Group Facilitator - Youth For Christ

Position Summary

GOAL: To provide high quality, trauma-informed & responsive groups for residents.

KEY OBJECTIVES

Provide weekly groups for the residents.
Collaboration with the clinical services team to ensure implementation of group content that is
trauma informed and responsive.
Maintain all compliance standards.
Actively participate in supervision & ongoing professional development as outlined by the
training plan.

SPECIFIC DUTIES

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Group Responsibilities:

Prepare for weekly groups.
Facilitate weekly groups.
Complete weekly documentation following the provision of groups.
Track, maintain, and procure group resources and inventory.
Trauma Informed-Responsive Organizational Culture Requirements:
Supports the philosophy, goals, and mission of Gracehaven.
Support a trauma informed and responsive team ethos.
Utilizes trauma informed/responsive intervention techniques to develop and implement group
content.
Collaboration with the clinical services team to support implementation of a trauma informed
continuum of care.

Group Facilitator: Job Description: Active 1 Last Revision: January 2026

Compliance Responsibilities

Participates in professional development (e.g. training, workshops, conferences, etc.) to maintain
professional knowledge and proficiency, as well as the Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
necessary to maintain appropriate licensure and credentialing as needed.
Maintains accurate and timely documentation/outcomes data/records.
Meets monthly productivity standards for the position if applicable.
Participates in program quality improvement activities and maintains quality assurance standards.
Strives to maintain positive client and stakeholder satisfaction.

Supervision/Team Responsibilities:

Actively participate in supervision.
Work in conjunction with the Residential Services Director and Clinical Services Director to
identify needs and tailor groups.

Position Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelors Degree
Experience: Two (2) or more years providing trauma informed services to youth preferred.
Clear background check.
Agreement with the Central Ohio Youth for Christ and Gracehaven Standards of Conduct and
Statement of Faith.

YFC Cultural Attributes

Our cultural attributes are not about competency. It is an obedience to the call of Christ on our lives. YFC believes that spiritually healthy adults fosters healthy relationships with our kids. We place a heavy commitment and emphasis on developing and equipping a Christ-centered life marked by Enduring Humility, Relentless Trust, Joyful Camaraderie, Courageous Faithfulness and Kingdom Inspired Diversity. Our leaders are expected to be willing to demonstrate and/or possesses the following:

Ability to humbly serve and honor others even in difficult situations with prayer, consistency, transparency, and resilience. (Enduring Humility)
Demonstrates proper reliance on God, others, and self through generous giving of time and skills, by collaboratively incorporating others’ ideas, welcoming candid input, recognizing others’ need for grace and extending forgiveness and empathy. (Relentless Trust)
Prioritizes others’ needs for a missional outcome, characterized by joy, with active listening and problem-solving skills, while encouraging and empowering fellow believers. (Joyful Camaraderie)
Trusts God with new approaches and changes, and communicates needs and limits with emotional intelligence*, while seeking confidence and wisdom in Christ. (Courageous Faithfulness)
Seeks and fosters authentic Christ-Centered relationships with people of various backgrounds and an inviting environment and empowers historically marginalized groups and indigenous populations (within the local context), through active listening, inclusion, advocacy of those who are vulnerable and respect of others’ experiences. (Kingdom Inspired Diversity)

EEO Statement

Youth For Christ (YFC) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, handicap, marital status, or other unlawful discriminatory characteristics in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

YFC is classified as an Association of Churches and as such our hiring practices reflect that designation. As a religious nonprofit organization, YFC incorporates within each leader role, the requirement to model, teach, share and live the faith. The relationship between YFC’s mission and each of its leaders is its lifeblood and as such does at all times and in all instances reserve the right to make employment decisions based upon a person’s religious beliefs, personal character and lifestyle consistent with our understanding of the Bible or with our overall goals and requirements for Christian ministry.

We seek to create a workplace that is intentional about Kingdom Inspired Diversity. Our commitment to our employees extends to their opportunities for growth, development, promotion, training and compensation.

We will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with known disabilities, unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to the organization.

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