Residential Youth Care Specialist - 1.0

Job Details

Job Location

Charlotte, NC

Position Type

Full Time

Job Shift

1st shift

Description

Responsible for offering appropriate intervention services; facilitates individual, group and family conferences and provides appropriate referrals to residents and families as needed; responsible for maintaining the residence and clients in a clean and safe environment.

One Weekend Day Is Required Per Month.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Complete all necessary paperwork and documentation, including service plans, client assessments and verbal/written summary of each resident at shift change.
• Provide quality services in accordance with Love and Logic, Handle with Care, Joint Commission standards and agency policies.
• Staff will demonstrate the ability to function safely, professionally and ethically without the benefit of direct supervision. This includes serving as resident advocate, providing referrals, facilitating individual and group sessions and case management (as needed).
• Answer and respond to phone calls, including crisis calls.
• Maintains neat and safe work environment.
• Responsible for the overseeing the administration of doctor-referred medication to residents.
  
  

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

• Associate degree in human services is preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in human services for awake nights, overnight and weekend.
• Prefer 6 months of related experience.
  
  

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write to a prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to groups of children, managers, and other employees of the organization.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, schedule, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in situations with little standardization.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance. The employee must frequently move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.