information check, including the taking of fingerprints, which will be completed through the Wyoming Department of Criminal Investigation, the Department of Family Services, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for every successful applicant./li/ulstrong**Qualifying eligibility and criteria for the hiring bonus/strongbrulli style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;" id="isPasted"Accepting a full-time position/lili style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;" id="isPasted"One-time bonus of $1,000.00 - first installment of $500.00 paid on the last working day of your first month of employment, and the second installment of $500.00 paid after completion of six months of employment/lili style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;" id="isPasted"Failure to complete one year of service with Wyoming Boys' School will result in a full refund owed to DFS-Wyoming Boys' School from the next or final paycheck./li/ul/ph2Other Qualifications/h2pbr049-Department of Family Services - Wyoming Boys' SchoolbrbrClick a href="https://ai.wyo.gov/divisions/human-resources/consultative-services/compensation/pay-tables-salary-averages" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="https://ai.wyo.gov/divisions/human-resources/consultative-services/compensation/pay-tables-salary-averages" aria-label="here - open in a new tab" data-uw-rm-ext-link="" uw-rm-external-link-id="https://ai.wyo.gov/divisions/human-resources/consultative-services/compensation/pay-tables-salary-averages$here"font color="#267a90"here/font/afont color="#267a90"span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"nbsp;to viewnbsp;/span/fontthe State of Wyoming Classification and Pay Structure.divnbsp;/divdivURL:nbsp;a href="http://agency.governmentjobs.com/wyoming/default.cfm" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="http://agency.governmentjobs.com/wyoming/default.cfm" aria-label="http://agency.governmentjobs.com/wyoming/default.cfm - open in a new tab" data-uw-rm-ext-link="" uw-rm-external-link-id="http://agency.governmentjobs.com/wyoming/default.cfm$http://agency.governmentjobs.com/wyoming/default.cfm"http://agency.governmentjobs.com/wyoming/default.cfm/abrbrThe State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities./divbremClass Specifications are subject to change; please refer to the A amp; I HRD Website to ensure that you have the most recent version./embrbr/p