Home Support Services Specialist

Description

Position Summary: Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Home Support Services Specialists play a crucial role in fostering the social, emotional, and physical well-being of youth, enabling them to flourish in their surroundings. Working closely with team members and families, Home Support Specialists deliver personalized in-home support and interventions, empowering youth to thrive and excel within their homes, schools, and communities.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities: 

1. Identify the needs of the youth and the family and provide intervention that positively benefits the family system.
2. Develop individualized intervention planning based on assessments and incorporate evidence-based strategies. 
3. Provide direct care for youth in school, home, and community settings.   
4. Collaborate with teams, supervisors, educators, community partners and families to develop and implement comprehensive treatment plans and supporting youth’s complex needs. 
5. Create and conduct necessary documentation accurately and maintain documentation expectations in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR).  
6. Contribute to the strategic goals and outcomes of the agency as measured by the development and achievement of individual, departmental, and organizational goals and outcomes. Participate in Performance Quality Improvement (PQI) goals of the organization, both individually and as a team member.
7. Deal constructively and helpfully with all other members of the organization. 
8. Fully support and model the mission and values of YBGR.
9. Adhere to all policies, systems, safety requirements, and procedures of the organization.
10. Take the initiative to identify problems and seek out solutions.
11. Be a professional representative of the organization to those outside it.
12. Participate and engage in monthly supervision/coaching meetings with the supervisor.
13. Be aware of the cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of the persons served.
14. Participate in required training as appropriate to the position and beneficial to YBGR.
15. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 21 years old or older
• Criminal / Child Abuse Clearance: Must pass criminal record and child abuse registry background check as required by the State of Montana.
• Bachelor’s degree in human services, Social Work, or a related field.  A combination of previous professional experience and formal education from an accredited university may be considered in lieu of degree. Six years of human services experience equates to a bachelor's degree, and each year of post-secondary education in human services equates to one year of experience.

Required Abilities/Skills

• Ability to relate and build rapport with youth and families therapeutically while serving as a positive role model.
• Knowledge of and ability to maintain professional therapeutic boundaries and confidentiality with youth and families.
• Possess the ability to work with youth and families in multiple settings, such as individually and in groups.
• The ability to effectively interact and communicate with others. These skills are essential for building and maintaining relationships, collaborating with colleagues, resolving conflicts, and navigating various social situations.
• Ability to communicate effectively through both verbal and written communications so that communications are clear, concise, and complete in their composition of thought and lacks obvious errors with grammar and spelling.
• Display regular, predictable, and reliable attendance at work.
• Excellent active listening skills
• The ability to complete forms within an electronic Medical Health Record System typing at least 35 words per minute while using a keyboard and mouse.  (Familiarity with Microsoft Office 365 products is a plus.)
• Demonstrate sound & ethical judgment and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrate being self-motivated, self-disciplined, and diligent with forward thinking.
• Demonstrate the ability to think of their team over self and define success collectively rather than individually.
• The ability to effectively interact and communicate with others. These skills are essential for building and maintaining relationships, collaborating with colleagues, resolving conflicts, and navigating various social situations.
• Demonstrate the following values.
  • Faith - is being sure of successfully achieving our mission, based upon our trust in a loving creator.
  • Integrity - doing what is right, putting the needs of others above your own, and living by the highest values.
  • Relationship - being committed to one another in a mutually respectful, dignified, healthy, and honoring manner.
  • Stewardship is the use of any resource or talent entrusted to YBGR to fulfill the mission and values.
• Willingness and ability to obtain certification in First Aid/CPR and Violence Intervention Prevention.
• Will be required to drive company or personal vehicle to other YBGR locations and/or families homes, schools, and communities to meet with employees, youth, families, or other stakeholders

Salary : $20 - $22