Urban Strategies

The Youth Care Worker is responsible for the meaningful engagement of unaccompanied children (UC’s), with the aim of meeting their developmental, cultural, and care needs by ensuring their day to daycare, actively participating in program activities, supporting the UC’s case plan and developing their personal skills.   Minimum Qualifications High School Diploma or GED equivalent; 12 months of experience working with young people; a driver’s license and knowledge of MS Office 365 Bilingual English/Spanish Competencies : Understands importance of proactive, can mediate conflict, approaches the workplace with a team approach             What You’ll Be Doing Ensuring a safe home for UC’s.  Provide line of sight and sound supervision of children in order to be counted towards ratio requirements.  Supervise children in order to be counted towards ratio requirements.  Provide new and challenging opportunities for development.  Encourage and assist in learning competencies for independence.  Encourage and engage clients in educational and social activities.  Facilitate community access and integration.  Maintain tracking documents, logs, and reporting requirements.  Work as a team with other Youth Care workers and shift supervisors to promote a safe and healthy environment for the UC.  Adhere to Case Plan for assigned UC with direction from Caseworkers and/or supervisors.  Support appropriate cultural activities.  Other duties as assigned.   

Minimum Qualifications   ·       BA/BS Degree in Child Development with Infant and Toddler Development ·       Minimum two (2) years of successful experience as an infant/toddler teacher or caregiver - 12 grades. ·       Basic computer skills ·       Florida State Teacher Certification  ·       Must be certified in teaching English as a Second Language or Teaching English to Speaker of other Languages. ·       Must be able to work flexible hours, holidays, and weekends. ·       Able to supervise clients indoors and outdoors. ·       Must have a Valid Driver’s License, Personal Vehicle, and Liability Insurance required. ·       Bilingual (English/Spanish) Preferred Qualifications   ·       Knowledge of Early Childhood Education models and standards. ·       Bachelors degree in the field of Education, Kinesiology, Elementary/ Early Childhood Education.  ·       Master’s degree in Education           What You’ll Be Doing   Provide direct education formation to one cohort of youth. Maintain sensitivity to the culture of each youth. Focus educational interventions on the initial outcomes of educational assessment conducted when each youth is admitted to the program. Attend and monitor education field trips. Attend required staff meetings and trainings. Upon request, this role may be required to travel with UAC, 14 and under, to locations in the United States. Other duties as assigned.  

The Health Service Coordinator organizes and coordinates medical services with Health Care Providers for Unaccompanied Children (UC) including specialty, dental, vision and hearing services, laboratory, imaging services, and processes Treatment Authorization Requests (TARS) and updates via the Office of Refugee and Resettlement (ORR) UC Portal. This employee works closely with Health Care Providers, Dental Providers, Program Director, Assistant Program Center Director, Youth Care Supervisors, Case Management, and Clinical Departments.