Youth Services Worker

Full Job Description

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Division of State-Operated Specialty Care, Bureau of State Training School (STS) is seeking a Youth Services Worker (YSW) to join our team!

This is a full-time opportunity with a 10-hour shift/4 days per week typically consisting of evenings and weekends.

In addition to the base pay, there is an available shift differential of $0.90 per hour for second shift and $1.00 per hour for third shift.

We also offer opportunity for advancement, growth, and development.

YSWs assist with the daily activities of students and maintaining order in their living units.

These positions provide leadership and structure through regular interaction, guidance, and monitoring and portray good role modeling skills in language, behavior, and attitude.

YSWs work with students during recreation and leisure time activities, teaching sportsmanship, fairness, decision-making, and emotional control.

These positions escort students to programs on campus, communicate effectively to facilitate and participate in various aspects of treatment programs, and provide transportation for students if needed.

YSWs help create a safe environment using visual observation, hearing, and effective awareness skills and ensure that students receive emergency medical assistance when needed.

Staff in this position will perform physical control and restraint of students using trained techniques and methods, assist in searches for missing students, monitor contraband, document headcounts, report security lapses or breakdowns, and perform other actions as needed for the safety of students and staff.

Applicants will be required to complete a background check to be considered for this position.

STS offers a holistic social, behavioral, psychiatric, academic, and vocational program that utilizes evidence-based practices to provide a secure setting, rooted in treatment, for males ages 12 to 18 years old who have been adjudicated delinquent.

STS provides individualized treatment plans and offers comprehensive education with the goal of successfully transitioning young men back into the community.

If you enjoy rewarding yet challenging work and helping young men find stability in their lives and security in their future, this is this the right job for you.

Your work at STS has the potential to help pull these young men together and change their futures.

For more STS info: https://hhs.iowa.gov/family-community/specialty-care-facilities/state-training-school

Benefits of Joining STS

Working for the State of Iowa comes with its perks. In addition to a competitive salary, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being and professional growth.

For additional information on benefits click here.

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Working at STS comes with a special perk! This location offers access for staff to the impressive on-campus gym during off student hours.

This includes 3 full size basketball courts, two fully stocked weight rooms with machine and free weights, showers, and lockers.

We also provide a cardio room for staff only featuring exercise mats and advanced treadmills and stationary bikes. Usage of these resources is completely free for all STS staff.

Eldora Highlights

STS is located in Eldora, a quaint community with a population of approximately 2,800 residents, located in north central Iowa.

Eldora is an Iowa River Greenbelt Community and the Iowa River Greenbelt Scenic Drive winds through a picturesque landscape of valleys, woods, and streams.

With easy access to the Iowa River and Pine Lake, outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy hiking, kayaking, canoeing, hunting, and fishing, as well as the many educational opportunities, cultural activities, and entertainment events nearby, including a picturesque 9-hole golf course surrounded by Pine Lake State Park.

Eldora is 45 minutes away from Ames and Cedar Falls, 30 minutes from Marshalltown, and only 20 minutes from Iowa Falls. Des Moines, Iowa’s capital, is just 1 hour and 15 minutes away.

The State of Iowa is an EEO/AA Employer

HHS values those with “lived experience” and encourages adults who were fostered as youth, foster parents, and/or parents who were in the HHS system to apply.

Minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply (Hearing and Speech Impaired – Relay Iowa 1-800-735-2942 TDD).

E-Verify and Right to Work

The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.

Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States.

The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization.

For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.

Qualifications

Graduation from high school or G.E.D.;experience equal to two years of full-time work in a youth service program working directly in the treatment of adjudicated, at risk, or other youths needing service or assistance.

For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description and minimum qualifications.

Additional Information

Designated positions in this job class require applicants and/or incumbents to possess a valid driver's license.