Bethany Christian Services USA
Location
Kalamazoo, Michigan
The Residential Youth Specialist oversees daily routines and implements treatment components for youth in a sexual offender treatment program. They provide residential advocacy, monitor goal attainment, and ensure a safe, structured environment through consistent intervention.
Candidates must be bilingual in English/Spanish, at least 21 years old, and possess a high school diploma with at least one year of child welfare experience. Physical ability to perform restraints and the ability to pass extensive medical and criminal background checks are required.
Rooted in our Christian faith, Bethany Christian Services works to ensure children are safe, loved, and connected through family. Across 29 states, we strengthen families, support foster care and adoption, and walk alongside refugees with compassion. Here, living out your faith means using your gifts to bring hope and make a lasting impact.
Working at Bethany means joining a team of dedicated professionals with diverse skills, serving communities across the country. Together, we’re united in our Christian mission and these shared values: We’re motivated by our faith, we support one another, we champion justice, we pursue excellence, and we’re in it for the long haul. As a Residential Youth Specialist, you’ll help carry this mission forward and make a meaningful impact every day.
Market context
Michigan boy’s home residential youth specialist roles often draw candidates with child welfare experience, bilingual English-Spanish skills, and comfort with direct care in structured settings. These positions can be competitive because employers look for maturity, physical readiness for restraint procedures, and clear screening eligibility; the requirements and benefits on this platform are AI-summarized from the original job description, saving you research time. If you are considering applying, review your background, medical, and language qualifications first and be ready to explain your hands-on youth care experience.
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