Youth Care Specialist

Description

Thompson Child & Family Focus employs hard working, dedicated, caring, innovative team members who are committed to excellence and empowering children and families through therapy, education, and prevention-based care!

What’s in it for you? Great Benefits for full-time employees!

• 3 weeks paid time off (PTO) first year plus 10 paid Holidays!
• Health, Dental, Vision, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability insurance options
• Life Insurance
• 401K Match
• Education Reimbursement
• Paid time off for volunteering in the community
• Free EAP services
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Multiple opportunities for growth
• iPhone and Laptop provided for eligible roles
• Clinical Supervision Reimbursement for eligible roles
  
  

What you will make! $17-$19 Hourly

What Will You Do?

In this key position as Youth Care Specialist, your primary responsibility is to provide crisis invention, de-escalation, and behavior modification techniques in a trauma-informed, strength-based, youth centered way at all times. This includes on-call availability and schedule flexibility. Performance will be measured by your individual outcomes, achieving your individual targets/goals, your contribution to your overall program team/department and your buy-in to the culture of the organization.

Overview Of Responsibilities

• Display individual proficiency and effectiveness in the role
• Be punctual, arrive on time, and prepared
• Learn and utilize the organization’s systems, processes and procedures as instructed
• Display a high degree of being open to coaching/feedback regarding performance and areas of improvement
• Contribute to a positive team culture through your actions, attitude, and communication
• Consistently deliver excellent customer service and care to your clients
• Conduct yourself in the highest standards of ethics and integrity while displaying emotional intelligence in your day to day work with customers, peers, and leadership
• Represent the organization internally and externally through your communication and conduct as a youth care specialist
• Display trauma-informed care and principles
• Provide vigilant supervision and monitoring of every client in your care, ensuring that the milieu is always in ratio and every child is safe
• Provide mentoring, guidance, support and develop a therapeutic relationship with each child in your care, displaying CARE principles at all times
• Help support a trauma informed milieu where physical restraints are an absolute last resort
• Engage youth in activities and 1:1 sessions in order to create a learning environment
• Help ensure the physical milieus you are in remain clean, safe, and cared for by adhering to regular cleaning and sanitation expectations
• Ensure all direct care documentation meets internal and external quality and regulatory standards
  
  

Requirements

• Minimum of 21 years of age
• High School Diploma
• Bachelor’s Degree is preferred but not required (based on life experience)
• Experience working with children and/or adolescents – preferably working with youth within a secure residential facility and/or a behavioral health setting
• Experience working in an on call or shift-based setting
• Proficient in MS Office suite
• A valid driver’s license, at least 3 years of driving with a driver’s license and clean driving record are required. All potential job candidates must pass a drug screening test, and an extensive background check is required
  
  

If your qualifications meet the requirements of the job and you want to be part of a winning culture, don’t delay….. Apply at thompsoncff.org where we are strengthening Children, Families and Communities!

Thompson participates in E-Verify

Thompson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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