Youth Care Worker - Schippel

Job Description

Job Description

Description : Rotating weeks :

Th 2-8

Fr 1-11

Sat 10-10

Sun 10-10

POSITION SUMMARY

The Residential Youth Care Worker is responsible for implementing daily therapeutic programming for youth under the direction of their assigned supervisor. The Youth Care Worker engages the youth in therapeutic interactions and skill-building activities and documents those interactions and activities in a timely manner legally consistent with Medicaid Rule 140. The Youth Care Worker employs their training in Hoyleton's CARE practice model and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) to create developmental relationships with youth and maintain a safe, positive, therapeutic environment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Engages youth in daily therapeutic activities that help youth develop social, emotional, and other life skills including the ability to have fun and play, consistent with each youth's individualized treatment goals as well as the CARE principles.

2. Ensures the safety of youth, themselves, and co-workers by :

o developing positive relationships with youth, co-workers, and supervisors,

o knowing and understanding youths' trauma history and triggers,

o anticipating crises and using TCI crisis de-escalation techniques,

o implementing TCI compliant manual restraint according to agency policy when youth and staff are in immediate and serious risk of physical harm, and

o working to restore relationships as crises are resolved by conducting TCI Life Space Interviews with youth.

1. Requires the successful completion of CARE training and certification and annual recertification in TCI.

2. Completes daily hours of care required by documenting Medicaid-compliant therapeutic interventions.

3. Participate with their supervisor and youth in planning schedules of activities for each shift.

4. Engages in reflective practice by participating in weekly individual and / or group supervision with their supervisor.

5. Participates in clinical staffing's, cottage, and other agency meetings as required and meets all initial and ongoing agency training requirements.

6. Requires overnight staff to complete bed checks of each youth every 15 minutes and to therapeutically engage youth who have problems around bedtime or sleeping.

7. This position requires on-call status whenever applicable.

8. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements :

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

SKILLS and ABILITIES

• Ability to learn the CARE practice model and implement daily programming consistent with CARE principles.
• Ability to learn the TCI curriculum successfully pass TCI written and physical restraint tests remain current with required TCI refresher training and conduct TCI techniques with fidelity to the model.
• Must enjoy actively engaging youth, be emotionally mature, and patient, and communicate empathy toward youth.
• Prefer candidates who are kind, generous, and have a good sense of humor.

EDUCATION AND / OR EXPERIENCE

1. Must be at least 21 years of age.

2. A high school diploma or GED is required; a bachelor's degree in human services and related experience are preferred.

3. Must have a valid driver's license.

REQUIREMENT

CARE & TCI

Hoyleton has adopted the CARE (Children and Residential Experience), developed by Cornell University, to guide our culture and practice. CARE is grounded in six core principles : Developmentally Focused, Family Involved, Relationship Based, Ecologically Oriented, Competence Centered, and Trauma Informed.

Completion of CARE and TCI training is an internal requirement for all staff and must be completed upon hire. Ongoing application of these principles is expected and essential to successful job performance.

TCI (Therapeutic Crisis Intervention) . Employees must :

Monthly refresher opportunities are provided. Employees who fall out of compliance may be required to retake the full course. Consistent participation and application of both CARE and TCI are essential to job performance.