St Michael Home for Children | On-Call Youth Care Worker

Description

Catholic Charities is looking for the right people; people who wish to serve their community as a part of a family friendly organization doing good within the Houston-Galveston area. We attract and retain the best talent by investing in our employees. People of all faiths helping people in need.

Youth Care Worker, On-Call is responsible for providing personalized care and services that uphold program policies and procedures in accordance with licensure, ensuring children’s rights to a safe, culturally sensitive, and age-appropriate environment is in place for the program on an as needed basis. They routinely assist in the daily activities, transportation, and monitoring of clients as indicated by the client’s service plan, including personal care, socialization, education, recreation, orientation, behavior management, and safety plans. As part of the program team, they are responsible for the daily documentation of client behavior and incident reporting. Youth Care Workers participate in quality activities through their active contribution in monthly shift meetings, departmental meetings, program meetings, and required ongoing trainings.

What you Deliver

• Provide quality care and supervision to clients in accordance with program philosophy, policy and procedure and client rights. Monitor direct care of all clients in ratio by supervising clients in their daily activities as outlined in their personalized service plan as well as creating a safe and nurturing home environment; this includes following direct supervision from their shift leader to ensure safety plans or behavior management plans are followed through as instructed. Additional activities include providing transportation, which includes driving company vehicles, for clients to various programming locations; maintain ratio and supervision through activities, outings, and recreational outings. Must report any doubts, questions, or concerns regarding client behaviors immediately to the supervisor or before the shift’s end, ask, duty, and/or responsibility.
• Effectively communicate information pertaining to clients according to the program policies and procedures to ensure quality services and client safety. Maintain accurate and ongoing documentation regarding daily client care, activities, events, and changes in behaviors that occurred on duty, including but not limited to, progress notes and incident reports within required timeframes. Effectively communicate with other departments as necessary. Effectively communicate with supervisor through available methods.
• Assist in the development, oversight, or provision of activities for clients in care as approved by your supervisor for safety and licensure compliance. Seek assistance or advice from your supervisor immediately if you have any doubts or questions before performing an assigned task, duty, and/or responsibility
• Maintain confidentiality and continue on-going training compliance in accordance with state regulation; funder; and Catholic Charities, agency and program, requirements. Attend all mandatory meetings and required trainings as needed to maintain full agency, funder and licensure compliance. Assist in the distribution of information to other staff regarding trainings, meetings, etc., duty, and/or responsibility.
• Perform duties of floater consisting of supporting shift leader throughout the shift. Floater duties include but are not limited to completing shift paperwork, relieving coworkers from the floor, assisting in transportation of clients, administering medication, provide ratio coverage and constant supervision, assist with new intakes, assist with clothing distribution, and all other shift leader assigned duties.
• Perform other duties as required by supervisor.

Qualifications

The Expertise We're Looking For

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• One (1) year of employment experience in the child welfare field working with children and/or adolescents in a social service setting
• Bilingual in Spanish in English.
• Valid Texas Driver’s License

The Skills and Assets You Bring, and More

• Strong verbal and writing skills.
• Ability to cook, handle laundry, and house cleaning.
• Ability to safely drive and transport clients on agency vehicles.
• Ability to appropriately handle and maintain confidential information.
• Able to prioritize work responsibilities, handle multiple tasks, and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of professional boundaries with children in care, staff, and volunteers.
• Able to demonstrate ability to be culturally sensitive and understanding to all clients served.
• Maintain client information confidential as required by HIPAA, licensing, funder, and Catholic Charities.

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Catholic Charities is an equal opportunity employer.  We actively foster an environment that is free of racism, discrimination, bias, and harassment where all individuals are treated with dignity, safety, and respect.  Successful applicant must comply with federal contractor vaccine mandate requirements.

The work you do will help us advocate for the vulnerable among us, a network of support services to people of all ages and from all walks of life and religious backgrounds.