Youth Care Professional - 2nd shift

Nexus Family Healing; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Nexus Family Healing is seeking a Youth Care Professional for their 2nd shift program to provide support and guidance to youth aged 11-18 in a community-based facility. This full-time position involves collaboration with a team to ensure effective implementation of therapeutic plans, maintain safety, and foster positive family interactions.

Benefits

Paid Time Off

401k match

Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the family

Qualifications

• At least 21 years old.
• Valid Driver’s License required.
• Experience with youth in a residential setting is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support clients in daily living activities.
• Implement the therapeutic treatment plan.
• Ensure client safety and maintain a positive environment.

Skills

Mentorship

Supervision

Therapeutic interaction

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

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Description

Job Details

Description

Aspen House is a community-based facility for teens in Dakota and Washington counties who temporarily need a safe place to live. Youth in our care have private bedrooms and access to mental health and educational services during their stay and is staffed 24/7. We serve displaced youth ages 11-18 and pride ourselves on being a restraint-free facility. Aspen House not only provides temporary housing but also incorporates mental health assessments and services, recreational activities, educational instruction, coordination with outside supports, stabilization services, and on-going connections with family support systems.

Schedule & Pay

• Full time, .75 FTE, 30 hours per week
• 2nd shift - 3:00pm-11:30pm with rotating schedule
• Positions start at $19.00 per hour
  
  

Nexus’ Comprehensive Benefits Include

• Paid Time Off
• 401k match
• NEW - Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
• And much more!
  
  

Responsibilities

In this role, you will support and reinforce the therapeutic treatment plan of clients by providing guidance, assistance, and direction to clients in their daily living activities and scheduled therapeutic activities.

• Provide mentorship and supervision of client daily activities and behavior according to established guidelines and procedures.
• Participate with coworkers as a team on implementation of treatment plans and therapeutic services.
• Demonstrate an acceptance and respectfulness toward diversity concerning commonalities and differences such as gender, race, age, culture, ethnicity, class, religion, disability and gender identity.
• Ensure client safety and collaborate with coworkers to maintain an environment that is positive, respectful, clean and therapeutic.
• Plan and participate in client activities.
• Remain cognizant of individual client phases, privileges, restrictions and adapt interactions accordingly.
• Ensure compliance with all safety policies and procedures involving living areas, buildings, campus grounds and while attending off-campus activities.
• Work effectively with clients’ families/support networks to reinforce positive family partnerships; Follows established protocols in the use of family engagement and involvement techniques.
• Maintain appropriate boundaries in all interaction and contact with clients.
  
  

Location:

• Mendota Heights, MN
  
  

Required Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required
• Minimum 21 years of age
• Valid Driver’s License - must meet state regulating agency and corporate driving requirements
  
  

Nice To Have

• Experience with youth in a residential or shelter setting
  
  

At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.

Our ICARE Values

• Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches
• Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern
• Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly
• Responsiveness: Being quick, positive, and accurate
• Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards
  
  

APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM! When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives — including your own!

Keywords: “Youth Care Professional,” “Youth Care Worker,” “Youth shelter,” “Mental Health,” “Youth Support,” “Entry level,” “Shelter worker,” “Human services” behavioral health, caring career

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

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  Other

• Industries

  Mental Health Care

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