Youth Development Specialist Evening Shift 1pm-10pm

Wellfully has 2 openings for a Evening Youth Development Specialist 1pm-10pm Wednesday thru Saturday.

Responsibilities

· Implements and maintains the therapeutic environment, providing a balance of nurturance, limit setting and boundaries while demonstrating understanding of the youth’s emotional needs at all times.

· A priority is to ensure the safety of our residents.

· Provide positive and appropriate role modeling.

· Maintain communication with unit staff, counseling staff and other individuals as required.

· Ensure lice checks, room checks, and skin checks are completed as assigned.

· Plans, implements, and participates in recreational activities with the adolescents.

· Maintain thorough appropriate client documentation and collect records, and date as necessary.

· Provide timely notification of incidents as required by funding agency.

· Attends and actively participates in weekly team meetings, group supervision, and psycho educational group on the units.

· Provide on-call services as scheduled and respond to the facility if needed.

· Maintain documentation related to incident reports and client files each shift.

· Provides ongoing input into the individual and group treatment plans.

· Provides informative and therapeutic groups.

· Maintains structure by following unit handbook and unit schedule.

· Assist programs as needed.

· Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

· High School Degree. Bachelor’s degree in Human Services or a related field is preferred. Prior experience preferred with special needs population, especially chemically dependent and/or emotionally, behaviorally disturbed population.

· Possess communication, planning, and time management skills.

· Ability to multitask and prioritize daily workload.

· Exercise discretion and confidentiality.

· Active Med Aide Certificate within six months of employment.

· Complete Safe Crisis Management training as required by state agency.

· Complete annual training as required and provided.

· Maintain active CPR Certification.

· Complete two step TB Test as required by state agency.

· Current driver’s license & proof of insurance.

· Cleared through the Central Registry for Abuse and Neglect and the Division of Criminal Investigation.

· Must be 21 or older.

Physical Requirements:

· Ability to perform crisis intervention techniques to control a physically acting out adolescent.

· Must be able to lift 50 lbs.

This position reports to the Unit Coordinator.

Note: Applicants who have been charged with a DUI within the past 5 years or have ever been charged with a violent crime are ineligible for employment with WellFully.

Job Type: Full-time

Expected hours: 30 – 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Evening shift

Work Location: In person