Vincent Village - Youth Services Caregiver

We are excited to announce an opening for a part-time, year-round Youth Services Caregiver to join our team. This position is 20 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with the possibility of additional hours when children are out of session. This includes, but is not limited to, summer, spring, fall, and winter breaks. The starting pay rate is $13-15 per hour. This role is perfect for someone passionate about supporting children and youth. The caregiver will provide after-school supervision, assist with homework, and lead engaging age-appropriate activities that promote learning, creativity, and fun. If you love working with children and want to make a positive impact, we’d love to hear from you—apply today!

Youth Services Caregiver

• Part-time Monday through Friday, 2:45PM - 7:00PM
• Position is year-round; employee must live locally or within reasonable driving distance
• Hourly pay: $13.00-15.00, less taxes and deductions, depending on experience
• Must pass pre-employment screenings such as a background check(s), drug screen, and meet driving requirements for transporting youth
• Valid driver’s license and insurability through Vincent Village, Inc.’s insurance carrier is required

Purpose of Position
The Youth Services Caregiver supports the Youth Services Coordinator in providing safe, engaging, and age-appropriate programs for children and youth (5 to 18) in Vincent Village programs. This includes assisting with activity facilitation, supervision, transportation for field trips, and maintaining a positive, supportive environment that promotes each child’s well-being and development.

Applications completed in full, including full job history, will get priority review.

About Vincent Village
Vincent Village provides homeless families a long-term continuum of care, training, and resources with empathy, dignity, and accountability.

Vincent Village supports unsheltered families facing crisis due to domestic violence, eviction, rising rents, and health concerns. Our two-phase program helps families transition from crisis to self-sufficiency.

Phase I, the Vincent House Shelter, offers up to two years of transitional housing with intensive case management, focusing on crisis intervention, emotional support, and skill development. Phase II, the Village Community Rental Homes program, provides up to five years of housing with continued case management, rental subsidies, and support in financial planning, employment readiness, and education.

After stabilizing resident client housing through either the Vincent House Shelter or the Village Community Rental Homes, Vincent Villages focuses on serving clients through four priority areas: Health and Wellness, Employment and Financial Health, Transportation, and Family Resiliency.

For more on Vincent Village, please visit: https://vincentvillage.org/what-we-do

Details of Youth Services Caregiver Position

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, preparing, and running daily, weekly, and special programs (academic, recreational, artistic, and social-emotional)
• Lead assigned activities, ensuring they are safe, engaging, and inclusive
• Set-up and clean program spaces, maintaining organization and safety
• Supervise children during activities, free play, and transitions
• Build positive relationships with youth, provide homework help, encouragement, and conflict mediation
• Identify and report concerns or behavioral patterns to the Youth Services Coordinator
• Assist with meeting individual needs of participants
• Maintain attendance and assist with child file
• Help track supplies and program materials
• Communicate regularly with the Youth Services Coordinator
• Support communication with parents/guardians and collaborate with other Vincent Village staff
• Monitor program areas for safety, follow child protection policies, and assist in emergency drills
• Supervise youth on trips and events, ensuring safety and positive experiences
• Assist with permissions, scheduling, and transportation arrangements, including driving youth when required (following all safety protocols)

• High School Diploma or GED required; some college coursework in child-related fields preferred
• 1–2 years’ experience with children/youth in structured settings
• Will consider candidate with equivalent combination of education and related experience

• Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
• CPR/First Aid (or able to obtain within 60 days)
• Must pass pre-employment screenings such as a background check(s), drug screen, and meet driving requirements for transporting youth
• Valid driver’s license and insurability through Vincent Village, Inc.’s insurance carrier is required

• Constant exposure to work environment is typically controlled, agreeable, and in a non-smoking office, though travel may occasionally expose employee to inclement weather conditions; additionally, the work environment will take place outdoors as weather permits children to play outside
• Employee must be capable of constantly moving about and interacting with children in indoor and outdoor settings
• Employee will frequently need to position themselves to lower spaces or ground floor to interact with children
• Frequently move items up to twenty-five (25) pounds
• Frequently ascend/descend stairs
• Occasional activity associated with attending meetings within the organization
• Employee will frequently be required to audibly address/convey information to large groups of people in an indoor and outdoor settings
• Frequently communicate with others and/or express oneself via meetings, over the telephone, and through written channels
• Good reading comprehension, listening, verbal and written communication skills
• Constantly recognize and discern written material
• Frequently required to drive/operate a Vincent Village, Inc. owned vehicle

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.  This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive.  It is understood that if selected for this position, the employee will also perform other business duties as required by the immediate supervisor or by a person authorized to give instructions and assignments.  Vincent Village has the right to revise this job description at any time with or without notice. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at-will” relationship. 

Vincent Village provides Equal Employment Opportunities to all employees and applicants, including veterans and those with disabilities.

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