- Responsible for the overall care of the residents, i.e., health and hygiene, education, and social/emotional well-being
- Cultivates a trauma-informed environment by understanding the short and long-term impacts of trauma and neglect, responding to the residents and their family/caretakers with empathy, sensitivity, and respect and maintaining trauma-sensitive interactions.
- Collaborates as a member of the therapeutic staff team in exercising responsibilities and in such a way as to reinforce the residential philosophy and program protocols.
- Supervises the interactions and activities of residents; actively engage in day-to-day structured and unstructured recreational activities and life skill development and maintenance.
- Implement both agency and individualized behavior management practices utilizing appropriate trauma-sensitive techniques to monitor, assess and document situations and client status.
- Implement crisis intervention techniques in accordance with policy, procedure and agency training and ensure that non-violent physical interventions are implemented only if a client is an immediate risk to self or others.
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Minimum 6 months' experience working with children and/or adolescents; experience working in a residential setting preferred.
- Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
- Strong organizational, critical thinking and time-management skills.
- Basic computer skills required; knowledge of Microsoft Office 365.
- Ability to communicate and effectively interact with a diverse population.
- Collaboration and teamwork.
- Must have a valid driver's license.
- Must authorize Child & Family to complete a motor vehicle records check.
- The ideal candidate will be required to meet all background checks and medical clearances required for the position.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate and effectively interact with people across cultures, ranges of ability, genders, ethnicities, and races.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the history of discrimination in America, particularly as it relates to race and racism, and how this history has led to disparities experienced by marginalized communities such as BIPOC, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ communities, and others.
- Demonstrate the ability to successfully deliver culturally responsive services.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate and effectively interact with people across cultures, ranges of ability, genders, ethnicities, and races.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the history of discrimination in America, particularly as it relates to race and racism, and how this history has led to disparities experiences by marginalized communities such as BIPOC, people with disabilities LGBTQ+ communities and others.
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Description
Job Description
Job DescriptionThis position is eligible for a one-time $750 sign-on bonus payable after the completion of 90 days of employment.
About Your Team
Your team understands the impact of trauma and provides residents and their families with solutions for positive outcomes and permanence.
Your team creates a sense of stability by providing a home-like and nurturing environment with daily experiences and life skills.
What You'll Be Doing
You will provide appropriate support in a trauma-informed therapeutic environment that promotes the physical, mental, and behavioral health of residents and assists residents in developing their life skills.
Your Main Priorities
While additional responsibilities are likely to arise on the job, you will primarily:
Who You Are
Requirements, Skills & Abilities:
Physical Requirements
Direct Service Staff (Travel as part of position):
This position requires time sitting, standing, walking, driving, carrying and lifting up to 25lbs. This role also requires operating desktop, laptop and/or cell phone, and communicating with colleagues.
Travel Requirements
Statewide travel required.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Child & Family will not discriminate against any individual on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, color, race, creed, national origin, ancestry, religious persuasion, marital status, political belief, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, physical or mental disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations, genetic predisposition or genetic carrier status, or any other protected category under local, state, or federal law, nor will anyone receive special treatment for those reasons, except for reasonable accommodation as required by law.
It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.
In order to provide equitable service delivery and go above and beyond equal opportunity requirements, our organization is committed to ensuring that all staff are able to perform the following cultural competencies:Child & Family strives to achieve a workforce that includes representation of qualified affirmative action group members in proportion to the qualified and available target group workforce in the community that we serve.
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate ServicesIn order to provide equitable service delivery and go above and beyond equal opportunity requirements, our organization is committed to ensuring that all staff are able to perform the following cultural competencies:
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