Residential Youth Care Specialist

Description

Thompson Child & Family Focus employs hard working, dedicated, caring, innovative team members who are committed to excellence and empowering children and families through therapy, education, and prevention-based care!

What’s in it for you? Great Benefits for full-time employees!

• 3 weeks paid time off (PTO) first year plus 10 paid Holidays!
• Health, Dental, Vision, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability insurance options
• Life Insurance
• 401K Match
• Education Reimbursement
• Paid time off for volunteering in the community
• Free EAP services
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Multiple opportunities for growth
• iPhone and Laptop provided for eligible roles
• Clinical Supervision Reimbursement for eligible roles

What you will make! $17-20hr.

When will you work?

Schedule

• Sunday to Tuesday and every other Wednesday
• Thursday to Saturday and every other Wednesday

Shifts

• 1st Shift: 7am-7pm days
• 2nd Shift: 7pm-7am nights

What Will You Do?

Do you have a passion for empowering today's youth with real-world guidance and support? Are you committed to helping vulnerable youth overcome generational challenges, learn new communication and coping mechanisms and show them some fun? Have you spent time educating yourself in the psychological familial and societal impacts on today's youth, but need some hands-on practice? Do you want to be a change-maker for youth in 2024?

If you answered "yes" to any of the above, then we'd love to connect with you! As a leading provider of clinical and preventative services for children and families in Charlotte, Thompson is committed to impacting change! We believe that trauma-informed care, in a beautiful setting, fueled by people who are committed to the success of vulnerable youth, will change our communities.
As we prepare to roll-out a new program, enhanced with additional levels of assessment, care and support for youth and their families, we are looking for Residential Youth Care Specialist's to bring our plan to life.

As the Residential Youth Care Specialist you will be expected to provide care, supervision, structure, and to be an advocate that provides and builds a therapeutic relationship with the youth in your care. You will be surrounded by team members committed to the same goal, as well as various functional professionals partnering with you in our youth's success.

• Day-to-day care of youth while in residence (including fun!)
• Display empathy and compassion for youth, while upholding best practices outlined in our trauma-enforced training
• Being a source of hope and positivity in a challenging environment
• Communicate, advocate and participate in program activities and initiatives
• Conduct yourself in the highest standards of ethics and integrity while displaying emotional intelligence in your day-to-day work with clients, peers, and leadership
• Uphold standards of care for the physical, psychological and mental health of our youth
• You will be working with clients from13-18 years old, males or females who are highly acute and potentially aggressive.
• Provide vigilant supervision and monitoring of every client in your care
• Support treatment process of each youth
• Able to complete daily documentation as required for client reporting and interactions
• Able to remain calm and diffuse situations where clients may harm themselves or others
• Other duties as assigned by your Supervisor

Requirements

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION:

• Must have a valid Drivers' License
• Must meet any credentialing standards as required of the job
• BA/BS Degree in the Human Services field strongly preferred
• High School diploma/GED and two years' relevant experience working with youth will be considered in lieu of BA/BS degree
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite application software
• Excellent communication skills and a passion for working with youth

Physical Requirements

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands

While performing the duties of this job, employees are required to walk, sit, use hands to handle, or feel obje