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?

The Youth Care Specialist’s primary purpose is to provide crisis invention, de-escalation, and behavior modification techniques in a trauma-informed, strength-based, youth-centered way at all times. The Youth Care Specialist position 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. Youth Care Specialists play a pivotal part in our company structure.

• 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 remains clean, safe, and cared for by adhering to regular cleaning and sanitation expectations.
• Ensure all documentation meets internal and external quality and regulatory standards
  
  

Requirements

What qualifications do you need?

• Must have a valid Driver License and meet any credentialing, licensing, and privileging standards as it pertains to the department you are in.
• Education requirement for this individual contributor role is: High School Diploma (required C-Suite approval).
• Bachelor’s Degree is preferred but not required (based on life experience).
• A minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience working in an on call or shift-based setting.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite application software, Excellent written and oral communication skills
  
  

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!

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Thompson is an Equal Opportunity Employer