Direct Care Staff

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Youth care: Providing direct care to youth including some with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including assistance with daily activities.
• Observation, documenting and reporting: Monitoring and documenting youth care, behavior, symptoms, and overall mental health status.
• Therapeutic interventions: Assisting in implementing therapeutic treatment plans under the guidance of clinical professionals.
• Crisis intervention: Responding to and managing crises or challenging behaviors in a calm and controlled manner.
• Collaboration with the clinical team: Working closely with shift technicians, Lead Technicians, and other clinical professionals to provide comprehensive care.
• Youth education regarding independent living skills: Providing education to youth of coping strategies, daily hygiene and healthy eating habits.
• Assisting with Personal Hygiene: Providing perineal care as part of daily hygiene routines for clients such as bathing, toileting, etc.
• Physical Activity: Engage in exercise and sports activities with youth
• Housekeeping: Creating a comfortable and clean-living environment for our youth by cleaning, organizing, laundry, dishwashing, surface disinfection, trash removal, and bed making.

Minimum Qualifications (MQ):

• Some knowledge of human services to include psychology, mental health, or social work.
• Experience with behavior management for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and developmental disabilities.

Requirements for Hire:
Direct Care staff must be at least twenty-one (21) years old at the time of appointment and possess a high school diploma or equivalent and have a valid driver's license

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $20.00 - $22.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed
• Weekends only

Work Location: In person

Salary : $20 - $22