Youth Independent Living Overnight Support Specialist, PT

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

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Intercept Health is seeking an Overnight Support Specialist for Youth Quest in Virginia to serve as a positive role model for residents and support life skills, transportation, and daily routines.

You will contribute to the resident plan, supervise outings, assist with hygiene, meals, and housekeeping, and document progress. A human services degree or relevant experience is required, with a $2,000 sign-on bonus and a pay rate of $17–$20 per hour.

Qualifications

• Use good interpersonal communication skills to gain resident cooperation and resolve conflicts.
• The selected candidate will have a human services Bachelor’s degree or a high school diploma with at least one year of experience working with children/families.

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 proper care of their living spaces, assist with meals and housekeeping.
• Exercise fair, firm and consistent use of behavioral system.
• Supervise the administration of medications as appropriate.
• Check condominium entries for curfew adherence; document incidents and maintain resident charts.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Services

Job description

Overnight Support Specialist - Youth Quest

Now offering a $2000 sign on bonus!

$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.”

Values - STOP & ASK

• Service Excellece - "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 Overnight Support Specialist for Intercept Health's Youth Quest, you will serve as a positive role model for residents to observe and learn socially effective values, attitudes and behaviors. They 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 Required

The selected candidate will 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 view a copy of the complete position description, and to learn 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.

Salary: $17 - $20 per hour