Youth Program/Education Assistant I pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000691
- Class code
- 32000691
- Pay group
- MH05
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Youth Program/Education Assistant I is $37,558 to $56,336 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000691.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The OSHR class specification for this class is published by North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR). The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 06/2018.
What the state says the job is
Employees in this class provide quality care and prescribed therapeutic interventions in a safe environment for adolescents in state residential treatment programs. Programs are designed to prepare individuals, their families, and their formal and informal community-based support teams for successful return of the adolescent to home and community. Work involves conducting ongoing assessments of patients by anticipating, and/or identifying major and minor behavior problems, determining and implementing approved behavioral intervention, and monitoring the level of success of the intervention.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Basic knowledge of adolescent psychiatric and developmental disorders, intervention models used in behavior intervention programs, medication classes and their side effects. Ability to observe, problem-solve, coach, report, document, and collect data with regard to treatment / education interventions. Ability to manage concurrent treatment plans and approved behavioral interventions during interactions with the patient, including ongoing assessments and applying judgement in the application of approved behavioral interventions. Ability to clearly document patient progress as well as provide daily progress notes. Knowledge of appropriate protocols for medication administration Ability to conv ...
Minimum qualifications
Associate's degree in human services or related degree from an appropriately accredited institution; or High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and two years of directly related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special requirements
As required by facility, CPR certification and listing as a Nurse Aide I or Nurse Aide II by the NC Division of Health Service Regulation required prior to providing direct patient care. <h2
Quoted from the OSHR class specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) publishes this figure in OSHR salary schedules, joined to Class Specifications. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their salary grades come from the Class Specifications, joined to the salary schedule.