Youth Independent Living Evening Support Specialist, PT

Intercept Health; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a compassionate Evening Support Specialist to join its YouthQuest program. In this part-time role, you will serve as a positive role model, helping residents develop essential life skills while ensuring their safety and well-being. Your responsibilities will include guiding them in personal hygiene, meal preparation, and supervising outings. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of youth while working in a supportive and values-driven environment. If you are passionate about helping others and have a background in human services, this role could be your next step!

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or related field.
• High School diploma with 1+ years of experience with children/families.

Responsibilities

• Guide residents in personal hygiene and meal preparation.
• Provide transportation and supervise residents on outings.
• Document resident behavior and incidents accurately.

Skills

Interpersonal Communication

Conflict Resolution

Life Skills Coaching

Behavior Management

Education

Bachelor's in Human Services

High School Diploma with Experience

Job description

Youth Independent Living Evening Support Specialist, PT

2 weeks ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Evening Support Specialist - Youth Quest

Now offering a $2000 sign on bonus!

The schedule for this position is primarily late evenings & weekends.

Intercept Health is a family-owned agency serving various mental and behavioral health, substance use, and foster care needs in Virginia. In 1996, what started as a single group home for boys has evolved year after year to fill gaps and meet the service needs of families and communities throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.

"We help people grow and live their healthiest lives."

Our team members exhibit our VALUES - STOP & ASK:

• Service Excellence - "WOW" clients, customers, and coworkers.
• Team Loyalty - help others succeed.
• Ownership - "see it, own it, solve it, do it."
• Passion - inspire with positive energy and effort.
  
  

&

• Authenticity - be genuine and trustworthy.
• Solution Focused - overcome challenges with creativity.
• Kindness - smile, encourage, and respect everyone.
  
  

As Evening Support Specialist for Intercept Health's YouthQuest, you will serve as a positive role model for residents to observe and learn socially effective values, attitudes and behaviors. You will contribute to the formulation and implementation of the resident transitional living plan and assist with life skills learning, transportation, and administrative duties.

Responsibilities

• Use good interpersonal communication skills to gain resident cooperation and resolve resident conflicts. Interact with all residents while maintaining appropriate relationships which do not allow self-disclosure of personal or social information to residents.
• Provide transportation, accompany, and directly supervise residents on outings, activities and appointments in the community.
• Guide residents in personal hygiene techniques and the proper care of their condominiums. Assist residents in meal preparation steps. Guide and instruct residents in proper housekeeping and laundry procedures; review completion of weekly chores.
• Exercise fair, firm and consistent use of behavioral system.
• Supervise the administration of medications as appropriate.
• Check each condominium to ensure residents are in by curfew, working, or on an approved pass. Document all incidences in communication log and contact the Life Skills Coach or Program Supervisor. Record accurate and complete information in the resident chart pertaining to: resident behavior, critical incidents, AWOLs, restrictions, unusual sleep patterns, etc.
  
  

Education And Experience

• The Evening Support Specialist shall have a human services Bachelors degree (Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, Special Education, etc) OR a High School diploma with at least one year of experience working with children and/or families.
  
  

To learn more about the Youth Independent Living Program, check out the following video.

To review the full job description and to more about Intercept Health, please visit: www.intercepthealth.com

Intercept Health is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity in the workplace. We are also committed to providing a drug-free, safe workplace for our employees and the clients we serve. For more information about Intercept Health, please visit our website www.intercepthealth.com.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

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  Other

• Industries

  Mental Health Care

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