Youth Care Worker (Naperville)

Kids above all is seeking Youth Care Workers for our group home in Naperville. This is a full-time position with full benefits offered.

Job Summary: As a Youth Care Worker you will provide for the physical and emotional needs of adolescent residents (ages 12-18) in a group home setting. Youth Care Workers will also be working with the Group Home Team to ensure the safety and appropriate supervision of residents.

Essential Functions

• Consult with Group Home Supervisor before making major decisions pertaining to a resident
• Enforce and maintain consistency concerning policies, rules and licensing standards
• Make frequent decisions regarding residents’ activities and behaviors, know whereabouts of each resident at all times, coordinate coming and going of each individual in residence
• Participate in ongoing training, staff meetings and meet all Agency and/or DCFS requirement
• Properly manage funds disbursed for client services
• May act as a mentor/preceptor for YCW and/or newly hired employees
• Maintain directions for the use of all medications and alert manager to any need for medical attention
• Work cooperatively with other staff in planning and supervision of recreational and leisure time activities within Group Home and community, assisting in planning and carrying out of therapeutic activities for assigned residents
• Participate in individual supervision with Supervisor
• Teach and assist residents in life skills (i.e. maintenance of their rooms and assigned areas of Home, good personal hygiene practices, meal preparation and clean up)
• Maintain proper privacy and security of residents and staff on duty by exercising control over admission of visitors and use of telephone
• Maintain CPR and First Aid certifications
• Perform required data entry & recordkeeping for daily logs and resident files
• Process resident intakes and discharges, including required documentation

Qualifications

• Minimum age of 21
• Comfortable working with children ages 12-18
• Must possess excellent organizational and decision-making skills & be flexible and willing to work weekend and/or evening shifts
• Must have demonstrated ability to work appropriately and effectively with the adolescent population
• Highschool Diploma Required
• Must live in Illinois, and this is a in person position.
• Basic computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Word required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Services/related field from an accredited school is preferred
• Must have & maintain acceptable driving record

The full-time shift is 7 AM to 3 PM 3 PM to 11 PM or 11 PM to 7 AM. Schedules vary.

Must have flexibility on weekends and holidays.

Why Kids Above All?

At Kids Above All we value our employees work/life balance. With flexible schedules, paid time off and 14 paid holidays, Kids Above All is a place where you can grow professionally and have a healthy work/life balance.

• Medical, dental, vision, 401k, voluntary short-term disability, voluntary AFLAC coverage and Agency paid life insurance (Kids Above All pays 80% of the cost for employee medical coverage)
• Competitive pay and benefits
• Paid Vacation time and 14 paid agency holidays
• Ongoing training
• Opportunities for growth and advancement
• Flexible schedules

Kids Above All recognizes, respects, promotes and celebrates the value of cultural diversity and will ensure that each client’s ethnic or cultural customs, practices, and beliefs, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, and/or community differences will be respected by agency staff.

Kids Above All is committed to supporting military service members and veterans and their families through employment opportunities.