Job Description

Location: Chicago, IL 60608 Date Posted: 08/29/2025 Category: Residential Education: High School Diploma/GED

SUMMARY OF CLIENT'S DESCRIPTION OF THIS OPPORTUNITY
The Youth Care Worker provides direct care services, supervises and ensures the safety of youth in a residential environment. Responsibilities include acting as an advocate, educator, coach and role model for the youth.
Completing operational routines in the residential environment and engaging in activities with the youth. There are three levels of YCW (I, II, III).

This position is located in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago.

*Helps program participants to modify attitudes and patterns of behavior by increasing understanding of self, personal strengths and challenges. Ensures participants follow implemented Individual Service Plans, point and level systems, and behavior mentorship plans.
*Supervises and ensures safety of the youth in the milieu during the assigned shift.
*Maintains established program staff to participant ratio within the program and during off site/ outdoor appointments, trips, activities.
*Responsible for timely and accurate documentation (e.g. incident reports, contact with Youths' families, log entries, e-mail, and contact with on-call supervisor). Submits such documentation to the supervisor/manager within the designated time lines.
*Participates in professional development/supervision meetings.
*Utilizes Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) crisis de-escalation techniques as necessary.
*Follows foodservice sanitation standards for meal preparation, serving, storage and clean-up, as directed.

CLIENT'S REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
* HS/GED and 5+ years of experience working with at risk teens/adolescences.
* Or BA/BS + 6+ months of experience.
* Availability to work days, afternoons, or overnight shift and weekends.
* Relocation or housing assisance not available.
* MUST BE BI-LINGUAL - Spanish preferred or another language

DTG ADVANTAGES
* Establish a relationship with one of the nation's largest referral agencies for behavioral-health.
* Compensation processed weekly.
* Increase or decrease your schedule at your discretion: choose opportunities that best fit your schedule.
* Accessibility to grow professionally.
* Access to a broad array of client opportunities.

DTG'S COMPANY OVERVIEW
Delta-T Group's mission is to provide cost-effective, reliable referrals, and innovative staffing solutions, for the social services, behavioral health, allied health and special education fields, for the betterment of independent behavioral health professionals seeking new opportunities and those needing care and support.

Title: Bi-Lingual Youth Care Workers $18-$24/hr! Class: Residential Aide Type: INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR 1099 Ref. No.: 1253102-53 BC: #DTG105

Company: Delta-T Group Illinois, Inc. Contract Contact: Contract Submit Edu IL Office Email: [email protected] Office Phone: 800-500-8007 Office Address: 800 Enterprise Drive, Suite 131, Oak Brook, IL 60523

About Us: Each Delta-T Group office is separately incorporated. Delta-T Group is a referral service for self-employed independent contractors seeking behavioral healthcare education and social service supplemental marketplace opportunities. Delta-T cannot guarantee any number or duration of referrals or opportunities as a result of your registration. When and if opportunities become available, you may accept or decline such referrals at your sole discretion.

Job Tags

Contract work, For contractors, Self employment, Work at office, Relocation, Shift work, Night shift, Weekend work, Day shift, Afternoon shift,

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