Youth Services Worker

OK - Tulsa

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Job Description

Liberty of Oklahoma Corporation is now hiring direct care staff / direct support professionals for available "Habilitation Specialist" positions at the Laura Dester Children’s Center located at 7318 E. Pine Street in Tulsa, OK.

This is a challenging position which will require you to work directly with children and adolescents who have developmental disabilities, mental illness and behavioral challenges.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

  • Providing direct services and face-to-face care to children and adolescents
  • Ensuring clients are very well cared for and safe at all times
  • Continuously monitoring client activities, behaviors, health and safety
  • Providing appropriate interventions as necessary, when clients are at risk
  • Assisting clients with their activities of daily living – and helping them build related skills 
  • Helping clients to build pro-social skills, which will foster their independence and good health

You can choose to work one of the following available shifts options:

  • 6:15 am to 3:00 pm
  • 2:15 pm to 11:00 pm
  • 10:30 pm to 7:00 am

As a full-time employee of Liberty Healthcare in this role, you can expect:

  • Starting pay of $18.54 per hour (approximately $38,500 annually)
  • An increase to $19.83 per hour (approximately $41,200 annually) after 6 months of employment
  • An additional $1.00 per hour / shift differential for any hours worked between 6:00pm and 6:00am
 $1,000 sign-on bonus ($250 paid at the successful completion of new hire training + $750 paid after initial 6-months of employment)
  • 30 days of paid time off each year for holidays, vacation, sick leave, and personal days
  • Health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, disability insurance, and life insurance
  • Health Savings Account, 401k plan, and other perks

Full details on Liberty’s benefits plan are available at www.libertyhealthcare.com/upload/132.pdf

In addition, you can also expect:

  • Classroom training to help you become a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)
  • Valuable resume-building experience in the healthcare field
  • Advancement opportunities
  • High degree of job satisfaction from helping others

Skills & Requirements

You’re a good fit for a “Habilitation Specialist” position if you possess the following:

  • Ability to commit to one of the three schedule options noted above
  • Caring and compassionate attitude towards serving people who have disabilities
  • Willingness to submit to a comprehensive background check process

Per OK DHS licensing - applicants must be at least 21 years of age, and have a High School Diploma or GED at time of hire

Liberty Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity, equality and inclusion are among our deepest-held values. We work to create an environment that attracts real talent and we seek to motivate, inspire and recognize high performance among all employees. regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, or disability. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment.

If you’d like to apply in-person, stop by at your convenience and pick up a paper employment application in the foyer of the Center located at 7318 E. Pine Street in Tulsa.

If you want to make a difference in the lives of others and you’re looking for a real career opportunity - click “Apply” and submit your resume for immediate consideration.