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Residential - Youth Development Specialist - 3rd Shift
Reports To: Residential House Supervisor
Beginning Pay: $12.35 - 13.00 per hour

Full-time, set schedule position working 3 days during the work week, 10 hour shifts (10:30pm – 8:30am), and one, 10 hour shift on the weekend (10:30pm – 8:30am). The Youth Development Specialist (Specialist) position, provides direct care for children and youth living in an open residential program.  Specialists see to the physical and emotional needs of the children and youth who have experienced some form of abuse and/or neglect. Specialists will model and teach appropriate social skills while working closely with a staff therapist to implement individualized treatment plans.  This role demands an individual with strong relationship building skills, physical and emotional stamina and an ability to work in a team environment in order to provide a family like setting. Specialists act in a parental role by meeting basic needs of youth.

Qualifications:

High School diploma or equivalent required. Associates and/or Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Youth Ministries, Criminal Justice and/or Communications is a plus. Valid Driver’s License with a good driving record is required.  Those interested in a career in the child welfare field or those with a desire to help struggling children and teenagers are encouraged to apply.

Residential - Youth Development Specialist - 2nd Shift
Reports To: Residential House Supervisor
Beginning Pay: $12.35 - 13.00 per hour

Full-time, set schedule position working 3 days during the work week, 8 hour shifts (2:30pm – 10:30pm), and one, 14 hour shift on the weekend (8:30am – 10:30pm). The Youth Development Specialist (Specialist) position, provides direct care for children and youth living in an open residential program.  Specialists see to the physical and emotional needs of the children and youth who have experienced some form of abuse and/or neglect. Specialists will model and teach appropriate social skills while working closely with a staff therapist to implement individualized treatment plans.  This role demands an individual with strong relationship building skills, physical and emotional stamina and an ability to work in a team environment in order to provide a family like setting. Specialists act in a parental role by meeting basic needs of youth.

Qualifications:

High School diploma or equivalent required. Associates and/or Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Youth Ministries, Criminal Justice and/or Communications is a plus. Valid Driver’s License with a good driving record is required.  Those interested in a career in the child welfare field or those with a desire to help struggling children and teenagers are encouraged to apply.

Residential Transportation Aide
Reports To: Residential Program Manager
Beginning Pay: $11.50 hourly

Part-time, Monday-Friday 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., providing transportation for residents of St. John’s Home and foster children to school August through end of June.

Qualifications:

Excellent driving record and experience working with children and youth required.  Position requires good organizational skills, timeliness, and high energy. Bilingual persons are encouraged to apply.

Facilities Maintenance Worker
Reports To: Facilities Manager
Beginning Pay: $14.75 - 17.50 hourly

Application Deadline: December 13, 2018

D.A. Blodgett – St. John’s is seeking an energetic and experienced full time Maintenance Worker to join our facilities team supporting the agency’s broad spectrum of child and family focused services including foster care, adoption, counseling, mentoring services and residential care for children. The Maintenance Worker reports to the Facility Manager and will generally work daytime hours, Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week, with occasional evening and/or weekend hours to respond to emergency repair needs and/or extreme weather events. The Maintenance Worker is responsible for providing clean, safe and functional facilities by ensuring that maintenance and repair activities are completed timely and accurately.  The Maintenance Worker will possess a variety of skills including but not limited to plumbing, electrical, carpentry, appliance repair, painting, air conditioning/heating, landscaping and grounds keeping. 

Qualifications:

High School diploma or equivalent required. 2 to 3 years of maintenance experience preferred, though not required.

Family Support Services Supports Coordinator
Reports To: Family Supports Services Supervisor
Beginning Pay: $30,550 - $34,000

Family Support Services provides in home case management service to children who are diagnosed with a developmental disability.  Support Coordinators respond to the expressed needs and desires of the family and provide concrete assistance in coordinating a family support system and resources. Supports coordinators provide linking, monitoring, and coordinating of services within the community. Supports Coordinators work with the families and consumers to develop a person-centered plan (PCP) to assist the family and child in achieving goals in the areas of activities of daily living, improving the child’s ability to communicate and interact with his/her environment, and promoting inclusion and participation in the community. Services are provided in the home or community setting and some evening hours are required. 

Qualifications:

Minimum education requirements include a 4 year degree in the following: psychology, physician, education from an accredited program, social work, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, audiology, registered nurse, registered dietician, therapeutic recreation, or a licensed or limited-licensed professional counselor.   Experience working with culturally diverse populations and one year of experience working with clients diagnosed with developmental disabilities preferred. Bilingual persons are encouraged to apply.

Foster Care Licensing Supervisor
Reports To: Foster Care Licensing Manager
Beginning Pay: $42,000 - $50,000

Application Deadline: December 13, 2018

Full-time position providing supervision, direction and support to a well-established team of Foster Care Licensing staff.  Includes oversight of certification and special evaluation processes to assure accurate, comprehensive and timely completion, reporting and monitoring of initial and re-certification reports and corrective action plans, in accordance with MDDHS, DCWL, COA and agency policies and procedures. Provide initial and ongoing training to foster parents. Assure children in care are safe and nurtured through consistent monitoring, with designated Licensor, of situations requiring additional support, training or technical assistance and prompt and thorough response to any concerns. Serve as part of the Division leadership group and work in close partnership with Foster Care Supervisors.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or similar degree with significant experience in child welfare required.  A Master’s degree is preferred.  Experience in foster care, adoption or foster home licensing is preferred.  DCWL Certification training is preferred.  Must be available evenings and weekends.

TRACK Youth Development Specialist 1st Shift
Reports To: TRACK Team Supervisor
Beginning Pay: $12.35-$13.00

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday November 16, 2018 @ 5PM

Full-time, position working Monday - Friday first shift. The TRACK Youth Development Specialist, provides direct care for children and youth living in an open residential program, specifically working in the onsite school.  Specialists see to the physical and emotional needs of the children and youth who have experienced some form of abuse and/or neglect. Specialists will model and teach appropriate social skills while working closely with onsite school personnel, House Supervisors & Residential Therapists to implement individualized treatment plans.  This role demands an individual with strong relationship building skills, physical and emotional stamina and an ability to work in a team environment in order to provide a family like setting. Specialists act in a parental role by meeting basic needs of youth.

Qualifications:

High School diploma or equivalent required. Associates and/or Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Youth Ministries, Criminal Justice and/or Communications is a plus. Valid Driver’s License with a good driving record is required.  Those interested in a career in the child welfare field or those with a desire to help struggling children and teenagers are encouraged to apply.

Adoptive Parent Consultant
Reports To: Parent to Parent Supervisor
Beginning Pay: $12.00 - $14.00 / hour

Primarily serving Ann Arbor, Brighton, and surrounding areas.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 1, 2018

Adoptive Parent Consultants serve as part-time resources for adoptive parents throughout the state of Michigan.  They provide phone, one-on-one, and email support to adoptive, kinship, and guardianship parents, facilitate, and help develop parent support groups, develop buddy programs and partner parents for mutual support, make referrals, identify the needs of parents, attend training, provide advocacy support and build relationships with adoption agencies and community resources.

Qualifications:

High school diploma or equivalent required with three years of adoptive parent experience preferred.

Director of Residential Services
Reports To: Chief Programs Officer
Beginning Pay: $61,250.00 - $75,000.00

Application Deadline: December 17, 2018

D.A. Blodgett – St. John’s is seeking an energetic, engaging and experienced leader for a unique opportunity to direct our Residential Services Division, which exclusively serves children and youth in the child welfare system and includes mental health behavior stabilization, short-term emergency shelter and short-term evaluation programs in a non-secure setting. Responsibilities include program development, staff supervision, quality assurance and risk management, budget development and monitoring, compliance with funding, contract and accreditation requirements, community partnerships, and participation in local, state and regional networking and advocacy. The successful candidate will have a proven ability to articulate a vision for exceptional quality and care and put that vision into practice, including strong staff engagement, supervision, and coaching skills. The Director also needs to be a strategic thinker with an entrepreneurial spirit who can quickly but thoroughly analyze opportunities and challenges and develop integrated, comprehensive and articulate response plans.

Qualifications:

Qualifications: Relevant Master's Degree and a minimum of three years of program leadership experience required, with children's residential experience strongly preferred.

IT - Network Administrator
Reports To: IT Manager
Beginning Pay: $42,000 - $47,000

The Network Administrator will provide tier two help desk support to D.A. Blodgett – St. John’s staff and assist the Senior Network Administrator with project related tasks as necessary.  The Network Administrator will be responsible for ensuring quality and timely support of technology deployed throughout the agency.  The Network Administrator will provide assistance and guidance to the Help Desk Technician with the back end systems that include, servers, Storage Area Network, Local Area Network, Wireless Network and Wide Area Network.  The Network Administrator will also provide support with end user equipment that includes, laptops, desktops, desk phones, cell phones, etc.  The Network Administrator will work closely with the Senior Network Administrator along with the Help Desk Technician and will report to the IT Program Manager.

Qualifications:

Associate’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology with a Bachelor’s degree preferred and three to five years of experience working as an Information Technology professional.