Evening Youth Mentor — Secure Residential Program

Community Partners in Action, Inc.; Hamden (CT); Presencial; USD 30.000 - 41.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health coverage

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Employee assistance program

Descripción de la vacante

Community Partners in Action, Inc. seeks a Youth Mentor for REGIONS Site Secure Residential Treatment Program for male youth. The 2nd shift runs 4:00 pm–12:00 am, Wednesday through Sunday, with Mondays and Tuesdays off.

Salary is $26.63/hour ($55,390/year). You will supervise youths, support programming, and help maintain a safe, trauma-informed environment. The ideal candidate has an associate degree or higher with experience with at-risk youth; bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

Formación

• Associate\'s degree or higher with experience working with at risk or court-involved adolescents.
• Bachelor\'s degree in criminal justice with a related internship may be considered in lieu of work experience.
• Understanding and knowledge of gender-specific, trauma-informed, culturally responsive and linguistically appropriate issues and needs.
• Must share the belief that people can change and individuals in need deserve quality services and an opportunity to succeed.
• Must have and maintain a valid CT driver\'s license and have reliable transportation.
• Must be willing to work in a hardware secure environment.
• Bi-lingual ability (Spanish/English) preferred.
• Candidates with lived experience are encouraged to apply.

Responsabilidades

• Provide direct supervision and care and assist youth with daily activities including school and groups.
• Maintain a safe, secure, strengths-based, gender responsive, trauma informed, linguistically appropriate and culturally sensitive environment.
• Maintain accountability for the location of youth at all times; have knowledge of and implement all agency/program policies and procedures governing facility operations.
• Mediate and resolve youth problems in line with relational and strengths-based practices.
• Utilize de-escalation techniques to eliminate youth\'s harm to self, harm to others, or property destruction.
• Conduct DBT coaching with the youth and conduct groups to eliminate negative behaviors.
• Promote discharge planning as part of REGIONS treatment team.

Conocimientos

Bilingual English/Spanish

Interpersonal skills

Crisis management

Valid CT driver\'s license

Educación

Associate\'s degree or higher

Bachelor\'s in criminal justice

Descripción del empleo

Community Partners in Action, Inc. seeks a Youth Mentor for REGIONS Site Secure Residential Treatment Program for male youth. The 2nd shift runs 4:00 pm–12:00 am, Wednesday through Sunday, with Mondays and Tuesdays off.

Salary is $26.63/hour ($55,390/year). You will supervise youths, support programming, and help maintain a safe, trauma-informed environment. The ideal candidate has an associate degree or higher with experience with at-risk youth; bilingual English/Spanish preferred.