Youth Care Professional (On Call)

Nexus Gerard Family Healing, a member of Nexus family of treatment programs, is looking for a resilient and compassionate Youth Care Professional who is able to provide youth exceptional care. Each person you work alongside is dedicated to a common purpose: changing lives through our cornerstone values.

At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.

Schedule/Pay/Location:

• Work 3 or more 8-hour shifts per month based on YOUR availability!  
• Pay range: $17 - $18.50/hr
• Located at: 1111 28th St NE Austin, MN 55912

Responsibilities:

• Provide supervision of client daily activities and behavior according to established trauma-informed, strengths-based guidelines and procedures.
• Coach clients to follow daily schedules and activities established for the program, including school, therapy sessions, external appointments, etc.
• Administer medications per established protocols and generate related recording requirements accurately.
• Participate with coworkers as a team on implementation of trauma-informed, strengths-based treatment plans and therapeutic services.
• Implement clients’ individual treatment plans and remain cognizant of each client’s needs and interventions, privileges, restrictions, and trauma triggers, adapt interactions accordingly, and communicate with team members and families as appropriate.
• Comply with all documentation and standards including, but not limited to, critical incident reporting, and inform families as appropriate.
• Ensure compliance with all emotional and physical safety policies and procedures involving living areas, buildings, campus grounds, and while attending off-campus activities.
• Report to supervisor, team members, and families any signs and symptoms potentially requiring intervention or referral (suicidal or violent tendencies, self-mutilation, eating disorders, traumatic responses, etc.).
• Perform First Aid/CPR procedures and respond according to established protocols in the event of an emergency situation.
• Perform restraints and seclusion activities as necessary to keep clients safe from self and others and report incidents to the proper individuals, to include families.
•  Maintain appropriate boundaries in all interaction and contact with clients and their families.
• Comply with Nexus policies involving privacy and confidentiality for clients and their families.
• Participate in off-campus client activities and assist in the transportation of client for home visits, doctor appointments, planned recreational activities, etc.
  
  QUALIFICATIONS:
• High School diploma or GED required
• Minimum 21 years of age
• Valid driver’s license required

All positions require 2 weeks of training from 8:30am-4:30pm. 

At Nexus Family Healing, we not only support diversity – we celebrate it and rely on it for the betterment of our employees, our services, and our impact on the community. We strive to provide the best quality care for our youth and the best work environment for our employees through an inclusive team culture. Nexus Family Healing is proud to be an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. 

Our Workplace Values:
At Nexus Family Healing, our ICARE shared values (Innovation, Compassion, Agility, Responsiveness, and Excellence) are the foundation for our actions in the workplace. They define how we behave with each other, our clients, our partners, and our communities. Every interaction we have with each other will be met with understanding, kindness, and helpful action.

Keywords: trauma-informed care, residential treatment, direct care, direct support, mentors 

Salary : $17 - $19