Youth Independent Living Evening Support Specialist, PT

Intercept Youth Services; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus $1000

Evening & weekend schedule

Job summary

Intercept Health is seeking an Evening Support Specialist for Youth Quest in Virginia, offering evening and weekend hours with a $1,000 sign-on bonus. Pay ranges from $17 to $20 per hour. The role includes supervising residents, transporting them to activities and ensuring safety and compliance with program rules.

Responsibilities focus on behavior support, documentation, and daily living skills coaching. A human services background is required, with a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human services or HS diploma with at least 1 year of experience working with children and/or families.
• Experience working with children and/or families.
• Strong interpersonal communication and ability to supervise residents.

Responsibilities

• Use good interpersonal communication skills to gain resident cooperation and resolve resident conflicts.
• 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 with meal preparation and household 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 incidences and maintain resident charts.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Resident supervision

Transportation

Education

Bachelor's degree in human services

Job description

Evening Support Specialist - Youth Quest

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

Now offering a sign on bonus of $1000

$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:

• S service Excellence - \"WOW\" clients, customers, and coworkers.


• T team Loyalty - help others succeed.


• O ownership - \"see it, own it, solve it, do it.\"


• P passion - inspire with positive energy and effort.


• A authenticity - be genuine and trustworthy.


• S solution Focused - overcome challenges with creativity.


• K kindness - smile, encourage, and respect everyone.

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.