Bilingual Youth Care Worker
Job Title: Youth Care Worker
Reports to: Residential Manager/Director
Department: Residential Services
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Catholic Identity Statement:
All St. Francis-St. Vincent Homes staff are to be guided by the mission and values of Catholic Social Services, conducting themselves with the highest integrity, always aware that they are agents of the Church and its social mission. Professional staff are equally bound by the moral teachings of the Catholic Church and the standards of ethical practice of the social work profession, as these pertain to the substance and manner of their work with clients and activities in the workplace.
Specific information and problem solving will be covered in new employee orientation, as well as ongoing training and supervision.
Position Summary:
The Youth Care Worker provides supervision and direction to adolescents/young adults in a residential program. The Youth Care Worker provides support and supervision afternoons, evenings and weekends. It is the responsibility of the Youth Care Worker to maintain an atmosphere of safety, support and guidance to ensure the basic needs of each youth are met. Such needs include food, shelter, clothing, life skills, recreation, education, and socialization. Other responsibilities include: implementing tasks outlined in resident's treatment plan or program requirements; team communication; meeting documentation requirements; and team and interdepartmental cooperation.
Essential Requirements:
Demonstrate commitment to the agency’s mission to foster the physical, spiritual, emotional, and social development of emotionally impaired adolescents/young adults.
Support the creation of a trauma informed community for the youth and family.
Regularly monitor, and intervene as needed according to the individual's treatment plan, residents':
Interactions with peers and staff
Changes in behavior, mood and emotional state
Whereabouts
Compliance with program expectations
Present an appropriate, positive role model for the residents in speech, behavior, and dress.
Physically and psychologically able to actively and safely supervise groups of emotionally and behaviorally challenged adolescent/young adult residents.
Ability to work scheduled days and hours as assigned by supervisor and accommodate potential last-minute schedule changes caused by illness, staff shortage and other emergencies.
Ability to actively participate in and successfully complete all state mandated orientation and training.
Ability to safely operate a 10-passenger school vehicle and maintain insurability for driving with the Archdiocesan Insurance Office
