Residential Direct Care Staff Overnights

Family & Children Services, Inc.; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 22,041 - 24,796; Full time

Job summary

Family & Children Services, Inc. in Kalamazoo, Michigan, is looking for a dedicated individual to provide crisis residential services focused on emergency placement of youth. Responsibilities include ensuring the basic needs are met, teaching skills through role modeling, and establishing positive relationships with youth.

The ideal candidate must have a high school diploma, experience in behavioral health, and be available for overnight shifts. A valid Michigan driver’s license is also necessary.

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma and 2 years related training/experience or college work preferred.
• Lived experience with behavioral health issues is desired.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring recipients basic needs are met including personal hygiene, nutrition, health, sleep routine, and safety.
• Teaching, supporting, and reinforcing skills through role modeling and behavior management.
• Establishing positive relationships with youth; providing regular oversight of youth’s progress toward goals.

Skills

Behavior management

Interpersonal skills

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Description

MUST BE ABLE TO WORK OVERNIGHT 11PM-7AM SHIFT

Overview

This position provides crisis residential services focused on emergency placement of youth, monitoring program services to assure safety, and to encourage and support individuals in reaching their goals.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Responsibilities associated with this job will change from time to time in accordance with the agency's program and business needs. More specifically, the incumbent may be required to perform additional and/or different responsibilities from those described below.

• Ensuring recipients basic needs are met including personal hygiene, nutrition, health, sleep routine, and safety.
• Teaching, supporting, and reinforcing skills through role modeling, sharing information, demonstrating, redirecting/directing, prompting, and behavior management, both on an individual and group basis.
• Establishing positive relationships with youth; providing regular oversight of youth’s progress toward goals.
• Completes household tasks which maintain a safe, orderly, and clean environment for recipients and other staff.
• May provide transportation to recipients.
• Completes required written documentation.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Minimum high school diploma and 2 years related training/experience or college work preferred.
• Lived experience with behavioral health issues is desired.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Mandt, C.P.R. and first aid certification or the ability to become certified/trained
• Acceptable driving record in compliance with agency policy
• Applicants must have a valid Michigan driver’s license and acceptable driving record in accordance with agency policies.
• Must possess use of a personal vehicle for transportation with valid automobile insurance which designates the employee as an insured driver in accordance with agency policy. May utilize Agency vehicles if available.

Salary Description

$16.00-$18.00 AN HOUR