Job Description

3rd Shift Youth Treatment Specialist (Part-Time) | Residential Behavioral Health

Zondervan Program | Boys Ages 14-18

Why Wedgwood?

Since 1960, Wedgwood Christian Services has been dedicated to boldly taking on the toughest mental health and behavioral health problems in West Michigan. We serve children, teens, families, and adults through residential care, counseling services, and community programs.

Join a Trauma-Informed Residential Treatment Team

We are seeking a 3rd Shift Youth Treatment Specialist to provide overnight care within our residential behavioral health program serving adolescent boys (ages 14-18). Many of the boys in our Zondervan Program have never experienced consistent safety or stability.

As a Youth Treatment Specialist on 3rd shift, you will help create a safe, calm, and structured environment overnight—ensuring residents feel secure while supporting their ongoing growth and stability. Your presence provides consistency and reassurance during critical hours of care.

If you are passionate about behavioral health, trauma-informed residential care, and making a meaningful impact through consistency and support, we invite you to apply.

Schedule:

• Every other weekend (Saturday & Sunday), with opportunities to pick up shifts
• Hours: 11pm-7am

Compensation:

• $20.50 - $22.50/hour
• Time-and-a-half pay for hours worked on holidays
• Employer-paid training and re-certification

What You’ll Do

Working alongside our residential care team, you will:

• Conduct routine bed checks (at least every 15 minutes) to ensure resident safety and well-being
• Accurately document bed checks, observations, and resident behaviors
• Maintain a calm, structured, and therapeutic overnight environment
• Serve as a consistent, positive role model and build supportive relationships with residents
• Utilize verbal de-escalation, crisis intervention, and safe physical interventions when necessary
• Support youth in developing social, emotional, and daily living skills
• Assist with basic household responsibilities, including light meal preparation and maintaining a home-like environment
• Administer medications as assigned and support health and wellness needs
• Provide basic first aid and coordinate with medical personnel when needed
• Transport residents as required
• Ensure residents have necessary clothing and personal care items
• Follow all agency and program policies, procedures, and documentation standards

Background & Qualifications

Required:

• At least 20 years of age
• High school diploma or GED
• Valid driver’s license
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. and safely perform physical interventions when necessary
• Alignment with Wedgwood’s Statement of Faith, vision and values

Preferred Education:

• Social Work (BSW in progress or completed)
• Psychology
• Counseling
• Human Services
• Child Development
• Criminal Justice (youth focus)
• Behavioral Health or related field

Preferred Experience:

• Residential treatment (adolescents or adults)
• Behavioral health or mental health settings
• Juvenile justice or youth-serving programs
• Crisis intervention or trauma-informed environments
• Group homes, inpatient, or community mental health

Benefits Include:

• 403(b) with employer match
• Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Insurance
• On-site gymnasium & 24-hour wellness center
• Tuition discounts through community partnerships
• Employee Assistance Program
• Beautiful on-campus walking trail