Juvenile Youth Specialist-Part-Time

4 weeks ago

Michigan Center, United States Highfields Full time

The Juvenile Residential Specialist supports the daily care and treatment of juvenile adolescent males (ages 11-17) through assessment, goal setting, lesson planning, and planned and unplanned interventions. Coordinates and leads activities to support the treatment plans of individual youth.

This is a part-time position working 16-32 hours weekly. The position comes with paid time off and paid holidays but no medical insurance benefits.

You will be required to train on all shifts as a part of your initial training.

**Day shifts (7a-3p) Evening shifts (3p-11p) and Overnight (11p-7a) There is a $ 1.00 per hour shift differential when you work the evening shift.

Knowledge or Experience:

· High school Diploma and 2 years working with youth.

· Bachelor’s or Associate degree with 6 mos. working with youth.

Essential Functions

· Teaches and nurtures youth through providing direct interaction.

· Develops positive relationships with youth.

· Helps youth to develop & meet realistic short and long term goals.

· Demonstrates an ability to relate to youth and utilizes appropriate counseling strategies.

· Interacts with youth to role model appropriate behaviors, dress, demeanor, language and disciplined work ethic.

· Provides for the care and welfare of youth to ensure basic needs, state and agency standards, health, food, shelter, clothing and safety regulations are met.

· Works to apply the agency's various treatment and campus operations policies, its philosophy of discipline, its information systems and programs into a generalized approach to deal with the unique circumstances of each youth.

· Works to establish a relationship with youth’s family, or guardian, maintains personal contact and communication on an on-going basis to improve youth/family/guardian relationship.

· Participates in team meetings to get a clear view of team objectives. Supports and follows through on team goals, objectives and decisions.

· Understands how to change and improve youth behavior through effective use of self, team members and creative use of programs and activities.

· Develops professional skills through active participation in training and continuing education.

Minimum Qualifications / Experience:

· Must be a person of good moral character who possesses the health, emotional stability, maturity and strength to carry out assigned duties.

· Displays a positive attitude with youth and co-workers.

· Shows clear commitment and caring for youth placed in our program.

· Models high level of professional standards in their own work.

· Maintains a minimum of 25 hours of training annually.

· Works harmoniously and cooperatively with others to communicate all relevant information for effective decision-making.

· Is consistently on time and in attendance for all shifts.

· Ability to show sensitivity to the service populations’ cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.

Travel Requirements

· Travel may include transporting youth to appointments, home visits, and/or other off campus activities.

***Physical requirements of the position are attached.

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