Youth Care Specialist I

State-of-Delawar; Town of Middletown (NY); Presencial; USD 38.000 - 48.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

State of Delaware seeks a Youth Care Specialist I to oversee a group of youths, model behavior modification, and support social adjustment in daily activities.

You will write daily reports, monthly summaries, and other records while assisting youths with daily medication and navigating community outings for skill practice.

Formación

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Knowledge of behaviour management to guide youth.
• Knowledge of supervising youth in daily activities.

Responsabilidades

• Oversees daily activities for a group of youth including recreation and education.
• Observes youth and documents observations in daily reports with staff.
• Establishes relationships with youth to support social adjustment.
• Explains facility rules and disciplinary policies to youths.
• Performs regular checks and security procedures to monitor youth.
• Assists in handling disturbances and manages visitors as needed.
• Escorts youths to activities and transports when required.
• Maintains records and reports on youth behaviour and treatment progress.

Conocimientos

Behaviour management

Youth supervision

Narrative reports

Driver's license

Educación

High School Diploma or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

Summary Statement

The Youth Care Specialist position is responsible for the overseeing and supervision of youth in our care. YCS staff model behaviour modification skills for the youth in our program. They establish and maintain interpersonal relationships with youth to encourage and assist with their social adjustments. YCS staff oversee trips into the community to practise the life skills learned on the milieu to prepare them for the return to the communities that they live in. The Youth Care Specialist is also responsible for writing daily reports, monthly youth summaries and a variety of records and reports to document information relating to the youth while in treatment. The YCS staff also assist the youth in taking daily medication.

Essential Functions

Essential functions are fundamental, core functions common to all positions in the class series and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties for any one position in the class.�Since class specifications are descriptive and not restrictive, incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed here.

• Oversees and assumes an active, participatory role in the daily activities of an assigned group of youth including recreation, education, rehabilitation and treatment activities, meals, personal hygiene, and maintaining living quarters.�
• Observes youth's behaviour and adjustment to programs and exchanges written and oral reports on those observations with other staff daily.�
• Establishes and maintains interpersonal relationships with youth to encourage and assist with their social adjustment.
• Interprets and teaches facility procedures, rules, and disciplinary policies to youths.�
• Implements facility security procedures including performing regular unit, room, and grounds checks; conducting community/home visits; and ensuring frequent observations and monitoring of high‑risk youths.
• Assists in the handling of serious disturbances and monitors incoming and outgoing visitors to the facility.
• Escorts youths to activities and appointments inside or outside of the facility and is responsible for their supervision and conduct in all settings.� Operates motor vehicle when necessary to transport youths to activities and appointments.�
• Prepares, maintains, and contributes to a variety of records and reports to document information relating to youth including, but not limited to, behaviour management, treatment plans, progress notes, population reports, and inventories.

Job Requirements

JOB REQUIREMENTS for Youth Care Specialist I

• Possession of a High School Diploma or equivalent.
• At least 21 years of age.
• Knowledge of behaviour management such as understanding, explaining, describing and predicting behaviour, studying the connection between behaviour and its causes and identifying appropriate behaviour modification strategies for individual situations.
• Knowledge of supervising youth by overseeing daily activities such as recreation, treatment activities, meals, self‑care, transportation or education.
• Knowledge of narrative report writing.
• Possession of a valid Driver's Licence (not suspended, revoked or cancelled, or disqualified from driving).

Conditions of Hire

Applicants must be legally authorised to work in the United States. The State of Delaware Executive Branch participates in the Federal E-Verify system where the State will provide the federal government with each new hires Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorised to work in the U.S. For more information refer to our job seeker resources. This position is a classification organised under an exclusive bargaining representative (labor organization) that has been elected by employees as their representative for collective bargaining and other applicable�terms and conditions of employment, in accordance with Title 29, Chapter 59 and Title 19, Chapter 13 and 16.� This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement based on its individual terms. Pre-employment Drug Testing:� Upon a conditional offer, you must undergo pre-employment drug testing as part of the hiring process. Criminal background check: A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire. The recruiting agency may require the applicant to pay for the criminal background check as part of the conditional offer of hire. All new hires are required to report to the Statewide New Employee Orientation (SNEO) on their first day of employment. Sessions are held at designated locations in Kent or New Castle County.

Benefits

To learn more about the comprehensive benefit package please visit our website at https://dhr.delaware.gov/benefits/

Accommodations

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities in all phases of the application and employment process.� Individuals who use TDD may request auxiliary aid or service by calling [phone] or by visiting delawarerelay.com.� If you need assistance with an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or general applicant support, you may call [phone] or email [e-mail].

The State of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity employer and values a diverse workforce.

We strongly encourage and seek out a workforce representative of Delaware including race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.