Residential - Direct Care Staff (Part Time, Overnights, and On-Call Options)

• Obtain and retain an adequate amount of knowledge pertaining to resident's treatment program, and successfully implement components on the job.
• Actively participate in assigned activities and encourage positive interaction and growth amongst the residents by teaching, supporting, and reinforcing skills through role modeling, sharing information, demonstrating, redirecting/directing, prompting, and behavior management.
• Successfully follow the treatment guidelines by intervening in a trauma-sensitive, caring and consistent manner, when the need arises.
• Oversee the residents' daily routines to include but not limited to mealtime, study time, outings, bedtime, assigned jobs, and other residential activities to ensure basic needs are met including personal hygiene, nutrition, health, sleep routine, and safety.
• Completes household tasks which maintain a safe, orderly, and clean environment for youth and staff.
• Serve as a residential advocate by presenting social history at staff meeting following admission as well as reviewing the legal history, family history, psychological history, school history, and identify and issues or behaviors that would warrant attention in the treatment.
• Provide residential advocacy at staff meetings by updating the team on information related to incident reports, interaction with peers and staff, and recommendation for new or revised treatment goals.
• Attend bi-monthly meetings with supervisor to discuss job performance, and/or issues or concerns.
• A commitment to value diversity in all forms, and to respect, celebrate and promote diversity in our workplace and in the community, including a personal commitment to increase one's own cultural competencies.
• May provide transportation to residents.
• Provides scheduled on-call staff shift coverage for times when a scheduled staff is absent.
• Availability to attend trainings as assigned.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
• This position will be knowledgeable about and actively support 1) culturally competent, recovery-based practices; 2) person-centered planning as a shared decision-making process with the individual, who defines his/her own life goals and is assisted in developing a unique path toward those goals; and 3) a trauma informed culture to aid individuals in their recovery process.
• Ability to understand, demonstrate and apply the Agency's workplace values:

• Respect; Integrity; Service; and Empowerment
• Diversity; Equity; Inclusion; and Belonging.

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Valid, unrestricted driver's license
• Maintain a reliable automobile with adequate insurance coverage to meet agency requirements
• Prior experience working with youth in a residential setting is preferred but not mandatory
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must have an ability to provide excellent and compassionate customer service
• Ability to work independently and exercise a high level of confidentiality
• Must be reliable with time sensitive deadlines and tasks
• Have the ability to serve as positive role model
• Demonstrated ability to nurture and provide structure, support, and respect to others
• Must be able to pass required medical examinations and have the physical ability to fulfill the essential job functions, including physical restraints of a resident
• Successfully pass an annual TB test and document preference to receive or decline Hepatitis immunization
• Must be able to work effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team
• Computer and typing skills sufficient to perform essential job functions
• Pass a criminal history screen, including state and local child protection agency registries
• Must be reliable and dependable to work scheduled shifts, arrive on time, and work entire shift, which will include occasional weekends and holidays. May be assigned overtime.

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Prior experience working with youth in a residential setting is preferred
• Familiarity with behavioral health services is desired
• Prior training in trauma-informed care is desired
• Education, training, and/or knowledge of the impact of trauma on individuals, children, and families, is desired
• Trained or willingness to be trained in First Aid, CPR, and AED

• Trained or willingness to be trained in Mandt, First Aid, CPR, and AED
• Crisis intervention training OR the ability to become certified/trained as assigned
• Acceptable driving record in compliance with agency policy
• Applicants must have a valid driver's license and acceptable driving record in accordance with agency policies.
• Must possess use of a personal vehicle for transportation with valid automobile insurance which designates the employee as an insured driver in accordance with agency policy. May utilize Agency vehicles if available.

• Occasionally required to stand, walk, or sit; use finger dexterity, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Occasionally required to move, lift, items up to 50 pounds in weight
• Occasionally required to use physical management techniques with the youth
• Primarily work environment is a residential living space, but periodically required to travel to other offices and/or external parties and community outings with the youth
• Routinely exposed to typical residential living noise levels and/or exposure to various weather conditions

• Ability to provide a clear TB test is required for this role
• Pre-employment physical is required for this role
• Ability to pass a 10-panel drug screen required for this role

Family & Children Services