Transitional Living Specialist - PRN

Department: Transitional Living

Supervisor: Transitional Living Specialist Supervisor

Qualifications:

Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in a human services related field, and/or experience working with youth in a residential or transitional living program. 

Minimum: High School Degree or GED, at least 21 years of age, able to obtain a Class E driver's license with in 14 days of hire

Position Summary: Provide supportive services to residents in transitional living setting.

Special Working Conditions: Exposure to residents and at times, treatment conditions. Long and irregular working hours. Requires ability to manage crisis situations, emergency situations, and provide trauma informed interventions.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Staff is responsible for the safety and well-being of residents.
• Staff will provide required documentation that is both timely and substantive, including hourly checks, incident reporting, shift changeover documents, med pass, and email updates, as required.
• Staff will be responsible for maintaining a safe and clean environment in the group homes.
• Professional Demeanor
• • Staff will conduct themselves in a professional manner with visitors, residents, and other professionals.
  • Staff will interact in a reflective manner as opposed to a reactive manner.
  • Staff will ensure that anyone requesting information is connected to the proper parties, provided they are unable to assist them.
• Interactions with Residents
• • Staff will convey respect to residents in all interactions, including confrontation.
  • Staff /resident interactions will be supportive and build on strengths, rather than criticism.
  • Staff actions will promote a trauma informed care model of service provision.
  • Staff will demonstrate patience and empathy in all interactions.
  • Staff will be sensitive to cultural differences in resident and staff populations.
  • Staff will serve as positive role models for youth in the program at all times.
• Staff will be proactive in the identification of problems and will work as a team to develop solutions.
• Staff will provide appropriate and trauma informed crisis intervention as needed.
• Staff will provide educational and employment guidance and support.
• Staff will provide independent living skills learning opportunities to residents in all programs.
• Staff will transport residents to work, school, and other appointments as necessary.
• Staff will follow proper procedure during critical incidents including the notification of case managers, licensing unit, and on call, as well as, maintain resident/staff ratios at all times.
• Staff will follow agency policies and procedures.
• Staff will perform additional duties as requested by the TLS Supervisor or Program Coordinator.