Trauma-Informed Behavioral Specialist for Youth

Catholic-Charities-of-Baltimore; Lutherville (MD); On-site; USD 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation/sick/holiday pay

403(b) Retirement Plan with a discreet

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Catholic Charities of Baltimore is seeking a Behavioral Specialist to provide crisis support and proactive assistance to youth within a residential setting. The role implements safety and therapeutic interventions in line with TIC, ICMP, and program policy. Shifts run 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

and 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on a rotating four-week basis, with some weekdays and weekends. Responsibilities include crisis response, de-escalation, and mentoring staff, serving youth ages 5-13.

Qualifications

• High school diploma and 4 years’ experience with children or special populations.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to residential or school youth to ensure a safe, therapeutic environment.
• Interact with youth and model CARE, TIC, and TCI principles.
• Use CARE model to influence and guide all interactions and philosophy of support for youth, families, and colleagues.
• Assess volatile situations and deescalates problems by applying appropriate interventions including verbal de-escalation, proximity control, voice and touch control, and personal restraint.
• Apply responses that are appropriate to each youth’s Treatment Plan, ICMP, and ensures that policies and procedures of the Behavioral Treatment System are implemented appropriately.
• Counsel youth to process crisis resolution in a manner that promotes the learning of self-control and reinforces constructive problem solving.
• Monitors youth throughout the crisis intervention response.
• Provide guidance and support to staff by regularly consulting on prevention and de-escalation techniques.
• Assist in the orientation of new staff, particularly in the use of personal restraint techniques and the assessment of crisis situations.
• Keep staff informed of problems within the building that might impact the unit/classroom. Coordinates staff when additional personnel are required in responding to a crisis situation.
• Ensure that all personal restraints are observed by a Nurse.
• Actively participates in the debriefing process.
• Follows all Risk Management Occurrence procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Verbal de-escalation

Youth engagement

Verbal & written communication

Discretion & professionalism

Critical thinking

Computer skills

Education

High school diploma and 4 years’ experience with children or special populations

Job description

Catholic Charities of Baltimore is seeking a Behavioral Specialist to provide crisis support and proactive assistance to youth within a residential setting. The role implements safety and therapeutic interventions in line with TIC, ICMP, and program policy. Shifts run 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

and 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on a rotating four-week basis, with some weekdays and weekends. Responsibilities include crisis response, de-escalation, and mentoring staff, serving youth ages 5-13.