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Works collaboratively with community and agency professionals. Provides leadership to staff and team. Collaborates with staff and team members (Director Youth Residential Director Teachers Youth Specialist Supervisors and Youth Specialists). Attends team meetings. As part of the team the Youth Group Leader provides the direction for the delivery of individual group and family-oriented services to residents of the institution. Identifies locates schedules perform and/or attends training for facility staff.
Position Description
Job Specification
To be considered for this position you must:
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Education
Possession of a bachelors or masters degree with a major in social welfare social work sociology psychology family ecology family and child development counseling and guidance clinical mental health counseling or criminal justice.Youth Group Leader 9
This is the entry level. The employee performs a range of professional Youth Group Leader assignments while learning the methods of the work.
Youth Group Leader 10
This is the intermediate level. The employee performs an expanding range of professional Youth Group Leader assignments in a developing capacity.
Youth Group Leader P11
This is the experienced level. The employee performs a full range of professional Youth Group Leader assignments. Considerable independent judgement is used to make decisions in carrying out assignments that have significant impact on services or programs. Guidelines may be available but require adaptation or interpretation to determine appropriate courses of action.
Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the result.
Position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services Bay Pines Center 2425 North 30th Street Escanaba MI. 49829. The selected incumbent will be required to physically report to this office. Candidates should confirm work location and schedule at the time of the interview.Any individual with a felony conviction or who has a pending felony charge is ineligible for consideration for employment.
An applicant who has been convicted of any misdemeanor shall not be eligible for employment until two years subsequent to the completion of any sentence imposed including probation. Possession of a valid drivers license.
Questions related to this position may be directed to Pam Mlostek at or by email at
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Accommodations
If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or selection processes please contact the ADA coordinator for the agency that posted this position vacancy.