Youth Specialist (3:00pm - 11:30pm)

Archdiocese of St. Louis; Florissant (MO); In loco; USD 34.000 - 42.000; Tempo pieno

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Marygrove in Florissant, MO, seeks a Youth Specialist to supervise and engage youth in the Emergency Placement Program. The role requires on-call scheduling and a 3pm–11:30pm shift, with full-time hours and adherence to program policies and ministry guidelines.

The position emphasizes trauma-informed care, education support, and safe, compassionate interactions with youth, under Catholic Charities guidance. Training and commitment to mission are required.

Competenze

• Trauma-informed and supportive approaches.
• Effective communication skills.
• Genuine compassion and concern for client populations.
• Strength-based approach to working with coworkers, clients and their teams.
• Dedication to working in a faith-based organization.
• Ability to work with culturally diverse populations.
• Practice professionalism throughout implementation of services.
• Must meet physical requirements (stand, walk, lift up to 10 pounds).

Mansioni

• Implements day-to-day operation of the Emergency Placement Program.
• Implement the service plan of the youth.
• Implement educational options to ensure youth are receiving educational support.
• Provides engagement with youth through creative, supportive, and recreational outlets.
• Maintains effective communication with other staff, in-charge personnel, supervisor, on-campus therapeutic team.
• Completes required reports accurately and timely and maintains required documentation.
• Completes all incident reports and unit logs.
• Transports residents as needed including store, or any approved activities.
• Attends required/mandatory trainings and weekly team meetings.

Conoscenze

Trauma-informed

Effective communication

Compassionate care

Faith-based dedication

Diversity sensitivity

Professionalism

Patience under pressure

Team collaboration

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Florissant, MO, US, 63031-3727

Sharing the love of Jesus Christ, Marygrove provides a safe home, compassionate care, and high-quality mental health services to children who have experienced significant trauma, to restore their childhood, and equip them for their future.

Job Summary

The Youth Specialist is responsible for providing supervision for and engagement with youth in the Emergency Placement Program. The role includes implementing the policies, procedures, services of the program and ministry and requires 48 hours of on-call scheduling each month. This position is full-time, morning shift staff (3pm - 11:30pm).

Job Responsibilities

• Implements day-to-day operation of the Emergency Placement Program
• Implement the service plan of the youth
• Implement educational options to ensure youth are receiving educational support
• Provides engagement with youth through creative, supportive, and recreational outlets.
• 5) Maintains effective communication with other staff, in-charge personnel, supervisor, on-campus therapeutic team
• Completes required reports accurately and timely and maintains required documentation of selected aspects of services
• Completes all incident reports, individual logs and unit logs
• Monitors and cares for all residents when they are not in school 9) Administers and logs all medications according to the schedule
• Prepares all meals for residents according to arrangements made by Respite Coordinator
• Ensures that residents follow daily posted schedules and that tasks are completed in a timely fashion (showers, duties, telephone, group meetings)
• Ensures all areas of the unit are clean
• Transports residents as needed including store, or any approved activities
• Notifies appropriate personnel on and off campus in emergency situations
• Attends all required/mandatory training and weekly team meetings
• Completes requires annual trainings
• Gives accurate report of activities during shift to the incoming co-worker
• Ensures youth rooms are clean daily
• Ensures the youth are properly dressed for the weather and personal hygiene needs are met
• Help the organization meet its quality improvement, evaluation, and reporting requirements by contributing to developing outcomes, participating in data collection, interpreting data and applying it to improve practices and outcomes
• Implement policies and procedures of the ministry
• Performs all duties as assigned by the Respite Coordinator
• Assure services are provided in accordance with the social teachings of the Catholic Church.

Job Requirements

Trauma-informed and supportive approaches

• Effective communication skills.
• Genuine compassion and concern for client populations.
• Strength-based approach to working with coworkers, clients and their teams.
• Dedication to working in a faith-based organization.
• Ability to work with culturally diverse populations.
• Practice professionalism throughout implementation of services.
• Individuals in the position must meet and maintain their physical and mental ability, with or without accommodation, to:
• Physical Intervention: Protecting the youth and yourself through passive physical restraint.
• Regularly required to stand and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to walk and sit.
• Occasionally lift and move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision.

Equal Opportunity

Marygrove does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its federally assisted programs and activities.

Marygrove is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, or disability.

Pre-Employment Screening

All candidates receiving an employment offer must submit a pre-employment screening. The screenings will include a criminal background check with other background checks (as needed), Family Care Safety Registration, drug screen, and an employment and education or licensure/certification verification. Various positions will require physical examination, Tuberculosis screening and Hepatitis A. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.

Our Mission

To bring the healing, help, and hope of Jesus Christ to those in need with a compassionate, caring presence.

Providing a safe home, compassionate care, and high-quality mental health services to children and youth who have experienced significant trauma, to restore their childhood and equip them for productive adulthood.

Benefits

• As a part of the Catholic Charities family, you’ll have the resources to care for those closest to you.
• Options include generous parental leave policies, flexible working arrangements, group life insurance, permanent health insurance, and dedicated support to help you find the right child care or elder care.