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Youth Care Worker 1st Shift

Urban Strategies LLC·San Benito, Texas

$21 - $21/hr·Full Time·On Site·0-2 yrs·Posted 6 days ago
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About the role

The Youth Care Worker is responsible for the daily care, supervision, and meaningful engagement of unaccompanied children to meet their developmental and cultural needs. They must maintain safety, support case plans, and facilitate educational and social activities while working collaboratively with the team.

Job Description: Youth care worker

Job title

Youth Care Worker 1st Shift

PROGRAM

Refugio Unaccompanied Children Shelter

Reports to

Program Director

SALARY

$21.46

Location: San Benito, Texas

JOB TYPE

Full-Time

Work schedule: Up to 6 Days per Week Days per week, 40 Hours per week, 12 Months per year

General Description

The Youth Care Worker is responsible for the meaningful engagement of unaccompanied children (UC’s), with the aim of meeting their developmental, cultural, and care needs by ensuring their day to daycare, actively participating in program activities, supporting the UC’s case plan and developing their personal skills.

About you

The ideal candidate for our program is

  • A self-motivated and dedicated person who is excited and passionate about helping infants, toddlers, and families grow in development and in education.
  • You are a personable, energetic, and empathetic leader who can manage multiple staff, managers, and multiple projects in a prior project in a prioritized manner to meet our internal Urban Strategies goals of all current Head Start Performance Standards.

Minimum Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or GED equivalent; 12 months of experience working with young people; a driver’s license and knowledge of MS Office 365
  • Bilingual English/Spanish
  • Competencies: Understands importance of proactive, can mediate conflict, approaches the workplace with a team approach
  • What you’ll be doing
  • Ensuring a safe home for uc’s.
  • Provide line of sight and sound supervision of children in order to be counted towards ratio requirements.
  • Supervise children in order to be counted towards ratio requirements.
  • Provide new and challenging opportunities for development.
  • Encourage and assist in learning competencies for independence.
  • Encourage and engage clients in educational and social activities.
  • Facilitate community access and integration.
  • Maintain tracking documents, logs, and reporting requirements.
  • Work as a team with other youth care workers and shift supervisors to promote a safe and healthy environment for the uc.
  • Adhere to case plan for assigned uc with direction from caseworkers and/Or supervisors.
  • Support appropriate cultural activities.
  • Other duties as assigned.

About urban strategies

Urban Strategies exists to equip, resource and connect faith- and community-based organizations so that all children and families can reach their full potential. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., our team serves in the U.S. mainland, Puerto Rico, and Central America.

Company culture

Our work is driven by our three core values

1.

Authentic Relationships are foundational to our work and move beyond a transactional nature to truly know people.

They serve as opportunities for mutual development and growth and are based on the belief that all people have inherent dignity and worth.

2.

Servant Leadership is rooted in an other-centric mindset that informs the way one leads and builds up individuals, families, and communities.

3.

Intentional Compassion describes a deliberate commitment to understand, formulate strategic responses, and activate others to reach their full potential.

Benefits

  • Remote work for eligible positions.
  • Medical and Dental is paid 95% by company and 5% by employee (individual or family).
  • Vision is covered 100% (individual or family).
  • 401K matched contributions up to 4%.
  • Employee Assistance Program.
  • Vacation time is generous but varies depending on program and position.
  • 9 Sick Days and 11 Holidays.
  • Every teammate gets long and short-term disability free.
  • Positions that require laptops, the company provides one.
  • Positions that require cellphone, company issues one.
  • PERKS
  • Meaningful employee engagement programs.
  • Education discounts (BA-PhD) with a variety of education partners.
  • OTHER
  • Employment is conditional pending satisfactory results of all required tests and background checks. For any inquiries about background checks, visit https://info.flclearinghouse.com [https://info.flclearinghouse.com]

Urban Strategies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or other legally protected classifications under applicable federal, state and local legal protections.

To apply

Please visit www.urbanstrategies.us/careers [http://www.urbanstrategies.us/careers]

Contact us with any questions at Recruiting at symbol urbanstrategies.us [Recruiting@urbanstrategies.us]

Equal Opportunity Employer

Requirements

Candidates must have a High School Diploma or GED and at least 12 months of experience working with young people. Proficiency in both English and Spanish is required, along with a valid driver's license and familiarity with MS Office 365.

  • high school
  • Teamwork
  • Documentation
  • Reporting
  • Bilingual
  • English
  • Spanish
  • MS Office 365
  • Cultural competency
  • Conflict mediation
  • Child supervision
  • Youth care
  • Case plan support

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
0-2 yrs
Salary
$21 - $21/hr
Location
San Benito, Texas
Posted
Aug 5, 2026
Application
Employer website
US

Hiring organization

Urban Strategies LLC

Urban Strategies LLC provides strategic planning, advocacy counsel and government affairs to major companies, non-profit organizations and cause-related efforts by building a specialized team of top professionals.

Salary listed on 7 jobs
IndustryPublic Policy Offices
TypePrivately Held
Size2-10 employees
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Market context

Texas Youth Care Work Is Often In Demand

In Texas, Youth Care Worker roles often draw steady demand in residential, behavioral health, and youth services settings. Competition can be strong because employers typically look for experience with young people, bilingual English-Spanish communication, and practical skills like MS Office 365, along with a valid driver’s license. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm your experience with youth care and your schedule fit before applying.

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