Residential Support Specialist Part-Time

Overview

Are you passionate about bringing people together to create lasting change? Skilled at building partnerships and engaging the community? Ready to be a driving force for child and family wellbeing? 

 

At Upbring, our team is united by a shared mission: to break the cycle of child abuse and advance the wellbeing of children, families and communities, empowering them to thrive. As servant-leaders, we lead by example, working passionately to create a brighter future for those we serve.  Every day, we strive to embody our core values:

 

• We are Warriors: Fierce, resilient, and courageous, we face challenges head-on with unwavering loyalty and passion.
• We are Servants: We dedicate ourselves to serving others, empowering those around us to thrive.
• We are Family: We work together as a supportive, caring community, creating a sense of belonging and strength.

Joining Upbring means becoming part of a family of passionate individuals who are fearless in their pursuit of lasting change. Together, we are making a difference, one life at a time.

 

What You'll Do

While maintaining a safe, supportive therapeutic environment, the Residential Support Specialist is responsible for supervising, teaching social skills, and meeting the individualized care plan and personal development needs of youth in accordance with Agency standards, state licensing standards, federal, state, and local regulatory requirements while following a designated routine as assigned.

Our Upbring staff members are servant-leaders in the pursuit of breaking the cycle of child abuse and empowering others to do the same through example while embodying our core values: We are Warriors. We are Servants. We are Family.

 

*This is a part-time position with various shifts available

Responsibilities

We Are Warriors | We Set the Standards for Child Welfare

 

Work Standards 

• Maintain direct supervision, interaction, and observation of all youth in their living spaces or common areas; always remain aware of the location of all youth during the shift
• Interact, observe, and supervise youth in accordance with their individualized treatment and behavior support plans
• Ensure that all living spaces are clean, organized and maintain the youth’s living space to provide a safe, hygienic, and therapeutic environment
• Ensure safety, security and sanitation standards are always maintained in all work areas
• Prepare and attend supervision, unit, team, and facility meetings as required
• Strong time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines and complete tasks in a timely manner
• Work within the Agency’s Code of Ethics and establish working relationships within the ethical boundaries established
• Complete required training hours per licensing standards and program requirement
• Other duties and special projects as assigned

Communication

• Communicate with youth and team members in a strength-based manner
• Enter all assigned duties in a strength-based, concise and understandable manner, such as behavior sheets, observation notes, communication logs, shift reports personal restraint records, incident reports, etc. in the computer before the end of shift
• Ensure all necessary youth information is entered into the computer before the end of the shift
• Report and properly enter all incidents in a timely manner (prior to the end of the shift)

We Are Servants| We Help Others

 

Adaptability

• Set appropriate behavioral limits with youth in accordance with Agency policy and individualized treatment and behavior support plans
• Work in a manner that seeks to prevent crisis situations; proactively intervene to manage or de-escalate crisis situations; apply verbal redirection when deemed appropriate
• Maintain awareness of resident behavior and utilize the proper intervention and appropriate consequence in accordance with Agency policy and the resident’s individual treatment and behavior support plans; accurately enter the behavior and intervention
• Assist the Residential Support Specialist III with conducting searches for contraband in youth living space as needed
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with a diverse staff, youth population, including youth’s families and systems of support
• Ability to use good judgment, think and react rationally and calmly in difficult and stressful situations

Teamwork

• Teach and Provide youth with a full range of basic living skills, including, but n