Youth Direct Care Specialist

We’re looking for a Youth Direct Care Specialist with a heart to guide, support, and walk alongside young lives who need it most. If you feel called to make a real difference — to disciple and mentor those facing challenges — we need you.

Join us in shaping futures, restoring hope, and building strong, lasting relationships. Your presence could be the turning point in someone’s life.

We are seeking individuals with past experience as a caregiver, Direct Care Professional, Resident Care Associates, Direct Care Staff, Health Care Aid, Behavioral Health Care Aid, Patient Care Assistants, Youth Caregiver, Supervisors, Managers and Leaders.

About Us:

Gracehaven is an Ohio based Christian nonprofit that operates a Therapeutic Group Home located in Central Ohio for youth who have experienced sexual exploitation and human trafficking. We are a dedicated team of Christian workers serving within a highly relational ministry model. Our team is supportive, collaborative, and engaged in the fight to bring hope to the hurting and healing to those who have been victimized through exploitation.

For us, it is not just the job you do. It's a calling. It’s the people and the work environment that contribute to a job well done. It’s the personal satisfaction of serving in a rewarding ministry that keeps you going. It’s the opportunity to grow both personally, spiritually, and professionally. It’s the chance to make a meaningful impact in the lives of youth and families. It is the privilege of getting to participate in the transformational work God does in the lives of those impacted by the challenging realities of human trafficking and to get to walk alongside the healing process of young people wrestling with complex trauma.

Our Goal:

To provide direct care to female residents with daily living skills, and supervising a team of staff members. The Youth Direct Care Specialist Supervisor will provide support in a trauma informed, caring and compassionate manner, and will also assist in supervision, monitoring, and facilitation of daily routines and activities. The YDCS Supervisor works well with a collaborative team setting and is interested in working for an organization that shares the same Christian values and integrity.

What is a Youth Direct Care Specialist?

A Youth Direct Care Specialist is responsible for the well-being of youth placed at Gracehaven's therapeutic group home. Youth Direct Care Specialists provide high quality, trauma informed, direct care to youth in the home and facilitate positive interactions with all individuals related to a youth's placement.

Key Responsibilities:

Build trust with Gracehaven residents

Establish safety for residents according to Gracehaven standards

Love residents unconditionally

Offer life-giving hope in a safe environment

Empower survivors

Gracehaven is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Columbus, Ohio, dedicated to supporting youth and families affected by sex trafficking. Established in 2008,

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