Youth Specialist II, Refugee Shelter - Full-time / Part-time

Position Details: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"img src="https://samaritas.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInertaction=downloadid=46199hashed=1445684163" alt="Samaritasmall_RGB" //span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" /span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pdivh3span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #440099;"strongYouth Specialist – Refugee Services (Grand Rapids, MI)/strong/span/h3p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"strongEmpower Youth. Transform Lives. Join Samaritas Nation!/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Are you ready to make a lasting impact? As a strongYouth Specialist/strong with strongSamaritas/strong, you’ll provide direct supervision and support to refugee youth in a residential setting—helping them feel safe, valued, and empowered to thrive./span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongWhat You’ll Do:/strong/span/pullispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Create a family-like environment that models positive behaviors and expectations./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Assist youth with daily routines—meal prep, medication administration, skill-building, and activities./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Provide safe transportation to appointments and monitor overnight activity./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Be a trusted mentor and advocate for youth navigating trauma, displacement, and cultural adjustment./span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongWhat We’re Looking For:/strong/span/pullispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongHigh school diploma or equivalent/strong required./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Ability to learn de-escalation techniques and become CPR/First Aid certified./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongDirect care experience/strong in mental health or working with vulnerable populations preferred./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongBi-lingual in Spanish strongly preferred./strong/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Must be strong21 years or older/strong, have a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and meet vaccine requirements./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Full time, part time and contingent roles available./span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongPay Rate:/strong $22.00/hr for Spanish speaking and $20.00/hr for non-Spanish speaking/spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongLocation:/strong Grand Rapids, MI/span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongWhy Samaritas?/strong/spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"We’re a Michigan-based human services organization rooted in compassion and transformation. When you join us, you join a mission-driven team committed to creating ripples of positive change in the lives of those we serve./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongAPPLY TODAY/strong and #BeTheRock that empowers youth and builds brighter futures!/span/p/divp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" img src="https://samaritas.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInertaction=downloadid=54536hashed=537799161" alt="Welcome to Samaritas (2)" width="671" height="562" //span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /p Duties And Responsibilities: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="color: #440099;"strongspan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Provides direct supervision of youth in a residential setting. /span/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"strongspan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"Duties and Responsibilities /span/strong/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pollispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Establish a family-like environment in the residence that includes modeling supporting behaviors and expectations/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Assist youth with participating in daily schedule and routine, including but not limited to meal preparation, medication administration, developing independent skills, and preparing and organizing activities/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Provide transportation for youth to appointments according to outlined safety rules/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Monitor overnight activity at the home/span/li/ol Qualifications: p style="margin: 0px;"strongspan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"Job Qualifications Education, Training, and Licensure/Certification/span/strong/pullispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"High school diploma or equivalency required/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Ability to learn de-escalation techniques and become CPR and first aid certified/span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12pt;"strongspan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Experience /span/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pullispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Direct care experience in a mental health field or working with vulnerable adults preferred/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Bi-Lingual in Spanish strongly preferred/span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12pt;"strongspan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Additional Work Requirements /span/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pullispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Valid unrestricted driver's license with good driving record, proof of current registration and automobile insurance required; reliable personal transportation suitable for safely transporting persons served required/span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"#residential #childwelfare #humanservices #spanish/span/p