Youth Specialist

About the role:

Are you a dedicated, experienced youth worker seeking a fulfilling opportunity to guide and support teenage boys? Are you looking for weekend work and want to be a vital part of a team committed to improving our community?

We are seeking a passionate, experienced Youth Specialist to join our team at a Youth Residential Program in Romulus, MI. We have full-time and part-time opportunities in a role essential to providing direct support, guidance, and security to youth in a supportive, structured residential environment.   

As a Youth Specialist, you will be a key role model and source of support for teenage boys residing in the program. We are looking to fill full-time and part-time positions on day and afternoon shifts on weekends. Candidates should have weekend availability.

Who We Are

Dignity and respect are simple human gifts that belong to all. Since 1976, Spectrum has worked to strengthen children, families, and communities across Michigan. Each day, more than 1,450 children, teens, and adults who deal with mental, physical, emotional, and/or behavioral challenges find help in a Spectrum program. And we are gratified that they do.

What we offer

Services we provide

Spectrum Child and Family Services supports our community’s children and teens who are delinquent, have been neglected/abused or abandoned, are medically fragile, have multiple physical challenges, and may be dually diagnosed, or may display behavioral or emotional issues. Our programs support a population with constantly changing needs, and our goal is to strengthen and empower the families so they become self-sufficient, stable, and competent.