Be the steady adult.
We hire people who show up for young people: on the floor overnight, beside a hospital bed, on call in a crisis, or keeping our homes safe and running. If that sounds like you, there’s a place for you at Forstter.
Why work at Forstter
- Awesome benefits package
- Paid training before your first solo shift
- Trauma-informed, team-first culture
- Day, evening and overnight shifts
- Work that changes a young person’s night
- Room to grow from BHT to leadership
Open roles
5 open roles
Behavioral Health Technician (BHT)Provide day-to-day care and supervision for youth in our Emergency Shelter and YRC II homes.
What you’ll do
- Supervise youth and complete 15-minute and sight checks
- Lead daily routines: meals, homework, chores and recreation
- Use calm, nonviolent de-escalation and log every reset
- Pass medications once certified, and document in Forstter: Backoffice
What you bring
- 21 years or older
- High school diploma or GED
- Ability to pass KBI/FBI fingerprint and abuse-registry checks
- Patience, reliability and a heart for young people
Orientation and competency training are completed before you work alone with youth.
Apply for this role: Behavioral Health Technician (BHT)Case CoordinatorKeep each youth’s plan, records and contacts on track from intake to transition.
What you’ll do
- Complete intake, day-one and 72-hour compliance items for new youth
- Coordinate with CPAs, law enforcement (PPC), schools and providers
- Manage family contact, visitation and transition planning
- Keep case files survey-ready for DCF, KDADS and CARF
What you bring
- 21 years or older
- Degree in social work, psychology or a related field preferred
- Strong writing, organization and follow-through
- Ability to pass required background checks
Experience in child welfare or youth residential care is a plus.
Apply for this role: Case CoordinatorSitterStay one-to-one with a young person during a hospital sit or crisis transport until the hand-off is done.
What you’ll do
- Accept sitter jobs posted by hospitals and agencies
- Provide continuous, calm one-to-one supervision
- Support safe crisis transport between locations
- Record check-ins and confirm each hand-off
What you bring
- 21 years or older
- Valid driver’s license and good driving record for transport
- Ability to pass required background checks
- Flexible availability, including some evenings and weekends
Crisis-intervention training is provided before your first job.
Apply for this role: SitterOn Call Crisis SupportBe the steady voice and backup when a shift or a youth needs help after hours.
What you’ll do
- Answer after-hours calls from staff and partner agencies
- Guide de-escalation and respond on site when needed
- Make required notifications and complete incident follow-up
- Support night staff through difficult shifts
What you bring
- 21 years or older
- Experience in youth care, crisis work or behavioral health
- Calm judgment under pressure
- Reliable phone and transportation; must live within response distance
On-call shifts are scheduled in advance on a rotating basis.
Apply for this role: On Call Crisis SupportFacility ManagerKeep our homes safe, clean, inspected and ready for the youth who live in them.
What you’ll do
- Run monthly self-inspections and close maintenance work orders
- Schedule fire and tornado drills and track certificates
- Manage vendors, supplies, vehicles and repairs
- Keep facilities ready for licensing and CARF surveys
What you bring
- 21 years or older
- Facilities, maintenance or property-management experience
- Organized, hands-on and safety-minded
- Valid driver’s license; able to pass background checks
You’ll work closely with the Executive and Program Directors.
Apply for this role: Facility ManagerFrom application to first shift
Apply
Send your application and tell us which role and shifts fit you.
Interview
Meet our team and see where you’d be working.
Background checks
KBI/FBI fingerprints, abuse and offender registries, and references.
Train, then start
Paid orientation and competency training before you work alone.
Ready to join us?
Fill out the short form and attach your resume. Questions first? Call (785) 833-2473 or email info@forstter.org.