Youth Care Specialist

6 days ago


Tampa, Florida, United States TrueCore Behavioral Solutions Full time
Job Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated and compassionate Youth Care Worker I to join our team at TrueCore Behavioral Solutions. As a Youth Care Worker I, you will play a vital role in providing safety and security to the facility while ensuring that our residents receive the support and care they need.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Supervise and Engage with Residents: Supervise and participate in various recreation programs and activities to stimulate interest in social and educational programs.
  • Teach Daily Living Skills: Teach, supervise, and participate in daily living activities to stimulate interest in and train skills needed for independent living.
  • Provide Guidance and Support: Provide advice on personal problems to individual residents, presenting a positive role model and using common sense to relieve tension and prevent additional problems.
  • Maintain Safety and Security: Keep track of resident locations through periodic head counts and report all movements to master control.
  • Respond to Emergencies: Use understanding to calm disruptive residents and may physically restrain residents to prevent endangering health and safety.
Qualifications:
  • Education: High school diploma or equivalent and successful completion of a required training program.
  • Age Requirement: Must be 21 years of age or older.
  • KSA's: Ability to maintain professional relationships, cope with crisis situations, follow orders, empathize with juveniles, work with varied behaviors, tolerate verbal and mental abuse, perform crisis intervention, and complete certification training.
Physical Requirements:

The work environment requires standing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, and perceiving attributes of objects. Employee must exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and be able to physically perform escalation matrix as defined in Protective Action Response.

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