Youth Services Aide (Overnights)-2026-00482

Youth Services Aide (Overnights) - 2026-00482

Salary: $17.01 - $18.90 Hourly Location: Sheridan, WY Job Type: Permanent Full-time Job Number: 2026-00482 Department: Department of Family Services Division: Wyoming Girls School Opening Date: February 13, 2026 Closing Date: Continuous FLSA: Non-Exempt Job Classification: SOYS03

Description and Functions

The Wyoming Girls' School (WGS) is a therapeutic and educational facility for the treatment of court-ordered delinquent girls ages 12-21 years. The mission of the Wyoming Girls School is to provide therapeutic and educational services for the development and treatment of girls in a safe, nurturing, and trauma-responsive community. This position provides supervision and monitoring of youth during the night shift (10:00 p.m. - 8:00 a.m.).

Working for the State of Wyoming

Working for the State of Wyoming offers more than a paycheck. Our total compensation package includes:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation, sick leave, FMLA, and holidays
• Retirement - Pension and 457B plans that help you build a secure future
• Flexible schedules and work-life balance options
• Meaningful work that makes a difference for Wyoming communities

Essential Functions

The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function that may be performed at the job level.

• Utilizes cameras and physical visual checks to monitor students while they are sleeping, maintaining these checks on a frequent basis.
• Documents unusual events.
• Monitors physical plant, focusing on safety issues.
• During morning hours, assists in preparing the students for cleaning, breakfast, hygiene, collecting urinalysis, and physical training/educational group activities, and school.
• Provides support and assistance to students.
• Completes building & perimeter checks on a frequent basis.
• Promptly responds to emergency or crisis situations.
• Applies physical and non-physical intervention skills in crisis situations.

Qualifications

• Preference may be given to applicants with a high school diploma, plus one year of work experience with the public or youth.
• Knowledge of physical and non-physical intervention skills in crisis situations.
• Skills in observation, basic report writing, and verbal/non-verbal communication.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma
• Experience: 0-1 year of progressive work experience (typically in Youth Services) OR Education & Experience Substitution: 1-2 years of progressive work experience (typically in Youth Services)
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: None Necessary
• Special Requirements: Must remain awake and alert during shift, complete the mandatory State of Wyoming and Wyoming Girls School Training.

Physical Working Conditions

• Must remain awake and alert during shift
• Must complete the mandatory State of Wyoming and Wyoming Girls School Training

Notes

• All positions within the Department of Family Services will require a background information check, Including the taking of fingerprints, which will be completed through the Wyoming Department of Criminal Investigation, the Department of Family Services, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for every successful applicant.
• Supplemental Information: Click here to view the State of Wyoming Classification and Pay Structure. Click here to view the State of Wyoming Total Compensation Calculator.

State of Wyoming Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities. Class Specifications are subject to change, please refer to the A & I HRD Website to ensure that you have the most recent version.

Working for the State of Wyoming

Working for the State of Wyoming means more than a job - it's a stable, rewarding career that lets you make a difference while enjoying a great quality of life. Employees enjoy:

• Comprehensive health coverage - medical, dental, and vision plans for you and your family
• Voluntary Benefits - including life insurance for you and family members, ambulance, pet insurance, short/long-term disability, flex spending and health savings accounts
• Multiple retirement options - including the Wyoming Retirement System and a 457B account, helping you plan for long-term financial security
• Generous paid leave and flexible schedules - vacation, sick leave, paid FMLA and 11 paid holidays each year
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility - for those with qualifying student loans
• Training and professional development - to support your career growth and advancement
• Employee Assistance Program - Includes paid short-term counseling, legal, financial and work-life benefits and select employee discounts
• Wellness Program - Earn paid time off and incentives by focusing on your personal health

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