FOOD TRANSPORTER - CASUAL (up to 19 hours per week)

Traversecitymi; Missouri; On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Youth Specialist to provide safety and guidance to residents in a supportive environment. This full-time position involves supervising daily activities, monitoring behavior, and ensuring the well-being of youths. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in crisis intervention and counseling, with the ability to maintain a calm demeanor in high-pressure situations. Join a team committed to making a positive impact in the lives of troubled youths while enjoying excellent benefits and a supportive workplace culture.

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Education Assistance

Wellness Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Long-Term Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Retirement Health Savings Plan

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in child care or related field.
• Must be able to handle stressful situations calmly.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and counsel residents through daily activities.
• Monitor for behavioral changes and intervene as needed.

Skills

Crisis Intervention

Supervision

Counseling

Communication Skills

Behavior Monitoring

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Associates Degree in Human Services

Tools

Electronic Security Equipment

Communication Equipment

Job description

YOUTH SPECIALIST - MALE, 2nd shift - Sundays/Mondays Off

Hourly Pay: $21.63

Hours: Full Time Employee

This is a full time, 2nd shift position with a primary schedule of Tuesday through Saturday. There is an additional 50 cents per hour shift premium added to the posted wage for 2nd shift and 75 cents per hour for shift overtime work.

Position Description

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Provides for the safety and security for residents, visitors, and staff within the facility. Supervises, guides, and counsels residents through daily activities within the framework of the residential, educational and treatment programs.
2. Striving towards a High Performing Organization, Youth Center employees will be actively engaged, thinking leaders, meeting the mission, vision and values of the department.
3. Closely supervises residents of the Youth Center to ensure that adequate security measures are met including making security checks, taking resident counts, doing room checks, and monitoring security cameras.
4. Monitors residents for changes in behavior that may indicate potential crises situations. Intervenes when necessary in crisis situations in accordance with policy and procedure guidelines for physical and mechanical restraints, room confinements, or other appropriate action.
5. Operates and monitors electronic security and communication equipment.
6. Organizes and directs participation in group activities such as games, arts and crafts, gym events, outdoor activities and other activities.
7. Documents resident behaviors and actions daily. Drafts disciplinary reports for review of Shift Supervisor.
8. Assists teachers by serving as an aide in the classroom and dealing with disciplinary matters as necessary. Assists residents with their homework.
9. Instructs and supervises the residents in the performance of daily housekeeping chores and cleaning duties. Performs various housekeeping duties such as vacuuming, distributing laundry, emptying trash, and shoveling snow.
10. Performs room checks as required when residents are secured in rooms, searches for prohibited items on residents, in rooms, and throughout the facility, and performs regular counts of potentially dangerous items.
11. Makes referral when residents are in need of medical attention. Provides basic CPR, AED and first aid on residents as appropriate.
12. Acts as a positive role model and provides informal one-on-one counseling to assist residents in decision-making. Discusses various matters of concern with youths and serves as an empathetic listener on topics such as family problems, court hearings, homework and general interpersonal relationships.
13. Leads small group sessions in discussion of topics such as assertiveness skills, self-defeating behaviors, self-esteem, and related topics. Leads effective parenting classes for parents. Leads meetings which may include lining-up guest speakers.
14. Conducts intakes of residents to gather information, search residents for contraband, and assess residents potential for suicide and health concerns, and provides orientation on Youth Center policies and procedures.
15. Escorts and monitors residents and visitors during visitation.
16. Ensures good health and hygiene practices are followed by residents.
17. Distributes and supervises meals.
18. Transports youth by vehicle to medical facilities, to and from home, other placements and other appointments as necessary.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Shall have a minimum of a high school diploma or its equivalent and 2 years of work experience in a facility or child caring institution, OR have completed 30 semester hours of college or equivalent quarter hours. Associates Degree or equivalent in human services or closely related field preferred.

Experience: Minimum of one year of experience dealing with delinquent or emotionally troubled youths and/or families, which may have been in an intern or volunteer capacity.

Other Requirements: Employees must be able to perform work in a highly stressful work environment: employees must exude a calm demeanor and ability to handle, mitigate, and deescalate volatile situations. Regularly required to deal with highly volatile and angry individuals (i.e. yelling, cursing, verbal confrontations, threats, etc.). Valid Michigan Driver’s License. Must be certified or be able to become certified in CPR, AED and first aid. Must be certified in approved physical management system or be able to become certified in approved physical management system.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

This job requires the ability to perform the essential functions contained in this description. These include, but are not limited to, the following requirements. Reasonable accommodations will be made for otherwise qualified applicants unable to fulfill one or more of these requirements:

1. Driving to various sites to transport youths;
2. Ability to move desks, beds and other furniture to conduct security checks;
3. Ability to step up on elevated surfaces, such as beds or stools, to conduct room searches;
4. Reaching, bending and stooping to perform security checks, housekeeping and other tasks;
5. Extended periods of walking throughout facility;
6. Ability to physically restrain youths;
7. Hearing ability to use auditory monitoring system;
8. Lifting and carrying containers for meals, laundry bags and other items weighting up to 35 lbs;
9. Visual acuity sufficient to monitor control cameras and security panel, distinguish colors on the control panel, and provide other forms of resident supervision.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Possible exposure to physical assault by youths; Exposure to youths with various states of cleanliness and hygiene; Exposure to various bodily fluids; Exposure to communicable diseases of youths.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

This is a non-exempt position with the AFSCME Bargaining Unit, Pay Grade E, offering excellent benefits, including investment plan options, PTO accrual and PAID HOLIDAYS UPON HIRE! All other benefits including use of accrued PTO and insurance (medical/prescription/dental/vision/life and disability insurance) effective following 90 days of employment and successfully passing the probationary period.

CORE BENEFITS (provided at no cost): $30,000 Life Insurance, $30,000 AD&D; Long-Term Disability; Wellness Benefits; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Holidays; Paid Time Off (based on length of service); Paid bereavement leave; Education Assistance of up to $3,000 annually.

OPTIONAL BENEFITS (cost share required): Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision; Optional Life Insurance for employee, spouse and dependent children; Short-Term Disability; Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical and/or Dependent Care); Health Savings Account; Consumerism Card; Legal Shield & ID Shield.

Full time employees are offered an Employer match of up to 5% in our Defined Contribution/401a Plan with voluntary contributions to our 457 Plan and greater than two times the employee contribution to our Retirement Health Savings Plan (RHS). The Employee contribution for the RHS Plan is $900 annually with an employer contribution of $2,050 annually.

Benefit eligible employees choosing to opt out of the County's Health Care Plan with proof of other coverage are eligible to receive an annual $3,000 Cash-In-Lieu of Insurance benefit (paid at $125 per bi-weekly pay period).

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