Youth Group Leader , P11

Overview

The MDHHS mission is to provide opportunities, services, and programs that promote a healthy, safe, and stable environment for residents to be self-sufficient. We are committed to ensuring a diverse workforce and a work environment whereby all employees are treated with dignity, respect and fairness. MDHHS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan information is available to the public as part of our ongoing commitments.

• Works collaboratively with community and agency professionals.
• Provides leadership to staff and team.
• Collaborates with 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, performs, and/or attends training for facility staff.

Position Description and Job Specification are provided as part of the application process.

• Education
  :
  Possession of a bachelor’s or master’s 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 judgment 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.

As a Condition of Employment:

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 driver’s license.

The Department of Health and Human Services reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original date once a sufficient number of applications are received.

Questions related to this position may be directed to Pam Mlostek at  or by email at mlostekp.

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