Bilingual Youth Care Worker (OVN) 10:00PM - 6:00AM - Seton Home

Description

  Workdays: Wednesday – Sunday
Works Hours: 10:00 p.m. - 6:00 a.m.
Location: 1115 Mission Rd., San Antonio, TX. 78210

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.

Minimum of 1-year employment experience in the child welfare field working with children and/or adolescents in a social service setting. 

Position Responsibilities:

Shift Specific Expectation & Responsibilities

Overnight Routine

• *Conduct hourly bed checks throughout the night to ensure safety of residents.
• *Providing care for infants when residents ask for assistance.
• *Complete daily medication audit and email to appropriate personnel.
• *Computer related tasks: Document daily logs and incident reports using the internal database, ensure important information is included.
• *Clean and make ready vacant rooms. 
• *Prepare breakfast for residents on a daily basis.
• Completing shelter intake process with new arrivals as needed.
• Assisting with transporting residents to the hospital as needed.
• Ensuring that residents who are scheduled to discharge from the program are ready by the designated time.
• Check refrigerators/pantry for expired food items.   
• Other duties as assigned.

 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.
• Be physically, mentally, and emotionally capable of performing assigned tasks and have the skills necessary to perform      essential duties and responsibilities.

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 DTap: 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 empow