Youth Specialists - Girls' Independent Living Home - Royal Oak

About the role

Are you calm under pressure, compassionate, and committed to helping young people heal and grow? Join our team as a Youth Specialist in a Staff Supported Girls' Housing program for adolescents transitioning from foster care to independent living. These roles are more than just supervision — it’s about creating a safe, stable environment for youth with trauma histories, offering empathy, structure, and support. Location: Royal Oak, near Royal Oak High School.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and emotional support in a trauma-informed setting
• Respond to crises with empathy and professionalism
• Maintain a safe, structured environment that promotes healing and independence
• Document observations and incidents in accordance with program standards
• Collaborate with a team dedicated to youth empowerment and recovery
• Serve as a role model to youth in residence by modeling responsible behaviors as required
• Provide guidance in daily living skills, including household chores to youth
• Monitor activities of youth to ensure their safety and wellbeing
• Report non-compliance with home rules to the Case Manager
• Maintain communication with youth to ensure adjustment to program expectations
• Facilitate and/or participate in “house meetings” to review house rules, plan activities or discuss other needs of house/group
• Participate in treatment planning meeting with each youth as needed or requested
• Communicate implementation of each youth’s Independent Living Plan with Independent Living Coach, Case Manager and other appropriate parties
• Maintain adequate awareness of youth’s activities to ensure the safety of the youth, other residents, staff and the home are maintained
• Report safety hazards and needed repairs within home