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Are you passionate about making sure young people in Burlington have safe spaces, warm meals, and the essential supports they need to stabilize and thrive?

Spectrum Youth & Family Services is seeking a Burlington Basic Needs Program Director to lead our Drop-In Center, Supported Housing programs, and Nightly Shelter. In this role, you’ll guide a dedicated team, oversee day-to-day operations, and help shape services that provide food, shelter, hygiene support, and access to care for youth facing homelessness and other challenges. This is an exciting opportunity for a compassionate, mission-driven leader who’s ready to make a meaningful impact on the lives of youth in our community.

This is a full time exempt position with a salary range of $65,000 – $80,000. We will accept cover letters and resumes until 12/31/2025, or until the position is filled.

Do you take pride in keeping spaces clean, safe, and well maintained?

Spectrum Youth & Family Services is seeking a full-time Building Maintenance & Custodian to support the daily upkeep and basic maintenance of our facilities across multiple locations. This role plays an important part in creating welcoming, functional environments for youth, families, and staff.

The Building Maintenance & Custodian is responsible for daily and weekly cleaning, along with basic repairs and general upkeep, including light maintenance, moving small furniture, and coordinating with outside vendors as needed. This position works across several Burlington-area locations, with the potential for additional sites in the future.

This is a full time nonexempt position with an hour wage of $23.00 – $25.00 and is eligible for an excellent benefits package. To be considered for this position, please send a cover letter and resume by January 12, 2026.

Are you ready to make a real difference in the lives of young people? Join our team as a Shelter Youth Coach!  We have 2 open positions.

In this role, you’ll be a beacon of hope and stability for youth aged 18-24, helping them achieve their goals and heal from past trauma.  As a vital part of our shelter community, you’ll support youth in everything from job and housing searches to life skills development. You’ll foster a safe and engaging environment while maintaining clear communication with staff and ensuring accurate documentation. The weekend position hours are Saturday & Sunday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm with an hourly wage of $21.00.

If you have a passion for youth development and/or a background in working with at-risk youth, we want to hear from you!

Looking for an opportunity to supplement your income while working with our amazing youth, then we want you!

Become a member of our Respite team who covers shifts for part and full time Basic Needs Staff and assume their overall responsibilities. They are responsible for the overall safety of program residents and management of the supported housing facility. Staff are expected to be an active part of a team and model effective, appropriate, and timely communication with others regarding client updates.

These positions have an immediate start date for training, however, is on an as needed basis once trained. They are nonexempt positions with a base hourly wage of $21.00, with a possible shift differential of $2.00 or $4.00, depending on shift covering. These positions are located in St Albans, VT.

Are you passionate about empowering youth and making a meaningful difference in your community? Join our Supported Housing team as a Youth Coach!

This position provides support for youth staying in the Nightly Shelter. As an important part of this community, you’ll help youth achieve housing stability, heal from trauma, and accomplish their goals. Staff will model effective, appropriate, and timely communication with others regarding resident updates. Timely and accurate completion of record keeping is also essential to this position. The permanent part time weekend position consist of Saturday and Sundays 1:30 am – 9:30 am. It is an awake position; staff are expected to be awake during the entire shift. The Youth Coach is expected to participate in ongoing supervision and group supervision to address personal and programmatic development goals, care coordination, and training needs. We offer a competitive hourly wage of $21.00 with a $4.00 shift differential

Are you passionate about empowering youth and making a meaningful difference in your community? Join our Basic Needs Program at the Drop-In Center as a Youth Coach.

In this role, you are an important part of the Drop-In’s community, you’ll help youth access food and shelter, achieve stability, take steps to heal from trauma, and accomplish their goals. Youth Coaches are expected to participate in regular and ongoing individual and group supervision to address program development needs, care coordination for youth, and professional development needs and goals. The shifts for this 24 hour a week position is 12:00 – 6:00 pm on Friday, and 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Saturday and Sunday. We offer a competitive hourly wage of $21.00 per hour with a $2.00 shift differential.

Are you passionate about empowering youth and making a meaningful difference in your community? Join our Supported Housing team as a Youth Coach!

This position provides support for youth staying in the Nightly Shelter. As an important part of this community, you’ll help youth achieve housing stability, heal from trauma, and accomplish their goals. Staff will model effective, appropriate, and timely communication with others regarding resident updates. Timely and accurate completion of record keeping is also essential to this position. The full time nonexempt position consist of Monday – Friday 1:30 am – 9:30 am. It is an awake position; staff are expected to be awake during the entire shift. The Youth Coach is expected to participate in ongoing supervision and group supervision to address personal and programmatic development goals, care coordination, and training needs.

We offer a competitive hourly wage of $21.00 with a $4.00 shift differential along with a robust benefits package.

This position is part of the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board AmeriCorps (VHCB AmeriCorps). The VHCB AmeriCorps program supports the innovative dual-goal approach to creating stable affordable housing opportunities for Vermont residents while preserving the natural and working landscape. VHCB AmeriCorps is a national service program that places members with non-profit housing or land conservation organizations around the state. Serving on the front lines of community-based organizations, VHCB AmeriCorps members energize, engage, and empower residents to address unmet needs at the local level, collectively creating positive change and building a healthy future for Vermont.

Looking for an opportunity to supplement your income while working with our amazing youth, then we want you!

Become a member of our Respite team who covers shifts for part and full time Basic Needs Staff and assume their overall responsibilities. They are responsible for the overall safety of program residents and management of the supported housing facility. Staff are expected to be an active part of a team and model effective, appropriate, and timely communication with others regarding client updates.

The position has an immediate start date for training, however, is on an as needed basis once trained. They are non exempt positions with a base hourly wage of $21.00, with a possible shift differential of $2.00 or $4.00, depending on shift covering.