Youth Independent Living Evening Support Specialist, PT

Intercept Health; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Intercept Youth Services is seeking an Evening Support Specialist for Youth Quest in Virginia. The role focuses on modeling positive values and supporting residents with life skills, transportation, and administrative duties. The position includes an evening/weekend schedule and a $2,000 sign-on bonus.

You will contribute to resident plans, supervise activities, and help with daily life skills in housing locations, working within Intercept Health’s YouthQuest program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human services or related field
• High School diploma with at least one year of experience working with children and/or families

Responsibilities

• Use good interpersonal communication skills to gain resident cooperation and resolve resident conflicts.
• Provide transportation, accompany, and 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 duties.
• Exercise fair, firm and consistent use of behavioral system.
• Supervise the administration of medications as appropriate.
• Document incidences in the communication log and resident charts with accurate information.

Education

Bachelors in Human Services

High School diploma with 1+ year experience with children/families

Job description

Evening Support Specialist - Youth Quest

Now offering a $2000 sign on bonus!

$17-$20/hour

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

This position will be expected to work out of both Lakeside and Central locations.

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.