Residential Field Trainer

Paycom; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 60,174,000 - 71,635,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph Children’s Home in Louisville, KY 40206 is seeking a Sr. Youth Care Worker who will train and coach residential staff in essential job skills within a trauma-informed framework.

You will plan and organize staff development programs to ensure high-quality care while continuing to perform Sr. Youth Care Worker duties on a shift basis in cottages. The role requires Safe Crisis Management Instructor certification and experience with trauma-informed milieu management, de-escalation, and

Qualifications

• Cultural sensitivity to diverse backgrounds and respectful interactions.
• Understand trauma-informed care and apply it to staff and clients.
• Proficiency in essential job knowledge areas relevant to the role.

Responsibilities

• Lead New Employee Orientation and monthly reviews for staff in Safe Crisis Management.
• Deliver adjunctive trainings (documentation, Credible use, de-escalation, milieu management).
• Provide one-on-one coaching in cottage environments to achieve job skills and trauma-informed care.
• Track attendance at trainings and report deficiencies to supervisors.
• Develop and manage a hybrid schedule balancing Sr. Youth Care Worker duties with cottage shifts (~100 hours/month; trainer duties ~50 hours/month).
• Create and update instructional content, testing, and evaluation materials.
• Develop annual and monthly training calendars with flexible scheduling.

Skills

Cultural Sensitivity

Empowerment

Job Knowledge

Modeling

Peer Support & Collaboration

Professionalism

Quality of Work

Safety

Time Management

Education

Safe Crisis Management Instructor Certification

Tools

Credible EHR

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Louisville , KY 40206, Salary Range: $21.00 - $25.00 Hourly, Job Summary: Provide training and on-the-job coaching in essential job skills for all residential youth workers. Plan, organize, develop, coordinate and schedule residential staff development programs to assure the implementation of a Trauma Informed framework and that the highest degree of quality care can be maintained at all times. Continue to perform all functions as a Sr. Youth Care Worker to include working assigned shifts in the cottages as scheduled.

Essential Functions:

• Conduct New Employee Orientation (NEO) trainings and monthly reviews for residential staff in Safe Crisis Management to ensure staff obtain/maintain certification in this area.
• Conduct adjunctive trainings for residential staff, as assigned by program leadership. (Some examples may include residential documentation, the use of the electronic health records system (Credible), verbal de-escalation, milieu management, etc.)
• Provide one-on-one coaching to residential youth workers in the cottage environment to ensure the achievement of necessary job skills and to implement a Trauma Informed experience for clients.
• Track employee attendance at required trainings and communicate any deficiencies to residential supervisors/director.
• Work with residential supervisors to develop a “hybrid” schedule that will allow for continued functioning as a Sr. Youth Care Worker and completion of shifts in the cottages approximately 100 hours per month. Residential Field Trainer duties are estimated to require approximately 50 hours per month.
• Complete all duties as already assigned under the Sr. Youth Care Worker job description.
• Select, develop and/or update appropriate instructional content, testing and evaluation procedures, visual aids and other educational materials.
• Develop an annual and monthly training calendar. Ensure trainings/coaching is offered at a variety of dates and times to accommodate the staffing needs of the program and employees.

Qualifications: Position Requirements (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

CULTURAL SENSITIVITY

• Appreciates differences between others in thought as well as style and shows respect for their ideas.
• Demonstrates responsiveness to the racial, ethnic, and cultural needs of individuals while maintaining respect for those differences.

EMPOWERMENT

• AS APPROPRIATE TO ROLE: Recognizes and works to eliminate situations that may lead to re-traumatization; Understands and allows for mutual self-help to occur among trauma survivors by utilizing their lived experience to promote recovery and healing.

JOB KNOWLEDGE (Essential Functions)

• Has a clear understanding of the position.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the necessary common and technical knowledge areas required for the position.

MODELING

• AS APPROPRIATE TO ROLE: Uses appropriate voice, is aware of development levels of clients served, encourages independence and self-help, and reinforces positive behavior.
• For those who provide direct care to clients, has the ability to anticipate problems, redirect behavior using positive practices, handle transitions well and develop goals for observation.

PEER SUPPORT & COLLABORATION

• Communicates and interacts well with others among teams, across departments, and/or with clients to ensure a respectful, and inclusive service/work environment.
• Encourages and supports skill development of colleagues and/or direct reports, clients and/or families, and external stakeholders.
• Builds/maintains trust and exhibits healthy boundaries with colleagues and/or direct reports, clients and/or families, and external stakeholders.

PROFESSIONALISM

• Is visible with a positive presence, ethical, and highly professional.
• Expresses accountability for actions.
• Shows respect towards others, serves as an appropriate role model during interactions and while performing job responsibilities, and is responsive to the needs of others.

QUALITY OF WORK

• Reliably completes work according to organization standards.
• Exhibits strong judgment and problem-solving skills.

SAFETY

• Creates and maintain a safe, welcoming, physical and service environment.

TIME MANAGEMENT

• Is consistently at work, on time, and conforms to scheduled work hours.
• Possesses the ability to effectively manage projects, timelines, and team goals without constant oversight.

Education and Experience:

• Certification as Safe Crisis Management Instructor
• Experience working as a Sr. Youth Care Worker for St. Joseph Children’s Home with evident knowledge of trauma informed milieu management, verbal de-escalation and the effective use of Emergency Safety Physical Interventions using JKM approved techniques.

Physical Factors (those checked apply):

• Sitting at a desk for up to 8 hours
• Office Environment
• Entering data / keystroke
• Driving
• Standing for up to 8 hours
• Reachingabove shoulder level
• Walking
• Bending
• Lifting/Carrying 50max lbs
• Pushing / Pulling 50max lbs.
• Usingfeetfor repetitiveaction
• Usinghandsfor repetitiveaction