Trauma-Informed Youth Transition Specialist

Good Samaritan Boys Ranch; Brighton (MO); Presencial; USD 19.000 - 27.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Good Samaritan Boys Ranch in Brighton, MO seeks compassionate staff to provide supportive services to residents in transitional living. The role emphasizes safety, trauma-informed care, documentation, and crisis response, with duties ranging from routine checks to group meetings and crisis intervention.

Responsibilities include maintaining a safe environment, professional conduct with residents and visitors, and collaboration with case managers to ensure individualized support and successful

Formación

• Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in a human services related field, and/or experience working with youth in a residential or transitional living program.
• Minimum: High School Degree, at least 21 years of age, able to obtain a Class E driver’s license

Responsabilidades

• Staff is responsible for the safety and well-being of residents.
• Staff will provide required documentation that is both timely and substantive including regular room/grounds checks, incident reporting, shift changeover documents, med pass, and email updates as required.
• Staff will be responsible for maintaining a safe and clean environment in the group home.
• Professional Demeanor — Staff will conduct themselves in a professional manner with visitors, residents and other professionals; Staff will interact in a reflective manner as opposed to a reactive manner; Staff will ensure that anyone requesting information is connected to the proper parties, provided they are unable to assist them.
• Interactions with Residents — Staff will convey respect to residents in all interactions, including confrontation; Staff/resident interactions will be supportive and build on strengths, rather than criticism; Staff actions will promote a trauma informed care model of service provision; Staff will demonstrate patience and empathy in all interactions; Staff will be sensitive to cultural differences in resident and staff populations; Staff will serve as positive role models for youth in the program at all times.
• Staff will be proactive in the identification of problems and will work as a team to develop solutions.
• Staff will provide appropriate and trauma informed crisis intervention as needed.
• Staff will provide educational and employment guidance and support.
• Staff will provide independent living skills learning opportunities to residents in the program.
• Staff will conduct group meetings with residents aimed at providing information, problem solving, and increasing personal responsibility.
• Staff will transport residents to/from school and to other activities or appointments.
• Staff will follow proper procedure during critical incidents including the notification of case managers, licensing unit, and on call, as well as maintain resident/staff ratios at all times.
• Staff will follow agency policies and procedures.
• Staff will perform additional duties as requested by the Program Coordinator.

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in human services related field

High School Diploma

Descripción del empleo

Good Samaritan Boys Ranch in Brighton, MO seeks compassionate staff to provide supportive services to residents in transitional living. The role emphasizes safety, trauma-informed care, documentation, and crisis response, with duties ranging from routine checks to group meetings and crisis intervention.

Responsibilities include maintaining a safe environment, professional conduct with residents and visitors, and collaboration with case managers to ensure individualized support and successful