✨Join a group of passionate advocates on our mission to improve the lives of youth!  Rite of Passage Team is hiring for Para-Professional at Safe Passage in South Bend Indiana✨

 Safe Passage is a diagnostic and evaluation facility that works with youth ages 10 to 18.  A youth is referred to our program by a DCS case manager or a probation officer to seek a clinical assessment. The youth stay at our locked secure facility for 30 days while our psychologist completes a full diagnostic and assessment of the youth. Safe Passage's psychologist will update diagnosis, treatment plans, and future placement options. Youth will leave Safe Passage in the next 30 days after their assessment is completed going on to one of three places: back home with social services in place, to a foster care or group home, or to a residential facility to work on a youth's recommendations. 

Pay: starting at $17.50 per hour

 Perks & Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision and company paid Life Insurance within 90 days, and 401k match of up to 6% after 1 year of employment, Paid Time Off that can be used as soon as it accrues and more! ROP-benefits-and-perks-2

What you will do:  As a Para-Professional, you will be responsible for creating a lesson plan for each week, and teaching youth education based curriculum that will keep them learning while at Safe Passage. Education is not accredited while youth are completing the program at Safe Passage but the Para-Professionals teach classes of youth of different ages ranging from 10-18 subject matter that keep youth learning until they can return to a school for accredited learning. Para- Professionals also document youth behaviors and support the site overall. 

To be considered you should: Possess a High School Diploma or Equivalent  ~ Be at least 21 years of age ~ Be able to pass a criminal background check, drug screen (we no longer test for THC for pre-employment), physical, and TB test ~ Be able to pass a search of the child abuse central registry. 1 to 2 years experience is preferred. 

Schedule: 8am to 5pm with an hour break Monday through Friday. 

 Apply today and Make a Difference in the Lives of Youth!

 After 40 years of improving the lives of youth, we are looking for passionate advocates to continue the legacy of helping young people to become successful adults. As a Para-Professional, you will have the unique opportunity to create a positive, safe and supportive environment for the youth we serve while building a career rich in growth opportunities and self-fulfillment.

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