Youth Treatment Milieu Specialist

Wisconsin Community Services, Inc.; Milwaukee (WI); Vor Ort; USD 22.000 - 30.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Wisconsin Community Services, Inc. seeks a Clinical Milieu Facilitator to support staff in creating a positive treatment milieu for youth aged 10-17 at the Residential Treatment Center in Milwaukee.

You will guide staff, facilitate DBT-inspired activities, and model skills within daily programming. Responsibilities include coaching youth and staff in applying skills, co-facilitating DBT groups, developing milieu plans, assisting admissions, and supporting family engagement.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in a social or behavioral science field (social work, criminal justice, sociology, or psychology). Master’s degree preferred.
• Two years field work experience or employment experience working with children or families, preferred.
• A minimum of one year of experience serving children with mental health needs.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Working knowledge of computer applications.
• Ability to display cultural competence by responding respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures, languages, classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, religions and other diversity factors in a manner that recognizes, affirms and values the worth of youth and their families.
• Knowledge and skills to work with youth age 10-17.
• Working knowledge of positive child/youth development
• Valid driver’s license, automobile, and insurance sufficient to meet agency requirements required.
• Meet all the employee requirements including references, criminal background check, drug test, and driver’s license check.

Aufgaben

• Co-facilitate Dialectical Behavior Therapy groups and other group topics pertaining to healthy relationships, fatherhood, independent living skills, substance use education, and cultural identity development curriculums.
• Assist with admissions process, assisting families with paperwork completion and orientation of youth to the program.
• Develop the monthly newsletter to capture the successes and treatment of the program.
• Facilitate the Youth Advisory Committee, including planning, facilitating and documenting meetings.
• Work with the youth to complete treatment related information including following the egregious behavior protocol, and diary cards.
• Assist in the training of new and existing staff on group facilitation, clinical needs and skills coaching.
• Always provide active sight and sound supervision to youth and families with complex needs.
• Provide coaching staff on working with youth experiencing emotional dysregulation and/or crisis according to their treatment plans including one-on-one support for the plan for extra help.
• Interact with youth in a professional, positive and therapeutic manner according to policy, procedure, training and agency values.
• Work closely as part of a team to maintain clear communication with other staff to ensure youth receive high quality and seamless care.
• Observe and document youth participation in activities and interactions with others per program standards (youth logs and youth related reports) in an electronic database.
• Assist youth by transporting and attending medical appointments, court, community appointments, and family visits.
• Work with the Quality Assurance team to review annual schedules and conduct program improvement projects to ensure programming is updated and current.
• Provide staff coverage for vacations, call ins and staff shortages.
• Administer medication and ensure staff are aware of medication changes, side effects and interactions in collaboration with medical providers and nursing staff.
• Work as part of an on-call rotation to support admissions, and respond to the clinical needs of youth, ensuring they are being met and provide clinical guidance to staff during crisis and after hours.
• Maintain youth and family confidentiality within all written and verbal communications
• Adhere to State licensing requirements.
• Adhere to WCS Policies and Procedures.
• Other job-related duties may be necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the position.

Kenntnisse

Communication

Leadership

Technological aptitude

Time management

Problem-solving

Adaptability

Teamwork

Empathy

Multicultural sensitivity

Crisis intervention

Trauma informed care

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in social/behavioral science

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft 365

Excel

Jobbeschreibung

Wisconsin Community Services, Inc. seeks a Clinical Milieu Facilitator to support staff in creating a positive treatment milieu for youth aged 10-17 at the Residential Treatment Center in Milwaukee.

You will guide staff, facilitate DBT-inspired activities, and model skills within daily programming. Responsibilities include coaching youth and staff in applying skills, co-facilitating DBT groups, developing milieu plans, assisting admissions, and supporting family engagement.