Behavior Coach - FT

Safe Children Coalition, Inc.; Sarasota (FL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A youth care organization in Sarasota, Florida is seeking an entry-level role on a youth care team. You will provide supervision and guidance to residents, ensuring their safety and facilitating various activities aimed at promoting behavioral and academic success. Candidates should have a high school diploma and experience working with at-risk youth is preferred. This is a full-time position with responsibilities focused on care and role modeling.

Qualifications

• Experience working with at-risk youth preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides awake supervision for residents to ensure safety and monitor behavior.
• Maintains a structured, consistent, orderly program according to schedule.
• Guides residents in various activities including life skills, homework, and meal preparation.

Education

High school graduate/equivalent

Job description

Description

Purpose: Works on a youth-care team to address the safety, supervision, instruction, practical care, behavior modification, and role modeling for residents. Assists with implementation of service plans. Helps to create a residential environment that ensures public safety while motivating residents to excel behaviorally, academically, socially, and physically.

Responsibilities

• Provides awake supervision for residents to ensure safety and monitor behavior (including meals).
• Maintains a structured, consistent, orderly program according to schedule.
• Adheres to and enforces program rules and policies and applies behavior management system.
• Guides residents, teaches, and participates with residents in an assortment of activities including: outings, facility and equipment cleaning, grounds maintenance, equipment relocation, life skills, homework, time management, meal preparation, and other events.
• Participates in Adventure-Based Counseling (ABC) activities, as applicable.
• Serves as a positive role model for residents.
• Prevents resident altercations and elopements through early intervention and use of behavior modification techniques.
• Completes accurate, legible documentation in a timely manner.
• Implements and documents BHOS interventions/activities/responses as appropriate.
• Meets with residents on a regular basis to discuss, plan, evaluate, and give feedback regarding goal progress.
• Meets with residents as needed to address behavior or attitude problems.
• Maintains facility and campus in clean, professional, and motivational manner.
• Transports residents as necessary, according to Association policies on transportation of Clients.
• Attends staff meetings and Case Reviews as directed.
• Meets annual training requirements established by Department of Juvenile Justice standards, if applicable.

Qualifications

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE: Minimum high school graduate/equivalent, or has attained a higher level of education. Experience working with at-risk youth preferred.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Other

Industries

• Individual and Family Services