Youth Care Specialist - 2Nd Shift - Wedgewood

Description: HIRING - INTERVIEWS BEING SCHEDULED - APPLY NOWFull-time - 2nd Shifts - 2:00pm to 10:00pm (include weekends)
Do you have a passion for helping young people, serving the community and looking to kick start your career?
If you desire to make a difference in the lives of our youth, then consider joining ACH Child & Family Services!
We have an Amazing Opportunity as a Youth Care Specialist!!
ACH is looking to hire several Youth Care Specialist throughout our programs. The Youth Care Specialist (YCS) oversees the physical care of the facility, the daily supervision of clients and provides basic needs, medical and emotional care, and overall safety of clients in care. The YCS provides a supportive learning experience and empathetic adult guidance to clients. The YCS delivers services within a Trauma-Informed Care framework, assisting clients to achieve their goals and family reunification (unless alternative placement is necessary). The YCS works with clients to build on the client’s strengths, assisting them to create solutions, and discovering hope for their future. The YCS is sensitive to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
REQUIREMENTS
Education:
High school diploma or GED. Bachelor’s degree in a human service field from an accredited college or university preferred.
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Experience_*:

• Six months of direct care and positive guidance experience of youth in a residential or professional setting
• Effective listening and communication skills
• Understanding of children, youth, and families in crisis

Other:

• Valid Texas driver’s license within 90 days of establishing Texas residency
• Must be able to successful complete behavioral management de-escalation course
• Must be 21 years of age
• Acceptable driving record
• Willingness to work with youth of diverse backgrounds and behaviors

Key Expectations/Responsibilities
Core Competencies

• Applied Positive Youth Development (PYD) approach (including, but not limited to, skills to develop a Positive Youth Development plan and identifying the client’s strengths in order to best apply a Positive Youth Development framework)
• Developmental practice methods (including, but not limited to, utilizing methods focused on genuine relationships, health and safety, intervention planning)
• Trauma-Informed Care (including, but not limited to, understanding trauma and the capacity to implement the most effective and current trauma informed interventions within assigned programs)
• Applied human development (including, but not limited to, understanding the developmental needs of those at risk and with special needs)
• Professionalism (including, but not limited to, consistent and reliable job performance, awareness and use of professional ethics to guide practice)
• Relationship and communication (including, but not limited to, working with clients in a collaborative manner)
• Cultural and human diversity (including, but not limited to, gaining knowledge and skills to meet the needs of clients of a different race, ethnicity, nationality, religion/spirituality, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation)

Program

• Collaborate with TDFPS, caseworkers, family and other support systems to advocate for clients and family and support client’s individual needs and transition goals.
• Transport clients to appointments.
• Conduct house meetings and attend and participate in shift change meetings and other staffing as directed by supervisor.
• Assist in meal preparation, laundry, general organization of supplies, kitchen, food storage, household cleanliness, and assurance of health and safety standards.
• Complete client intakes and assist with development of Preliminary Plan of Service.
• Provide clients with all basic needs, including a clean and safe living environment.
• Maintain a helping role and to intervene appropriately to meet service goals.
• Empower clients and staff to problem solve.
• Participate in planning and implementation of services, activities, and/or skills training for group and individual work.
• Support case plans of clients and their families.
• Use skills learned in new employee and on-going trainings.
• Maintain safety, confidentiality, and protection of clients.
• Provide level of supervision to clients based on the level of supervision needed.
• Comply with all agency, program, and licensing standards.
• Complete trainings and certifications as required by licensing, contractual, grant and agency standards.
• Follow the formally agreed upon routine and maintain consistency and teamwork on shift.
• Provide clients with opportunities to learn/practice skills to better prepare them for positive skills development, family reunification, possible placement and day-to-day interactions.

Documentation and Reporting

• Complete all documentation as required by program (i.e., incident reports, case notes, daily youth logs, medical documentation, etc.).
• Administer and document medication as directed by physician and supervisor and follow procedure for refilling medications.
• Make required notifications as needed (e., law enforcement, TDFPS hotline, medical professionals, etc.).
• Immediately notify supervisor of Serious Incidents and complete incident reports and case notes within 24-hours.
• Meet all deadlines as outlined in TDFPS Minimum Standards, grants, contracts as well as agency policies and procedures.
• Complete and maintain required training hours within timeframe outlined in agency procedures.
• Clock in and out at beginning and end of each shift.
• Maintain necessary and required documentation for agency, grant and contract compliance and fiscal matters.

Community Relations

• Establish a respectful relationship with persons served to help them gain skills and confidence.
• Work collaboratively with other personnel and/or service providers and professionals.

Working Conditions Exposure to children with behavior problems, including possible physical aggression. Exposure to illness and blood. Residential programs run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Residential programs do not close for holidays or inclement weather. Extended walking and standing daily. Must always be physically able to use authorized crisis intervention techniques.
Requirements:REQUIREMENTS
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Education**:_*

• High school diploma or GED

Experience:

• Understanding of children, youth, and families in crisis
• Six months of direct care and positive guidance experience of youth in a residential or professional setting
• Effective listening and communication skills

Job Type: Full-time