3rd Shift Youth Treatment Specialist (Part-Time)

Company: Wedgwood Christian Services
Location: Grand Rapids
Posted on: February 16, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description 3rd Shift Youth Treatment Specialist (PT) - Audere Home What you’ll do Working in one of our residential homes alongside our experienced care team, you’ll implement individual treatment plans tailored to meet the needs of youth ages 15-18 in our program. You’ll ensure the safety of each child, and assist in skill preparation for those who are preparing for independent or community living. Compensation Collaboration As a team member, you will earn up to $22.50 per hour with a generous benefits package You’ll join a passionate, purposeful, and collaborative team who is committed to doing what it takes to give youth a brighter future. Where healing begins. The teens who come to live at Wedgwood often have little sense of what a loving home feels like. As a Wedgwood Youth Treatment Specialist, you can help instill the compassion, self-worth, and optimism that our residents need to overcome their trauma, addiction, and behavioral health issues. You’ll work alongside our expert clinical care team to mentor residents, building relationships utilizing trauma-informed care techniques, helping them develop healthy life skills, and teaching teens to use their voices for position outcomes. By consistently showing up for our residents, you can help transform lives and have an impact on generations to come. Hours: Every other weekend (Saturday and Sunday), 11pm-7am. Responsibilities: Perform bed checks at least every 15 minutes within the residential program. Document accurate records and reports on bed checks and client behaviors. Strive to create a therapeutic milieu: an environment marked by warmth, empathy and respect. Provide a stable, positive role model for residents, while maintaining a primary helping relationship with residents. Support behavior-management efforts through timely use of verbal de-escalation, crisis-intervention techniques, and non-violent physical interventions when necessary for safety. Instruct residents in social, physical, and daily living skills. Assure residents have adequate clothing and personal supplies; monitor, purchase and distribute these items as assigned. Assist in meal preparation as needed. Dispense medications at prescribed intervals as assigned. Transport residents as needed. Provide immediate basic first aid and consult medical personnel, if necessary, for any injuries sustained. Know and support all agency policies and procedures and all policies and procedures of the program to which they are assigned. Qualifications: Applicant must be at least 20 years of age High school diploma required Must have a valid driver’s license Additional education and/or certification in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or a related field preferred. Prior experience supervising at risk youth is preferred Ability to pivot, bend, twist and stoop while bearing weight of individuals served. Ability to lift 50 lbs. non-stationary weight through the approved technique is required. Subscription to the Statement of Faith of Wedgwood Christian Services and agreement with the goal, purpose, and objective of the agency. Benefits: 403(b) retirement plan with employer match. Pet insurance Legal insurance A Locally Partnered Employee Assistance Program Direct deposit Federal Student Loan Forgiveness through PSLF Paid Holidays No-cost, employer paid training and re-certification provided to staff Wedgwood has full gymnasium and state-of-the art 24-hour wellness center filled with a wide variety of workout equipment, available to staff at no cost. Walking trail that leads around the beautiful campus. Through community partnerships, Wedgwood employees and in some cases family members, are eligible for application and tuition fee discounts for several local colleges and universities. Wedgwood Christian Services Since 1960, Wedgwood Christian Services has been dedicated to boldly taking on the toughest problems facing children and families through residential care, counseling services and community programs. Leaning on our faith and core values of integrity, compassion, excellence, and diversity, we tackle the crucial work of supporting and restoring the wellbeing of all those who call West Michigan home. Mission: Wedgwood Christian Services extends God's love to youth, adults, and families through professional counseling and educational services. Core Values: Integrity, Compassion, Excellence, and Diversity

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