Overnight Worker-Juvenile Youth

3/13/2026

The Overnight Worker is responsible for safeguarding the health and welfare of male youth aged 12-18 residing in the facility, ensuring overall campus safety, and providing direct supervision for youth and staff security. Key duties include conducting mandatory, frequent bed checks, documenting student information nightly, and performing periodic security checks for contraband.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

201-500 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

About The Company

Highfields, Inc. is a nonprofit human services organization dedicated to creating positive change in the lives of children, youth and families through counseling and support services. Highfields began in 1962 as a residential program for at-risk boys and has since expanded to serve about 8,000 people in 13 mid-Michigan counties. We offer a large variety of counseling, training, intervention and support services. Our mission is to provide opportunities to children, youth and their families to be more responsible for their own lives and to strengthen their relationships with others. Our vision is to create a brighter future for children, youth, families and their communities.

About the Role

The Residential Overnight Worker safeguards the health and welfare of male youth (ages 12-18) in residence, the overall safety of the campus and its property, and provides supervision for the care, welfare, safety and security of youth and fellow staff.

Male Workers Really Needed due to the unique environment of being a male only facility.

This is a full-time position working 40 hours weekly. Shifts are either Sunday-Thursday OR Tuesday-Saturday

The work hours are 11:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m.

**You will receive medical, dental and vision insurance coverage, a 401(k) program, paid time off of 20 days annually, 13 paid holidays and a wide range of other benefits with this position.

Minimum Qualifications / Experience:

Minimum high school diploma.
Dependable, reliable individual.
Able to be alert and awake during the night shift.

Essential Functions:

Arrive on duty each night on time, at the beginning of an assigned shift.
Remain alert, awake, and available throughout the entire shift.
Conduct and document bed checks of all students no less than every ½ hour throughout the night.
Convey any special information concerning students directly to other staff at the change of shift.
Conduct periodic security checks of the house for contraband.
Assure that counseling sessions and any other documents are entered into database nightly.
Awaken students only at the designated times through approved methods and remember that doing this sets the tone for the entire day.
Attend scheduled team meetings (quarterly).
Performs other duties as assigned.
Complete all training requirements for the position

Knowledge or Experience:

General understanding of adolescent behavior.
Understands and utilizes agency approved de-escalation and physical management policies and procedures.
Must be open to new ideas, methods and situations.
Shall be a person of good character who possesses the health, emotional stability, maturity and strength to carry out assigned duties.
Ability to show sensitivity to the service populations’ cultural and socioeconomic characteristics

**Physical requirements of the position is attached

Key Skills

Youth SupervisionSecurity ChecksDocumentationDe-escalationPhysical ManagementAdolescent BehaviorReliabilityAlertnessTime ManagementCultural Sensitivity