Youth Care Professional

Embark on a Journey of Care and Impact: Join Us as a Youth Care Professional at Everstand!

Imagine a role where every day brings the opportunity to transform lives, build trust, and create a lasting impact. At Everstand, we’re on a mission to provide trauma-informed care, instilling safety, empathy, and resilience in the lives of young individuals. We are searching for compassionate, dedicated Youth Care Professionals to join our team and help shape brighter futures.

Who We Are
Everstand is a haven for youth seeking stability and guidance. Through our core values—safety, empathy, relationships, and impact—we empower young people to overcome challenges and thrive. Our interdisciplinary team works tirelessly to ensure each resident feels seen, heard, and supported.

The Role You’ll Play
As a Youth Care Professional, you will be the cornerstone of our trauma-informed programming. You’ll:

• Foster meaningful connections with residents, serving as a trusted guide in their journey toward recovery.


• Model life skills and social behaviors, teaching empathy, communication, and conflict resolution.


• Provide compassionate care, assisting with daily activities and ensuring a safe, supportive environment.


• Collaborate with a dynamic team to implement individualized care plans and promote academic and personal growth.


• Act as a role model of inclusion, partnering with our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion committee to honor differences and amplify voices.

Whether it’s through leading group discussions, supporting academic pursuits, or encouraging creative expression, you will help our residents discover their strengths and achieve their potential.

What We’re Looking For
Your background could include a 1 years of related experience and a High School Diploma, Associate's degree (or equivalent experience) or a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or Human Services. More importantly, you bring:

• A heart full of empathy and a commitment to trauma-informed care.


• The resilience to handle challenging situations and the creativity to find solutions.


• A willingness to learn, grow, and adapt as part of a team.


• The ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including occasional travel and flexible shifts.

Why You’ll Love Working Here
At Everstand, we don’t just transform lives—we build careers. From ongoing training and certifications to a supportive, inclusive workplace, we invest in your success. You’ll have the chance to:

• Make a tangible difference in the lives of young people.


• Work alongside a passionate, diverse team committed to shared values.


• Grow personally and professionally in an environment that values kindness, problem-solving, and teamwork.

Join Us Today!
This is more than a job, it’s a calling. If you’re ready to be a source of hope, healing, and inspiration, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and start your journey as a Youth Care Professional at Everstand.

Work Environment:

This job operates in a treatment environment. This role can use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, and filing cabinets.

In the nature of being at a residential and school living environment, there may be times you experience conditions in which challenging behavior can be exhibited from our youth to include but not limited to, physical agitation, physical violence and/or emotion outburst.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Due to the nature of the populations served, there is a physical component to behavioral interventions that requires the YCP to be able to safely perform physical restraints when necessary, as outlined and trained via Therapeutic Crisis Intervention and/or Safe Crisis Management.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This full-time role features varying hours depending on assigned shifts, with the schedule determined by the Unit Supervisor. It often requires extended hours, weekend work, and is essential during inclement weather. The position emphasizes the use of program-approved, youth-guided techniques to build a healthy, trusting relationship with residents, which, in alignment with Everstand’s Theory of Change, serves as the cornerstone for recovery and the development of lasting skills.

Travel

Travel, if needed, is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-area and overnight travel may be expected.

Maryland YCP’s may be required to work at various sites in the state, such as Hagerstown, Lotus, Denton, Colesville, and Baltimore. Everstand will assist with providing an agency vehicle for transportation (if not your usual location) or will provide milage reimbursement from your home Everstand location.

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