Bilingual Youth Care Worker (2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.) - St. PJs Childrens Home

Archdiocese of San Antonio; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate organization dedicated to providing a safe haven for children in crisis. As a Bilingual Youth Care Worker, you will play a vital role in ensuring the well-being of unaccompanied children (UAC) at St. PJ's Children's Home. Your responsibilities will include implementing trauma-informed care, maintaining positive relationships, and addressing the physical, emotional, and educational needs of the children. This position offers a fulfilling opportunity to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable youth while working collaboratively with a dedicated team. If you are passionate about child welfare and possess the necessary skills, we encourage you to apply and be part of our mission to break the cycle of abuse and neglect.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in behavioral sciences or equivalent experience required.
• Must be bilingual in English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily care and supervision of UAC ensuring their health and safety.
• Maintain positive relationships with UAC and program staff.

Skills

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Communication

Crisis Management

Teamwork

Advocacy

Detail Oriented

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in behavioral sciences or human services

High school diploma plus one year experience

Job description

Bilingual Youth Care Worker (2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.) - St. PJ's Children's Home

Archdiocese of San Antonio | San Antonio, TX 78245

Workdays: Vary according to availability

Work Hours: 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Mission: The Mission of St. PJ's Children's Home is to be a safe and loving refuge for children in crisis and to accompany them on their journey to healing and wholeness, breaking the cycle of abuse and neglect one child at a time.

Summary

Under the general direction of the Lead, Evening and Weekend Supervisors, the Youth Care Worker is responsible for the daily care and supervision of UAC ensuring their health, safety and well-being is protected at all times. The Youth Care Worker is responsible for the implementation of direct care services in a manner that promotes best practices and facilitates the optimum delivery of quality trauma informed care to UAC. The Youth Care Worker ensures that each UAC's physical, social, emotional, educational, and recreational needs are met in accordance with agency policy, TDFPS Minimum Standards and ORR Policy.

Position Responsibilities

• Maintaining positive, supportive and professional relationships with UAC and program staff.
• Elevating concerns or issues related to UAC, program staff, work and living environment, etc. within required timeframes.
• Completing all required documentation for UAC accurately and within required timeframes.
• Utilizing positive behavior management techniques including verbal redirection, prompting, reminders, de-escalation and emergency behavior intervention.
• Ensuring that the resident to staff ratio is properly maintained at all times.
• Responsible for protecting the confidentiality of any information or material obtained in the service with the organization.
• Adherence to the Code of Conduct and the Faith and Morals Policy is mandatory.
• Every employee is required to take a solution-oriented approach in their interactions and undertakings, as well as being a team member that promotes collaboration and commitment to the Mission and Vision of the organization.
• Attendance and successful completion of a 10-day New Employee Orientation is mandated for the position.
• Other duties as assigned by Program Director.

Competency

Advocacy

Teamwork

Communication

De-escalation

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in the behavioral sciences, human services or social service fields; or
• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent plus one year of employment experience working in the child welfare field with children and/or adolescents in a social service setting.

Experience:

• Experience working with children in a residential setting is preferred.

License and Credentials:

• Reliable transportation.
• Valid vehicle insurance.

Requirements:

• Varicella: Two doses of varicella vaccine or a history of chickenpox.
• MMR: two doses of MMR vaccine or titers indicating immunity.
• DTaP or DTap: Complete primary vaccination series.
• Influenza: one dose annually during flu season.

Minimum Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as policy and procedures.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Must be bilingual English/Spanish.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritize duties.
• Strong assessment skills and the ability to remain calm in crisis situations.
• Detail oriented, organized, self-motivated, and able to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Good critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Disclaimer

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change. This is a Grant funded position and salary is dependent on funding availability. Position can be eliminated at any time because of lack of funding to support this position.

St. PJ's Children's Home is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To view this and other employment opportunities please visit The Archdiocese of San Antonio website. You must apply through the website and complete the application and upload your resume. No phone calls please. If you are chosen for an interview, you will be contacted.