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MBCH Children & Family Ministries is seeking a full-time live-in Youth Care Specialist at our Mt. Vernon, MO location near Springfield, MO. We provide direct care for youth who have experienced trauma due to abuse/neglect. Our Youth Care Specialists provide for our clients' needs and impart life skills in a safe and structured environment which they help to create by modeling Christian values at all times. Live-in Youth Care Specialists work a 7 days on/7 days off schedule.
Starting Wage: $15.00 per hour.
Primary Position Responsibilities
- Build positive relationships
- Provide trauma-informed care
- Provide supervision of clients in residence and during off-campus outings.
Minimum Qualifications Required to Perform this Position
- Assurance of a Christ-centered life
- High school diploma; college degree in Social Services (or related) preferred
- Be 21 years of age at minimum
- Demonstrate capacity to perform well in stressful situations
- Valid Class E Driver License Required
- Successful completion of any initial and recurrent training required
- Note: The live-in Residential Specialist schedule (7 days on / 7 days off) can work well for those who do not live in the immediate area since the commute would be only once per week.
- We offer wages and benefits that create a Robust Total Rewards package
- Insurance coverage in the following areas begins on the first day of employment:
- Life Insurance (equaling 3X the annual salary)
- Medical/Health Insurance (for Employee only-$25.00 per month.)
- Dental Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- After the six-month assessment period the following benefits begin:
- Employee is eligible for a ½ step merit raise (based on 6-month evaluation/performance appraisal)
- Employee begins accruing sick time (24 hours per year).
- Employee begins retirement program. On a monthly basis, the agency will put the equivalent of 10% of the employee’s monthly salary into the retirement account. (The 10% is not taken out of the salary.) Fully vested after five years of 20% per year schedule.
- Other benefits:
- Vacation time, sick time, and holidays are built-in to the regular days off every other week. After 5 years of employment, the employee earns 7 vacation days annually. After 10 years of employment, 14 days are earned annually.
- MCCA Certifications: at six, twelve and eighteen-month intervals, 3 levels of certification (Basic, Senior, Master) can be earned by meeting specific training and work experience requirements. A pay increase of $320/semi-annually can be earned for each level obtained.
- Training/Staff Development Opportunities at no cost to employee.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Christian workplace atmosphere in a ministry setting
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $15.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
Work Location: In person