What are the responsibilities and job description for the Youth Behavioral Specialist position at The Children's Home of Reading?
Position: Youth Behavioral Specialist | Youth Care Worker
Location: The Children's Home of Reading Youth & Family Services |1010 Centre Ave. | Reading, PA
19606
Hiring Youth Behavioral Specialists | Youth Care Workers
Pay: $17.00 per hour
Shifts: 2nd Shift & 3rd Shift
2nd Shift (2PM-10PM) &
3rd Shift (10PM-6AM)
Job Type: Full-Time
Position Requirements:
- Must be at least 21 Years of Age
- Must have a valid Driver's License and clean driving record
- Bachelor's Degree (preferred) with a concentration in social work, criminal justice, psychology, or any Human Services field
- High School Diploma with at least 2 years' experience working with youth.
- Required to work on weekends as scheduled by supervisor.
- Must past all pre-employment physical & drug screening include background clearances (Child, Criminal, FBI, and DMV)
- Ability to demonstrate basic oral, written, and verbal communication.
- Must attend all required trainings followed by shadowing prior to working on the unit.
- Ability to work effectively among various levels of behaviors and maintain an atmosphere of safety, support, and guidance to ensure a positive environment.
Physical Demands for all Youth Care Workers
The employee must have the physical ability to restrain a resident, if needed, while utilizing the tenets of Safe Crisis Management training.
Position Summary:
- Provide supervision, guidance, boundaries, and directions to our residents.
- Demonstrate a variety of support, communication, & compliance with CHOR's Sanctuary principles.
- Assisting with the planning and supervising of programmed activities.
- Maintain safety & security of residents and facility at all times.
- Committed to young people & the ability to act with integrity in times of stress.
- Demonstrate patience, tolerance and flexibility.
We have Excellent Perks and Benefits:
- Medical, Dental and Vision benefits
- 401k, Life & Disability Insurance
- Generous PTO
- Paid Training & Career Advancement
- A Great Team Environment
- Competitive Wages
- DailyPay – A benefit that allows you to access your pay when you need it
- HSA & FSA
- Life Assistance Program
- Wellness Programs & more!
Who We Are: The Children's Home of Reading Youth & Family Services (CHOR YFS) an affiliate of Apis Services Inc., is expanding its programs to offer treatment-oriented care rather than custodial care. Today our programs allow us to meet the critical behavioral and mental health needs of over 650 children and families every year! Visit BuildingKidsLives.org to learn more about our programs and who we serve.
Who is Apis Services Inc:. Apis Services, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Inperium, Inc.) provides a progressive platform for delivering Shared Services to Inperium and its Constellation of affiliate companies. Allowing these entities to advance their mission and vision. By exploring geographical program expansion and focusing on quality outcome measures to create cost savings that result in reinvestment into the organizations stakeholders through capacity creation and employee compensation betterments.
Apis Services, Inc and affiliate's provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment in compliance with all federal and all applicable state and local laws and regulations, including nondiscrimination in hiring and employment.
All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy/childbirth, veteran status or any other basis protected by law. This policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunities extends to every phase and aspect of hiring and employment.
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Requirements:additional staff needed growing census.
Salary : $17
