FT/PT Overnight Residential Care & Support, Arise Youth Center
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Lutheran Social Service
Sioux Falls, SD, US
Summary
Provide direct supervision and support for youth in a residential shelter and reception center. Maintain appropriate boundaries, teach coping skills, and complete accurate documentation and reports.
Job Description
Join a Mission-Driven Team
Each year, LSS impacts the lives of South Dakotans over 27,000 times through a diverse range of programs and services.
As one of South Dakota’s largest private nonprofit human service agencies, LSS serves individuals of all ages, faiths, races, and economic backgrounds with professional, confidential, and affordable services.
💰 Sign-On Bonus Available!
LSS Alternatives to Detention seeks Full-time and Part-time Overnight Residential Care & Support Workers who have a passion for working with justice involved youth.
If you are patient, empathetic, and enjoy a fast-paced work environment where two days are never the same, we encourage you to apply. #YouAreLSS
HOURS: Full-time 40 hour weeks
HOURS: Part-time 0-29 hour weeks
SHIFTS: Afternoon, evening, overnights and weekend hours.
SALARY: Dependent on education and experience.
BENEFITS: LSS is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.
Part-time Positions:
- 401(k) 3% match
- Employee Recognition
- Employee Assistance Program
- $300 part-time hiring bonus * external candidates only
Full-time Positions:
- $600 hiring bonus* external candidates only
- PTO Time Frontload Up to 24 Hours for benefit-eligible employees
- 8 Paid Holidays
- 401(k) 3% match
- Four Wellmark BCBS medical plan options with HSA & FSA options
- Dental and Vision plans
- Employer paid life insurance to provide support for your family
- Career development opportunities, hands-on training, and mentorship
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Eligibility
RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide supervision and support for youth in shelter care and reception center. A qualified applicant will provide direct client care, maintain/model appropriate boundaries, and teach applicable coping and problem-solving skills. Complete reports and documentation as necessary. Prepare accurate and timely documentation and reports as necessary. Assess client’s needs, and assist them with appropriate services, support, decisions, and plans.
QUALIFICATIONS: Residential Worker:
- Must have a High School Diploma, or GED.
- Experience working with children.
- Possess an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Be at least 21 years old and willing to complete agency background checks.
- Maintain a valid driver’s license or obtain one with approved driver status.
- Must successfully complete all agency background checks, which include checks to detect criminal convictions of behavior harmful towards children, spousal abuse, and drug or sex crimes.
QUALIFICATIONS: Residential Counselor:
- Hold a bachelor’s degree in behavioral or social sciences (preferred), OR
- Have completed at least 60 semester credits and have one year of experience working with children, OR
- Possess an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Be at least 21 years old and willing to complete agency background checks.
- Maintain a valid driver’s license or obtain one with approved driver status.
- Must successfully complete all agency background checks, which include checks to detect criminal convictions of behavior harmful towards children, spousal abuse, and drug or sex crimes.
LSS Expectations & Core Values
At LSS, we are committed to upholding the following values in all aspects of our work:
Compassionate – We engage with empathy and provide non-judgmental services.
Appreciative – We recognize and develop the strengths of our clients and employees.
Respectful – We build professional and collaborative relationships with clients, partners, and colleagues.
Ethical – We uphold high standards of integrity and quality in all actions.
Strategic – We anticipate and respond proactively to community needs.
LSS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Please note: As part of our hiring process and to meet accreditation requirements, applicants will be asked to complete a prescreen questionnaire.
*Hiring bonus available to external candidates only.
If you need accommodations filling out the application, please fill out the following form listing what accommodations are needed at LSS will address comments, questions or concerns.
LSS of SD is a statewide, multi-service non-profit human ministry organization.
Serving the state since 1920, LSS’s vision is that all people in South Dakota will be healthy, safe and accepted. At the heart of this vision is community collaboration, prevention and a continuum of 18 service lines dedicated to strengthening families and keeping children in their homes and communities.
LSS believes, and studies show, that when individuals are part of a strong, stable family, whether that is a traditional family or more unstructured natural supports, they are more likely to be successful—and this is woven into their mission throughout each service line.
Their wide range of services—including affordable and accessible mental health counseling, pregnancy counseling and adoption services, financial guidance, family stabilization programming, youth mentoring, residential services for children and youth, and alternatives to juvenile detention—enable a holistic approach to care and collaboration among service lines to best meet needs tailored to each individual, family and community.
We proudly serve people of all ages, faiths, races, and economic statuses, offering professional, confidential, and affordable services. LSS is active in various cohorts at both regional and national levels, staying at the cutting edge of best practices and innovative approaches in human services. Our services are licensed by the State of South Dakota and accredited by the Council on Accreditation, ensuring the highest standards of quality and accountability in all that we do.
Founded
1920
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Individual and Family Services
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Sioux Falls, SD
LSS of SD is a statewide, multi-service non-profit human ministry organization.
Serving the state since 1920, LSS’s vision is that all people in South Dakota will be healthy, safe and accepted. At the heart of this vision is community collaboration, prevention and a continuum of 18 service lines dedicated to strengthening families and keeping children in their homes and communities.
LSS believes, and studies show, that when individuals are part of a strong, stable family, whether that is a traditional family or more unstructured natural supports, they are more likely to be successful—and this is woven into their mission throughout each service line.
Their wide range of services—including affordable and accessible mental health counseling, pregnancy counseling and adoption services, financial guidance, family stabilization programming, youth mentoring, residential services for children and youth, and alternatives to juvenile detention—enable a holistic approach to care and collaboration among service lines to best meet needs tailored to each individual, family and community.
We proudly serve people of all ages, faiths, races, and economic statuses, offering professional, confidential, and affordable services. LSS is active in various cohorts at both regional and national levels, staying at the cutting edge of best practices and innovative approaches in human services. Our services are licensed by the State of South Dakota and accredited by the Council on Accreditation, ensuring the highest standards of quality and accountability in all that we do.
Founded
1920
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Individual and Family Services
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Sioux Falls, SD
