Youth Care Worker - Full-Time Overnight

Job Description

Job Description

Title : Youth Care Worker

Location : Brandon, Florida

Schedule :  Tuesday Saturday, 11 : 00 PM 7 : 00 AM

Compensation : $18 / hour | Full-time, Non-Exempt

Reports to : Unit Supervisor I and / or II

About A Kid’s Place

A Kid’s Place provides a safe, stable, and nurturing home for children who have been removed from their families due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment. Our team is united by compassion, resilience, and a deep commitment to giving every child the chance to heal and thrive.

The Opportunity

We’re seeking a Youth Care Worker to provide direct care and supervision to children in our program. This role ensures safety, fosters positive relationships, teaches life skills, and implements behavior management strategies to support growth and stability. Youth Care Workers play an essential role in creating a family-like environment where children feel safe, supported, and valued.

What You’ll Do

• Continuously monitor the youth’s safety, security, and well-being, intervening to prevent hazards.
• Maintain a positive, caring, respectful demeanor at all times.
• Apply verbal de-escalation techniques and other behavior management strategies as trained.
• Foster positive relationships using supportive verbal and non-verbal communication.
• Arrive and depart punctually, maintaining a strong attendance record.
• Maintain confidentiality of the youth’s personal and medical information.
• Assist in preparing and serving meals in a family-like environment.
• Assist with maintaining the cleanliness and upkeep of the group home and its surroundings according to A Kid’s Place’s policies and standards.
• Teach and reinforce life and independent living skills per child-specific service plans.
• Provide non-restraint behavioral interventions as appropriate.
• Assist with maintaining appropriate supervision ratios campus-wide.
• Transport children to and from school, doctor appointments, and other functions as needed for the program.
• Engage youth in enrichment activities both on-site and off-site (e.g., parks, malls, movie theaters).
• Check and respond to emails and communications in a timely manner.
• Communicate effectively with direct care staff during shift changes, sharing pertinent youth and campus updates.
• Understand and support each child’s individualized service plan, providing feedback to the team.
• Complete all required documentation promptly, thoroughly, and accurately.
• Participate in all necessary training and staff meetings.
• Other duties assigned.

What We’re Looking For

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Our Core Values

At A Kid’s Place, our values guide everything we do :

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