Youth Aide-6, 7, E8 - Delta County

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services mission is to provide opportunities, services, and programs that promote a healthy, safe, and stable environment for residents to be self-sufficient. We are committed to ensuring a diverse workforce and a work environment whereby all employees are treated with dignity, respect, and fairness. For more information, please visit MDHHS Diversity Equity and Inclusion Employees in this job perform a variety of supportive youth aide activities for delinquent or neglected youth in a residential facility. The work involves providing therapeutic or work-related experience individualized to each resident and includes supportive record-keeping functions. Activities include preparing meals for youth, staff, visitors, and for special functions. Prepare snacks according to the Department of Education guidelines. Provide leadership and instruction to residents in maintenance work on the pods, cleaning the building, grounds, kitchen assignments, and other tasks. Failure to complete any of the above items may result in your application not being considered. See instructions for attaching files here: Instructions Position Description Job Specification Education Education typically acquired through completion of high school. Experience Youth Aide 6 No specific type or amount is required. Youth Aide 7 One year of experience equivalent to a Youth Aide 6. Youth Aide E8 Two years of experience equivalent to a Youth Aide, including one year equivalent to a Youth Aide 7.

Preferred Experience:

Two years of general cooking experience. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process; including, but not limited to, responses to application questions, and responses to interview questions or exercises.

YOUR APPLICATION FOR ANY POSITION DOES NOT GUARANTEE YOU WILL BE CONTACTED BY THE DEPARTMENT/AGENCY FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION. ONLY THOSE APPLICANTS INTERVIEWED WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE RESULTS.

The preferred and appointed candidate will be subject to pre-employment, random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return-to-duty and follow-up drug and/or alcohol testing. This position is open to all applicants. Position(s) are located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan Children's Services Agency, Juvenile Justice, Bay Pines Center, 2425 North 30th Street, Escanaba, MI. 49829. Positions primarily are being filled as permanent-intermittent (hours may vary) with the possibility of going permanent full-time in the future but there is no guarantee. It is possible that some positions may be filled as limited term, as needed. If a position is filled as limited term, there is potential that it could become permanent (or permanent-intermittent) but it is never guaranteed. Traditionally employees in this position, average 40 hours per week; however overtime and full-time hours are not guaranteed. As a

Condition of Employment:

Possession of a valid driver's license. Any individual with a felony conviction, or who has a pending felony charge, is ineligible for consideration for employment. An applicant (who was not currently employed in a Bureau of Juvenile Justice facility prior to November 1, 2000) who has been convicted of any misdemeanor shall not be eligible for employment until two years subsequent to the completion of any sentence imposed, including probation. If you previously held status in this classification and departed within the last three (3) years, please contact Human Resources regarding your interest in a potential reinstatement. Reinstatement is not guaranteed or required. The Department of Health and Human Services reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received. For information on this posting contact Pam Mlostek at 906-789-7225 or email MlostekP@michigan.gov . Follow us on LinkedIn for more job opportunities. #MDHHSJobs #Veteranfriendly #CareersWithPurpose #CommunityHeroes MDHHS is proud to be a Michigan Veteran's Affairs Agency (MVAA) Gold level veteran-friendly.