Youth Services Worker Overnight

About the role

Join a group of passionate advocates on our mission to improve the lives of youth! Rite of Passage Team is hiring for a Youth Services Worker at Western Secure Treatment Unit in Emlenton, Pennsylvania. Western Secure Treatment Unit (WSTU) is a secure post-adjudication facility that provides comprehensive services to young women (14-21), using a trauma-informed, strength-based, gender responsive model. Through rigorous education, positive skill development, and individualized therapeutic interventions and treatment, we empower youth to reach their full potential. The facility features residential student dormitories, on-site schooling, a vocational CTE student work training program, a dining hall, and extracurricular opportunities for the young men. Becoming a member of the WSTU team is more than a job, it’s an opportunity to create a meaningful career with a mission driven organization.

Responsibilities

• Provide safety and around-the-clock in‑person supervision of youth at a secure residential facility.
• Provide for the physical, personal and health needs of each youth through individual counseling and skill development.
• Create a supportive atmosphere for youth’s needs; monitor and document behaviors and activities.
• Participate and assist with educational, social, athletic and recreational activities.
• Collaborate with other professional staff to establish and meet the goals of each youth's treatment plan.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 21 years of age.
• Ability to pass a criminal background check, drug screen (THC not tested for pre‑employment), physical, and TB test.
• Ability to pass a search of the child abuse central registry.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision coverage.
• Company‑paid Life Insurance within 90 days.
• 401(k) match of up to 6% after 1 year of employment.
• Paid Time Off that can be used as soon as it accrues.

Pay

Starting at $21/hour with 4 hours of guaranteed overtime every pay period; $1,000 bonus after successful completion of Essential Skills Training (within 90 days).

Schedule

Night shifts: 3.5 days on (three 12‑hour shifts and one 6‑hour shift) followed by 3.5 days off.