Lead Youth Care Worker I (Day Lead)

Positive-Alternatives,-Inc; Wisconsin Rapids (WI); In loco; USD 34.000 - 40.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Training provided

Paid time off

Comprehensive benefits package

Retirement plan with employer match

Employee assistance program

Descrizione del lavoro

Positive Alternatives, Inc. in Wisconsin Rapids is seeking a Lead Staff (shift lead) to guide a care-team and maintain a safe, supervised living environment for adolescent residents. You will lead shift activities, monitor residents, and ensure programs run smoothly.

The role includes weekend/holiday hours on a rotating schedule; candidates should be 21+, hold a valid driver’s license, and have or pursue a human/social services background. Training, benefits, and retirement plan are provided.

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in human/social services preferred but not required.
• Experience working with youth in a residential setting is preferred but not required.
• At least 21 years of age; hold a valid driver’s license; must be caring and resilient.

Mansioni

• Lead scheduled shift activities and ensure programming schedules are followed.
• Maintain a safe, supervised, and structured living environment for adolescent residents.
• Supervise youth and know their whereabouts at all times.
• Facilitate crisis counseling, conflict resolution, and problem solving with and for clients.
• Incorporate client treatment objectives into the individual care of residents.
• Transport and supervise clients at designated activities and appointments.
• Follow program policies and procedures to ensure compliance with state licensing requirements.
• Accurately complete and review shift documentation.
• Train new hires following the defined training program.

Conoscenze

Crisis counseling

Conflict resolution

Documentation

Team leadership

Transportation coordination

Youth engagement

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in human/social services

Descrizione del lavoro

Lead Staff (shift leads) are members of a care-team responsible for leading and maintaining a safe, supervised, and structured living environment for adolescent residents that is conducive to their well-being. Lead Staff assess group dynamics and resident needs and promote improved social, developmental, educational, and physical functioning of group home residents. The ability to understand the perspective of others is critical and staff must truly care about the success of youth. This position requires weekend and holiday hours on a rotating schedule.

You will work alongside residents to support achievement of treatment goals through engagement in healthy and productive daily activities through the following tasks:

• Lead scheduled shift activities and ensure programming schedules are followed.
• Maintain a safe, supervised, and structured living environment for our adolescent clients
• Supervise youth and knowing their whereabouts at all times
• Facilitate crisis counseling, conflict resolution, and problem solving with and for clients
• Incorporate client treatment objectives into the individual care of residents
• Transport and supervise clients at designated activities and appointments
• Follow program policies and procedures to ensure compliance with state licensing requirements
• Accurately complete and review shift documentation
• Train new hires following the defined training program
• Additional duties as assigned

As a Lead Staff Member, you will enjoy these benefits:

• Initial and continuous training
• Paid time off
• Full benefit package including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurances
• Retirement planning with employer match
• Free employee assistance program
• Rotating schedule with every other weekend off
• Eligible for a performance-based pay increase at 6 months and 1 year during the first year of employment, and then annually thereafter

Your schedule will include:

• Nine-hour shifts on a rotating schedule
• Shifts scheduled every other weekend are required.
• Shifts are typically scheduled within the timeframe of 6am and 6pm.
• Holiday rotation is required.

Some of the skills and experience we are looking for from you:

• Bachelor’s degree in a human/social services related field preferred but not required
• Previous experience working with a youth population in a residential setting is preferred but not required
• At least 21 years of age
• Hold a valid driver’s license
• Must be caring and resilient

This job is ideal for someone with experience:

• Caregiving
• Working in schools or childcare
• Working in law enforcement or corrections