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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.

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: $11.00 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.

Foster Care Licensing Support Staff
Reports To: Foster Care Licensing Manager
Beginning Pay: $13.00 - $15.50 per hour

Application Deadline: April 26, 2018

Full-time position working Monday thru Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm, providing program support to established Foster Care Licensing team. Assure team members have the materials and clerical support necessary to effectively recruit, engage and support a strong and diverse network of foster homes. Includes maintenance of electronic files for each foster home, preparation of informational packets and training manuals, process tracking and data collection and entry. Requires strong computer skills including database applications, ability to respond to ever-changing demands, positive energy and a commitment to exceptional internal and external customer service.

Qualifications:

High School diploma required. Clerical and secretarial training preferred. Valid driver’s license, adequate insurance with a car available at all times.

Foster Care Case Aide
Reports To: Foster Care Case Aide Supervisor
Beginning Pay: 11.50 Per Hour

Application Deadline: March 30, 2018

Part-time (variable schedule) position in our Foster Care program, Monday-Saturday, for 15-25 hours per week (mostly afternoon to early evening) transporting foster children, supervising family visitations, light clerical work. 

Qualifications:

High school diploma or equivalent, along with a passion and desire to help children and families. Good driving record required and childcare experience preferred. Bi-lingual and culturally diverse persons encouraged to apply.

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

Full-time position providing individual case management to children with developmental disabilities. Job requires linking, monitoring, and coordinating services within the family system and the community. Services are provided in the home 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.

Kent School Services Network Site Team Clinician
Reports To: Kent School Services Network Supervisor
Beginning Pay: $35,000 - $40,000

Full time, year round position. LMSW/LLMSW or equivalent to provide individual and family therapy, crisis response, case management, and group services to children, adolescents, and their families in a school, home or community based setting. The Clinician will work as part of a team along with the Community School Coordinator and school personnel.  Clinicians will provide service during the school day, after school, and early evenings. 

Qualifications:

A minimum of 2 years of experience working with culturally diverse populations and state licensure are required. Bi-lingual persons encouraged to apply.

Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Reports To: Family Supports Services Coordinator
Beginning Pay: Based on Qualifications & Experience

Behavior Analysis is the systematic study of behavior. Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is the application of the principles of learning and motivation from Behavior Analysis, and the procedures and technology resulting from those principles, to the solution of problems of social significance.  A Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) provides and supervises behavior analysis, assessing individuals, most often on the Autism Spectrum (AS), with problematic behaviors, studies changes the environment has on behavior, and designs and implement plans to positively impact problematic behaviors.  This includes direct supervision of Behavior Technicians. 

Qualifications:

Current certification through the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) with at least one year of ABA experience and a Master’s Degree in behavior analysis, education, psychology, social work or related field required.

Residential House Supervisor
Reports To: Residential Program Manager
Beginning Pay: Salary Range TBD

The House Supervisor provides day-to-day management of the residents and staff residing and working at our Residential Campus.  The position will oversee a home of female, high school age residents.  Duties include orientation, training and evaluation of the Youth Development Specialists that provide care for the residents.  The House Supervisor will maintain the staff schedule and lead the team in daily activities and programming. 

Application Deadline: April 9, 2018 @ 5PM

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree and 2 years residential experience is preferred though not required.  

Food Service Assistant
Reports To: Operations Manager
Beginning Pay: $13.00 - $15.00 / hour

APPLICATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2018

Part time - 20 hours per week

Working under the supervision of the Operations Manager, the Food Service Assistant is responsible for providing hands-on assistance to the food service program on the residential campus.  The Food Service Assistant works in conjunction with the Food Service Specialist and other administrative staff in the completion of assigned duties including inventory, purchasing and ordering, safe handling, preparing, and storing procedures, reporting, etc.

Qualifications:

High school diploma or equivalent required. Previous food service experience preferred and ServSafe certification a bonus.

IT - Help Desk Technician
Reports To: IT Manager
Beginning Pay: 32,000 - 36,500

The Help Desk Technician will provide tier one IT support to D.A. Blodgett – St. John’s staff in a multi-campus environment.  The Help Desk Technician will respond to support calls and help desk tickets that include, but not limited to the diagnostics and repair of laptops, desktops, smart phones, desk phones, printers and AV equipment.  The Help Desk Technician will become an expert at workstation deployment and delivery along with file server backups.  The Help Desk Technician must be able to manage multiple tasks while providing the highest level of customer service and professionalism.  The Help Desk Technician will report to the IT Program Manager.

Qualifications:

Associate’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology with a Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Foster Care Supportive Visitation Visit Coach
Reports To: Foster Care Supportive Visitation Visit Coach
Beginning Pay: $30,000 - $34,000

Application Deadline: April 27, 2018

Full-time flexible schedule position working in our Foster Care Supportive Visitation Program providing remote, intensive and individualized parent-child visit services to families within the Montcalm, Ottawa, Kent, Ionia, Allegan and Barry counties whose children are in foster care and where reunification is the case goal. General activities include: in-home parenting education, observing parent-child interactions, and giving helpful feedback to the parent before and after each session.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in human services with specialized study in the area of parenting, child development, or related area required, as well as a minimum of one year field experience working with multi-problem families. Knowledge of the Bavolek Nurturing Parenting Program, the Adult-Adolescent Parenting Inventory (AAPI) and the Nurturing Skills Competency Scale preferred.