Youth Care Worker Lead

About the role

Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. (CPLC) is a non-profit organization and one of the largest Hispanic Community Development Corporations in the United States. Through our Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), CPLC provides culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and strengths-based services to refugees, unaccompanied children, and other eligible individuals and families. Help create a safe, supportive place where young people can heal, grow, and move toward a brighter future.

Responsibilities

• Help provide high-quality, trauma-informed residential care and support for unaccompanied children who have come to the United States without a parent or legal guardian.
• Create a safe, structured, and supportive environment where children can feel welcomed and cared for while they are in our program.
• Support their social and emotional well-being and help ensure their daily needs are met with patience, consistency, and respect.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing educational, recreational, medical, therapeutic, and other supportive services designed to address the unique needs and experiences of each child.
• Help maintain a safe environment by following program policies and procedures, responding appropriately to behavioral needs, and providing emergency behavioral intervention when necessary.
• Play an important role in helping each child successfully transition from our care to the care of their family sponsor.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent degree and a minimum of 1 year employment experience in the child welfare field working with children and/or adolescents.
• Associates degree with at least one (1) year of supervisory experience, highly preferred.
• Minimum age of 21 years or older.
• English