✨Join a group of passionate advocates on our mission to improve the lives of youth! Rite of Passage Team is hiring for a Group Leader at Uta Halee Academy in Omaha, Nebraska✨
Uta Halee Academy (UHA) is a female-specific, residential program that offers young women opportunities to build productive and meaningful futures for themselves and their communities. Through rigorous education, positive skill development, and individualized therapeutic interventions and treatment, we empower youth to reach their full potential. The facility features residential student dormitories, on-site schooling, a dining hall, and extracurricular opportunities for the students. Becoming a member of the UHA team is more than a job; it’s an opportunity to create a meaningful career with a mission-driven organization.
Pay: starting at $20/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 Group Leader, you will be operationally responsible for the safety, care, and around-the-clock supervision of students in the program, through the work performed by Senior Coach Counselors, Coach Counselors, and Night Coach Counselors. The Group Leader’s supervisory duties may also include participation in decisions to evaluate performance, reward or discipline other employees, or responsibility to direct them. The Group Leader exercises his/her authority daily by directing and supervising both students and staff to meet service expectations. This role involves direct care hours with at-risk youth to provide a supportive environment that addresses their needs.
To be considered you should: Have at least 60 hours of college education and/or military experience, if an external applicant~ Have at least 1 year in a supervisory role ~ Be at least 21 years of age ~ Be able to pass a criminal background check, drug screen, physical, and TB test ~ Be able to pass a search of the child abuse central registry.
Schedule: Looking to fill B shift with a schedule of 3.5/days on and 3.5 days off
Wednesday from 2 p.m. - 10 p.m., and Thursday - Saturday from 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
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 become successful adults. As a Group Leader, 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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Qualifications Behaviors Preferred Team Player: Works well as a member of a group Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well Experience Required Candidate must have at least 60 hours of college education and/or military experience plus 2 years of experience in a human service field. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThis employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
Skills Required
- At least 60 hours of college education and/or military experience for external applicants
- At least 1 year of supervisory experience
- At least 2 years of experience in a human service field
- Must be at least 21 years of age
- Pass a criminal background check
- Pass a drug screen
- Pass a physical examination
- Pass a TB test
- Pass a child abuse central registry search
What We Do
Rite of Passage is a leading national provider of programs and services for troubled and at-risk youth. With 35 years of experience in the juvenile justice industry, Rite of Passage has multiple service divisions that work with nearly 2,000 youth and families daily including schools, community-based services, academic-model programs, gender-specific treatment and secure facilities. The agency and its staff provide targeted services, skill-building opportunities and rich programming that promote youth success within their community, and for life.
