Youth Independent Living Evening Support Specialist, PT

Intercept Health; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Intercept Health in Virginia seeks an Evening Support Specialist for YouthQuest to support residents with life skills, supervision, and transportation. The role emphasizes positive role modeling and adherence to the resident living plan.

You will participate in behavior support, daily activities, and documentation while promoting values and safety in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Evening Support Specialist shall have a human services Bachelor's 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.
• Experience working with children and/or families preferred.
• Strong interpersonal communication and behavioral management skills.

Responsibilities

• Use good interpersonal communication skills to gain resident cooperation and resolve conflicts; interact with residents while maintaining appropriate boundaries.
• Provide transportation, accompany, and supervise residents on outings, activities and appointments.
• Guide residents in personal hygiene, meal preparation, housekeeping, laundry, and review weekly chores.
• Exercise fair, firm and consistent use of behavioral system.
• Supervise the administration of medications as appropriate.
• Check condominium curfew status, document incidents, and maintain resident charts with behavior notes.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Behavioral management

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in human services (Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, Special Education)

High School diploma with at least 1 year experience with children/families

Job description

Evening Support Specialist - Youth Quest

$17-$20/hour.

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.