Youth Care Worker Travel Chaperone 1st Shift

About the role

The Youth Care Worker Travel Chaperone is responsible for the meaningful engagement of unaccompanied children, with the aim of meeting their developmental, cultural, and care needs by ensuring their day-to-day care, actively participating in program activities, supporting the UC’s case plan and developing their personal skills.

The Youth Care Worker Chaperon is responsible for escorting and transferring physical custody of Unaccompanied Children from the assigned emergency shelter to another Office of Refugee Resettlement shelter or to a sponsor.

Responsibilities

• Transferring physical custody of Unaccompanied Children from the assigned emergency shelter to another ORR shelter or to a sponsor via ground or air transportation
• Provide direct supervision of Unaccompanied Children in transit, and always maintain line-of-sight supervision
• Maintain current training requirements in accordance with Urban Strategies/ORR policies and procedures for direct care standards
• Seek or coordinate medical care if the Unaccompanied Child(ren) becomes ill while in transit
• Provide meals or snacks to Unaccompanied Child(ren) while in transit
• Retain and transmit the Unaccompanied Child(ren)’s transport documents, personal property, and prescription medication
• Complete all required paperwork upon transfer of custody of the Unaccompanied Child(ren)
• Verify the identity of the sponsor prior to the sponsor taking physical custody of the Unaccompanied Child(ren)
• Able to drive either 12 to 15-passenger vehicles, mini-vans, or cars
• Able to react to change productively and handle other essential tasks as assigned

Requirements

• Associate degree in an appropriate discipline from an accredited college (a high school diploma with two or more years of relevant experience may be substituted for an associate degree)
• Two years of documented experience in a field related to human services or a similar occupation
• Experience working with at-risk youth
• Basic computer skills
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)
• Clear criminal background check and drug screen
• Clear Child Abuse and Neglect (CAN) or child protective services check
• Clear Motor Vehicle Record (MVR)

Skills

You should like working with children of all ages, be able to multi-task, be detail-oriented, be organized, and have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

You see this role as a way to help kids needing support and should be motivated and compassionate.

Benefits

• Remote work for eligible positions
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• 401K matched contributions up to 4%
• Employee Assistance Program
• Generous vacation time
• 9 Sick Days and 11 Holidays
• Long and short-term disability free
• Company-provided laptop and cellphone for required positions
• Meaningful employee engagement programs
• Education discounts (BA-PhD) with a variety of education partners

Pay

$23.25 per hour

Schedule

Five Days per week, 40 Hours per week, 12 Months per year