Behavioral Health Respite Treatment Advocate; Delaware County
Listed compensation
$20.00 per hour
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Job DetailsJob Location: Delaware, Ohio 43015Position Type: ContingentEducation Level: High SchoolTravel Percentage: Road WarriorJob Shift: FirstJob Category: Nonprofit - Social ServicesBehavioral Health Respite Treatment Advocate; Delaware County Compensation: $20.00 per hour. This is a contingent position offering up to 19 hours per week Preferred Availability: Afterschool and Weekend Shifts Are you interested in a career in social services? Are you new or have experience working in this field? Are you a student or recent graduate seeking experience in mental and behavioral health? This position is a direct, hands on opportunity with great flexibility. Behavioral Health Respite Treatment Advocates with National Youth Advocate Program work closely with adolescents, youth, and children as well as families and community partners, to provide advocacy and support through behavior health and respite care for individuals with mental and behavioral health diagnoses in the home, community and office setting. Responsibilities may include transportation, participation in community activities, or one on one in home services. Responsibilities
- Participate in the development of the youth treatment/service plans
- Interact with the youth to develop a trusting, supportive relationship while assisting in achieving identified goals.
- Ability to provide oversight and participate in 1-on-1 activities with the client according to treatment plan.
- Ability to engage clients; document conversations and outcomes and submit paperwork for billing
- Identify outside resources and services in the community for youth development and goal attainment
- Must be willing to provide transportation for client(s) to and from outside locations and activities as needed. Minimum Qualifications
- 21 years of age or older.
- Associates Degree, Bachelor’s Degree or enrollment in an accredited Associates or Bachelor’s Program; Preferred, GED or High School Diploma; Required.
- Experience in child welfare; Preferred.
- Daily travel required with the willingness to meet clients on a flexible schedule or during non-traditional hours if needed; Availability for after school hours, evenings and weekends.
- Working, reliable telephone.
- Proficient use of desktop and laptop computers, smart phones and tablets, printers, fax machines and photocopiers as well as software including word processing, spreadsheet and database programs. Driving and Vehicle Requirements Valid driver’s license Reliable personal transportation Good driving record Minimum automobile insurance coverage of $100,000/$300,000 bodily injury liability Apply today! nyap.org Qualifications
An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.
Key Responsibilities
Advocates work closely with adolescents, youth, and families to provide advocacy and support through behavioral health and respite care, which may include transportation and one-on-one in-home services. Responsibilities involve participating in treatment plan development, building trusting relationships with youth, and documenting outcomes for billing purposes.
Requirements
Applicants must be 21 years or older and possess a reliable telephone and personal transportation with adequate insurance coverage. While an Associate's or Bachelor's degree (or enrollment) is preferred over a High School Diploma/GED, experience in child welfare is also preferred, and daily travel is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Respite Treatment Advocate; Delaware County at NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCATE PROGRAM a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all General Medicine healthcare professional listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include flexible scheduling.
General Medicine Career Context
In Ohio, the General Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$107k (17 salary observations; 94 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (1,019 salary observations; 5,293 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
General Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 13.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$42k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $45k in an average-cost state. 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
