Youth Care Specialist
10 hours ago
The Residential Youth Care Worker is responsible for implementing daily therapeutic programming for youth under the direction of their assigned supervisor. This role requires a strong ability to engage youth in therapeutic interactions and skill-building activities, while also documenting those interactions and activities in a timely manner consistent with the life skills plan, CARE, and TCI.
Key Responsibilities
- Engage youth in daily therapeutic activities that help youth develop social, emotional, and other life skills, consistent with each youth's individualized treatment goals as well as the CARE principles.
- Ensure the safety of youth, themselves, and co-workers by developing positive relationships with youth, co-workers, and supervisors, knowing and understanding youths' trauma history and triggers, anticipating crises and using TCI crisis de-escalation techniques, implementing TCI compliant manual restraint according to agency policy when youth and staff are in immediate and serious risk of physical harm, and working to restore relationships as crises are resolved by conducting TCI Life Space Interviews with youth.
- Participate with their supervisor and youth in planning schedules of activities for each shift, engage in reflective practice by participating in weekly individual and/or group supervision with their supervisor, and participate in clinical staffings, cottage, and other agency meetings as required and meets all initial and ongoing agency training requirements.
Requirements
- Ability to learn the CARE practice model and implement daily programming consistent with CARE principles.
- Ability to learn the TCI curriculum and successfully pass TCI written and physical restraint tests, remain current with required TCI refresher training, and conduct TCI techniques with fidelity to the model.
- Must enjoy actively engaging youth, be emotionally mature, and patient, and communicate empathy toward youth.
- Prefer candidates who are kind, generous, and have a good sense of humor.
Preferred Qualifications
- Candidates with personal lived experience in the LGBTQ+ community are strongly preferred.
- Must be at least 21 years of age, have a high school diploma or GED, and a valid driver's license.
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, including those of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions.
All employees must also pass TCI training with a satisfactory grade in written and/or physical testing, and remain current on refresher training that is provided monthly at all locations.
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