Available Positions

The Youth Opportunity Center, Inc., exists to help troubled children and their families. We seek to teach socially acceptable behavior, instill emotional stability, and guide the reunification of families. In addition, we aim to protect the child, the family, and the community from negative life events.

Our goal is to assist families in breaking the cycle of dependency in the child welfare and juvenile justice system by relieving future legal and financial interventions. Ultimately, we want to be recognized as an outstanding residential treatment facility, offering a full range of flexible services that effectively assists our clients to meet their changing needs.

We achieve our mission through an organized group of caring, drug-free staff members who have been thoroughly screened and trained.  If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career, here are a few opportunities that are currently available:

Child Care Specialist :

We are accepting applications for Part-time Child Care Specialists to work with at-risk youth in a residential treatment setting.  Applicants must be 21 years of age or older; have a high school diploma or GED; and a valid driver’s license.  Experience in childcare or completion of related college courses preferred. Applicants must be available to work our 2nd shift (2p-11p) or 3^rd shift (10:30p-6:30a) with weekend availability. Part-time positions without a college degree start at $8.00/hr.

PAID training will take place over a two-week period of which you must be available Monday-Friday from 8:00A-5:00P.

Successful candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screen and a complete criminal history background check, which includes information from the FBI, Department of Child Services (DCS), Child Protective Services (CPS), and the National Sex Offender registry.

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