Bilingual Youth Care Staff AM 6am to 2pm, - Seton Home

Description

Mission: Seton Home works to break the cycle of abuse and poverty by providing a caring home, education, and support services necessary to transform the lives of pregnant and parenting teen mothers and their children.

Summary:

All Youth Care Workers may be required to work different shifts in order to meet program needs. Below is a basic description of the general tasks required to be completed throughout the day. The below tasks are only a general outline and other job duties will be assigned in order to meet program needs.

Position Responsibilities:

Shift Specific Expectation & Responsibilities

Morning Routine

• *Supervise any residents unable to attend school, interact and engage in activities with residents and children.
• *Computer related tasks: Document daily logs and incident reports using the internal database, ensure important information is included.
• *Provide care and engage in age-appropriate activities for children unable to go to daycare.
• *Ensure cottages are clean, fully stocked and organized during shift.
• *Supervise and log all domestic and international calls for residents as needed.
• Facilitate physical activity and leisure activity as needed.
• Help wake residents and supervise morning routine.
• Supervise morning chores (spray cleaning products for residents) and room checks.
• Prepare and serve breakfast and assist residents during breakfast clean up.
• Process medications from pharmacy using the internal database.

Competencies:

Managing Change

Communication

De-escalation

Interpersonal Awareness

Teamwork

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education
  • Minimum High School Diploma or Equivalent.
  • Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience
  • Minimum of 1-year employment experience in the child welfare field working with children and/or adolescents in a social service setting.
• License and Credentials
  • Reliable transportation.
  • Valid driver license.
  • Valid vehicle insurance.

Must provide immunization/shot records.

• Submit to a state and federal background check, Child abuse and neglect registry check, and Tuberculosis screening.
• Able to show proof of immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases transmitted by the respiratory route if working directly with unaccompanied children.
• Varicella: two doses of varicella vaccine (at least 4 weeks apart) OR born in the United States before 1980 with a reported history of chickenpox (verified by an adult present at the time of illness) OR titers indicating varicella immunity OR documentation from healthcare provider verifying previous infection.
• MMR: two doses of MMR vaccine (at least 4 weeks apart) OR titers indicating immunity to all three diseases.
• DTaP or TDap: Complete primary vaccination series. If primary vaccination series completed in childhood, one DTaP dose in adulthood.
• Influenza: one dose annually during flu season.

Minimum Knowledge and Skills:

• Minimum of 1-year employment experience in the child welfare field working with children and/or adolescents in a social service setting.
• Some knowledge of computer software, familiarity with or ability to utilize KaleidaCare and MS Office (i.e. MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and OneDrive).
• Ability to set and teach trauma informed care practices.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Knowledge of human behavior and development preferred.
• Successful completion and implementation of SAMA.
• Possess sensitivity to the service population's cultural and socio-economic characteristics.
• Ability to establish a respectful relationship with persons served in order to help them gain skills and confidence.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other staff members, service providers and professionals.
• Capacity to maintain a helping role and to intervene appropriately in order to meet service goals.
• Demonstrate a commitment to empowering others to solve their own problems.
• Demonstrate a conviction about the capacity of people to grow and change.
• Ability to function independently and in a team setting.
• Must pass a criminal background check.
• *Bilingual: Fluent in English/Spanish with regards to reading, writing, speaki